Taking a cycle on the Metro?

[Arjun Chetna]

Just wondering - is it possible to take a cycle on Bangalore Metro? There used to be a time that the Volvo in bangalore let you take your cycle in?

[Ravindra BR]

Metro ticketing lady told
They don't have instructions to allow cycle in metro
No ticket pricing for cycle

On Dec 26, 2015 5:53 PM, "Arjun Chetna" <ar...@wink.io> wrote:

Just wondering - is it possible to take a cycle on Bangalore Metro? There used to be a time that the Volvo in bangalore let you take your cycle in?

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[Arjun Chetna]

Hmmm... Maybe a folding cycle would be a good investment...

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[murali m]

Is there a possibility to get them allow bikes

[Arjun Chetna]

Why not? Lets try. I am not sure how to go about it though... Any ideas on where to start?

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[berkeleydb]

Haven't used the BLR metro after an initial joyride. I seem to recall they had security checks? If you are trying to carry a folding bike as a regular piece of luggage, the security folks might still object.

-{db}.

[murali m]

Can we send a petition to Metro Officials, one of the problem with Metro is the poor last mile connectivity where the commuter has to use BMTC or Auto. 

[Ravindra BR]

a petition is a good idea

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[suman paul]

Procedure !

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[Parag Dubey]

I had written a letter long time back to BMRCL requesting them to allow
cycles. This was very early in the construction phase, much before any
of pillars etc came up.

I did not expect any response, and I did not get any :)

However, when the metro was completed, I realised that it would have
been practially impossible for them to allow cycles. Here are the reasons:

1. Real-estate is very limited in some stations, and building in this
congested city is already a huge challenge. Sparing extra space for
cycle ramps would have been very difficult.

2. The metro coaches are very expensive, and so sparing dedicated space
for cycles would have been very costly.

3. Accidental damage from cycles to Metro coaches or property would have
been a daily occurrence.

Now that the whole infrastructure has already come up without any cycle
support, I don't think BMRCL will ever allow cycles inside. There is no
point even trying.

Someone else on this forum (or was it in some newspaper) had a wonderful
suggestion. They should have built an elevated cycle trail along the Metro
pillars (of course below the level of the Metro). I think this could have
been possible. Of course, this is some what revolutionary, and the unimaginative
Indian Bureaucracy would never have agreed.

- parag

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[akash mahakode]

I have seen a guy  from Bayappanhalli to MG road with his folding bike. I have seen him so many times and 

Confirmed with him that folding bikes are allowed inside Metro.

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[suman paul]

That's a good info Akash. I'll try it out sometime. 

thank you & regards

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[Prashanth Chengi]

I've taken a bike onboard the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) trains in California, and no, they don't have special bike ramps or anything. There is a regular staircase that one can use. Regarding damage, I don't think that's an issue either. People who take bikes on trains wouldn't want their own bikes to sustain damage, so they either hold the bikes in place, or secure them firmly. This also prevents damage to the interior of the trains. Here's one pic of the BART. I have a picture of my own bike on the BART, but don't have it at the moment.
http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kalw/files/201303/bikes%20on%20bart.jpg

What's needed is an organization with a bent of mind to provide superior services; there's no need for extra infrastructure.

/Prashanth

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[Jayanth Gurijala]

This is a recent incident of a guy who was carrying a foldable bike in train in bangalore.

https://www.facebook.com/gjayanth.reddy.1/posts/10153928036651796

This should not deter anyone though.

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[Ali Poonawala]

Does anyone actually know the rules ..? Regarding carrying any luggage on metro..and specifically bicycles ?
Foldie and ordinary one ?

[Arjun Chetna]

As I understand it cycles are not allowed. There are no exceptions for folding bikes.

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[Arjun Chetna]

Jayanth, 

The Railway Minister is known to be quite active on twitter. Maybe it would be a good idea to bring this to his notice? This is something that could happen to any one of us?

[Ali Poonawala]

TFS Prashanth..
Technically, foldie may qualify as personal belonging.. Under 15 kg and just about acceptable dimensions too..!
Prohibited goods does not specify bicycles..unless i missed it somewhere..!

