OT: Cargo Bikes on Caltrain

[Bret Lobree]

Hey large group of people with knowledge (or at least opinions),

Someone on the SF family biking group wants to know about getting a Bullitt or similar on Caltrain in the middle of the day. I'm personally a bit skeptical, but was wondering if anyone has ever seen a cargo bike on the train and/or witnessed conductor behavior about them.

Thanks in advance,

Bret

[John Murphy]

Officially not allowed...

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[Kurt Wallace Martin]

I’ve seen lots of contraptions but only in off-hours. Cargo bikes, a motorized surfboard, etc.

[Peter Colijn]

I know scrosby snuck his tandem on at least once midday. I've also seen strollers and some other non-bike stuff on midday trains. So it's possible they'd let it slide...

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[Bret Lobree]

Thanks. I also just looked up general rules...looks like a tough sell. 

[Yuanyu Chen]

make sure it's not a bombardier. I seem to remember either the 11am or noon train being one of those, and when caltrain is fubar there's no guarantee on what type of train you'll get.

also at least a few months ago the noon trains weren't dead empty in the bike car either (though I did not take them frequently), but I don't know how to qualify that with data.

some conductors are nice about people putting strollers in the bike car, but I've only seen that niceness on weekends (people don't seem to try on weekdays).

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[Bret Lobree]

I don't think you could get a bullitt or such on a gallery car...I think they are all longer than 80" too...

On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 2:56 PM, Yuanyu Chen <yuany...@gmail.com> wrote:

make sure it's not a bombardier. I seem to remember either the 11am or noon train being one of those, and when caltrain is fubar there's no guarantee on what type of train you'll get.

also at least a few months ago the noon trains weren't dead empty in the bike car either (though I did not take them frequently), but I don't know how to qualify that with data.

some conductors are nice about people putting strollers in the bike car, but I've only seen that niceness on weekends (people don't seem to try on weekdays).

On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 2:51 PM Bret Lobree <blo...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks. I also just looked up general rules...looks like a tough sell. 

On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 2:47 PM, Peter Colijn <caff...@colijn.ca> wrote:

I know scrosby snuck his tandem on at least once midday. I've also seen strollers and some other non-bike stuff on midday trains. So it's possible they'd let it slide...

On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 2:44 PM, Bret Lobree <blo...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey large group of people with knowledge (or at least opinions),

Someone on the SF family biking group wants to know about getting a Bullitt or similar on Caltrain in the middle of the day. I'm personally a bit skeptical, but was wondering if anyone has ever seen a cargo bike on the train and/or witnessed conductor behavior about them.

Thanks in advance,

Bret

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[Elliot Schwartz]

What's the SF family biking group?

Sounds like something I should join. :-)

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[Miles Cooper]

A Facebook group for parents biking with kids. Heavy on cargo bikes. 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/368596593337075/

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