On Feb 13, 2016 9:06 PM, "Prashanth M" <pras...@payaniga.com> wrote:

There is a 15kg limit per person.

https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://bmrc.co.in/pdf/news/p4-car%26ticket%2520rules.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwiiu_Kzh_XKAhVTCo4KHU15DoAQFggXMAA&usg=AFQjCNHCQgeow5a2r5WnKYAG9lHBEDrleQ&sig2=KoXEBrs2YZOtE1MCP9ELqw

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Interesting document thanks for sharing !

[suman paul]

"........ except with the prior approval of the metro railway administration "

That's the only hope

thank you & regards

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[Prashanth M]

There is a 15kg limit per person.

https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://bmrc.co.in/pdf/news/p4-car%26ticket%2520rules.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwiiu_Kzh_XKAhVTCo4KHU15DoAQFggXMAA&usg=AFQjCNHCQgeow5a2r5WnKYAG9lHBEDrleQ&sig2=KoXEBrs2YZOtE1MCP9ELqw

[Kartik Rustagi]

Has any one tried this recently? I want to give this a shot but don't have a folding bike.

[Arjun Chetna]

Got chucked out when I was trying to carry cycle tyres from Ulsoor to Indiranagar (One stop)... :(

On Wed, 14 Jun 2017 at 01:37 Kartik Rustagi <kartik...@gmail.com> wrote:

Has any one tried this recently? I want to give this a shot but don't have a folding bike.

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[Kartik Rustagi]

Did find someone who has been using a folding one for quite some time, it is quite smooth for him. 

[Amar]

Folding cycles are allowed in Bangalore Metro-I have personally carried it from Byapanahalli-Trinity metro station

Please buy a light weight alluimium frame geared Folding cycle for last mile connectivity

Peak office times you may not get empty space to keep your folded cycle

[Kartik Rustagi]

That is encouraging. Next step for me I guess will be to borrow one from somewhere and give this a try for few days. Thanks for the response! 

[Arun Isaac]

Arjun Chetna writes:

> Got chucked out when I was trying to carry cycle tyres from Ulsoor to
> Indiranagar (One stop)... :(

Wow, this is insane! What's wrong with cycle tyres?

[Arjun Chetna]

Sigh, I've had the same argument.

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[ProCycle]

We tried taking the BROMPTON on the metro and were not stopped. Goes through the scanner with ease. Perhaps because they are designed specifically for  metros worldwide
BTW there are BROMPTON DEMOS at the store and you could pick up one and take it on the metro getting on an alighting at different stations...just to build a "community pressure" :-)

[Alex J V]

That sounds like a good idea.. I want to try that out.. take the foldie on the metro and see if they are okay with it.

Alex

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[aravind...@gmail.com]

Thanks to the updates on this group, I decided to try taking the cycle on the metro. 

Got some curious looks and people were accommodating. The first and the last car of the train has a spot for wheel-chair and large luggage. If that spot is not occupied, putting the cycle there would be the most convenient thing. BTW it was a Fuji Origami cycle and I had folded it while passing through the security check and whilst on the train. 

Aravind.

[rakesh ram]

Nice to hear this. Metro option has rekindled my longing for a foldie. And Aravind : How is that bike? Did you buy in India?

-Rakesh

[Girish V]

Hi,

Took my foldie (an anamika but looks very similar to PPOF foldie) first time on the metro.

Started from National college station. They asked me whether I have the permission and

made me wait for few minutes before confirming. I just went and re-charged my new metro

card meanwhile.

Got the place in the first compartment to park/keep the foldie. Got down at majestic and got

into the train towards Byapanahalli. There also there was not much of a problem, but the

compartment was crowded. As I was in the first of the line, could not move towards the

place earmarked for differently disabled and hence has to keep the bike behind the drivers

wall and the two gentlemen gave some place to slide the bike behind them. Got down at Indiranagar

and walked out without any problem.

Planning to try other stations in the coming days.

cheers,

girish

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[Kartik Rustagi]

Here is some more motivation:
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/619615/these-metro-riders-pedal-last.html

[Amar]

Light weight Aluminium Alloy geared folding cycle is awesome for Metro,BMTC,Car transport

Btwin,Dahon,Polygon are the only options in market for folding cycles

[Nelson]

You can include XDC folding cycle as well. 

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[Shreyas Gopinath]

Folks - any other recent updates on carrying folding bikes in Metro? I'm seriously considering this option but because the crowds have increased after the Green line's opened, I wanted to check if it's made it harder to carry bikes now? I'm barely able to stand with my bag these days. 

Looking to hear your experiences, tips/hacks and suggestions!

Thanks,

Shreyas

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[berkeleydb]

From what folks have posted, looks like security check is_not at issue. Then looks like it comes down to space. If folks get on the metro with luggage, then it we should_not be fretting over a foldie. Are folks with luggage only supposed to get in the metro compartments which have space destinated for luggage?

Btw, I hope getting past security, is_not tied to whether one speaks Kannada. The nonsense that happens in some instances while accessing public services in Bangalore.

-{db}.

[aravind...@gmail.com]

Most of the folks manning the security speak Hindi and English, so the language should not be a problem. Space is definitely a consideration - and looks like it will continue till they add more coaches (which is expected to happen this year end). 

The coaches (First and the Last) with some space for wheelchair which have to be yielded to designated users - https://twitter.com/cpronammametro/status/879932205539053568 . 

Aravind.

[Opendro]

Yeah, most officials speak English at least here, unlike other nonsense states in the North, who cannot speak anything other than their mother tongue. Sorry, I couldn't resist the irony of using the word "nonsense" by db ;-)

[rohitdev.k...@gmail.com]

• Just wondering are people able to carry foldable cycles even now inside metro?
  
• What are available options in the market for foldable bikes being sold in India with good support & services for under 30K? Dahon,Btwin,Brompton any other recos
  

[maheshv]

yes very much. 

brompton carried multiple times

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I was planning on buying Dahon ECO C7 , which has folded dimension of 33 × 80 × 66 cm (11.7" × 31.2" × 25.7").

Will it fit thru the scanner? What are the folded dimensions of you brompton?

I saw the dimension of luggage mentioned on the scanner as 60x45x25cm.

If it doesn't pass through do they allow manual check and allow to go ahead?

[rohitdev.k...@gmail.com]

What are the folding dimensions for your bicycle?

[rohitdev.k...@gmail.com]

WHat brand and model of cycle do you own and what are its fold dimensions? DOes it pass thru the security scanner?

[ProCycle]

We had posited this earlier. if any one wants To try out Bromptons you can pick up the Demos both at Indiranagar & Whitefield ProCycle stores and experience them
We have done some
Advocacy with the authorities connected with metro and practically have not come across any difficulty with Bromptons on metro
Bromptons by the way fold differently (more compact and go through scanner easily) and are made specifically for urban cycling . A bit expensive than others but ulitimate gold standard in folding bikes

[Arvind P]

Has anyone tried taking a folding bike in a metro? Which one works? I want to buy a folding bike to travel from Mysore Road to Byapanahalli daily.
I have seen previous responses, but some of them are 4-5 months old, hence asking again.

[maheshv]

As recent as 3 days ago. (bike: brompton).

To get my bike serviced at procycle. 

One word of praise for procycle. They are thorough professionals and they know their job well.

The brompton is a very versatile bike and now that procycle folks service and support it, it has become an indispensable bike in my stable.

[ProCycle]

Try it for yourself and experience. ProCycle has a fleet of demo BROMPTONS that you could ride out and wheel it on the metro ( no charges ) Check them out yourself . We have had no problems on the metro here or in any other city .By the way BROMPTON folds differently than other foldies and is especially made for urban commute on tubes , ferries etc . It also goes through the XRay ( most of them - in full fold condition ) thake of us used to BART, ferries internationally can see it works here fine
We are also petitioning to different metro corporations