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Bikes in luggage - Bus Éireann

  • 22-07-2014 10:43pm
    #1
    Chance The Rapper
    Closed Accounts Posts: 494 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I take the 126 every day, it's always a single Decker. Does anyone know if they allow bikes in the luggage compartment? It's not a foldable. It could be locked to one of the metal bars on the inside to avoid siding around. It would save a 30 minute walk on each side if I could the my bike.

    Cheers


Comments

  • #2
    Chance The Rapper
    Closed Accounts Posts: 494 ✭✭Chance The Rapper


    It's €10 to take a bike in the luggage for anyone in the same boat


  • #3
    punisher5112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,644 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    If the bike folds and can be put in a bag then no problem on any transport at any time.


  • #4
    monument
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 14,088 Mod ✭✭✭✭monument


    Their bicycle pricing is a joke.

    I've put off or not done the odd trip because of it -- just like the OP where a bike would save a lot of time at both ends of the trip.

    I can understand having to pay extra if you want to travel at times or on routes where the storage compartment is very busy but most of the time, there's tons of room.

    It's things like the bike pricing which makes renting a car for a day or two more attractive than public transport.


  • #5
    BeardySi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,707 ✭✭✭BeardySi


    Hmm wonder when they introduced that? I brought my bike in luggage a number of times a couple of years ago and nobody mentioned an extra charge. That said, I never asked, just took off the wheels, locked them to the frame and put the lot in the luggage compartment...

    Seems ridiculous to charge for a bike when some bags carried are rather larger! But then that's bus eireann all over, never ones to consider their customers needs or wants...


  • #6
    BeardySi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,707 ✭✭✭BeardySi


    Hmm wonder when they introduced that? I brought my bike in luggage a number of times a couple of years ago and nobody mentioned an extra charge. That said, I never asked, just took off the wheels, locked them to the frame and put the lot in the luggage compartment...

    Seems ridiculous to charge for a bike when some bags carried are rather larger! But then that's bus eireann all over, never ones to consider their customers needs or wants...


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  • #7
    Chance The Rapper
    Closed Accounts Posts: 494 ✭✭Chance The Rapper


    In fairness to the driver he did say that most drivers are sound about it and won't charge. I'm on in early morning and evening so I might just risk it, taking the wheels off like you said would make it fairly compact so I can't see an issue


  • #8
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    Could you not cling film it as a version of putting it in a bag? with the wheels off of course. Pallet wrap should be cheap if you can source it


  • #9
    punisher5112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,644 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    That could also work.


  • #10
    Chance The Rapper
    Closed Accounts Posts: 494 ✭✭Chance The Rapper


    For the length of the journey and the fact that I do it twice a day cling film is a bit too much effort. If I could get some sort of large canvas bag that I could pop it in, and then fold up when I'm not using it, it would be the job


  • #11
    JuliusCaesar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,882 ✭✭✭JuliusCaesar


    Ive seen people just sling the entire bike into the luggage hold. No locking it to anything, no taking anything off, no cling-film. Travelling away on the 8am bus, back home on the 5.30.


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  • #12
    loudymacloud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 357 ✭✭loudymacloud


    Morning,

    Has anyone done this lately, just wondering how safe an option it is, or if there is any grief from drivers etc.

    Plan on cycling from NCD to Athlone on Saturday and getting the bus back up on Sunday. Pints will be had so i dont think cycling back up will be a valid option :)

    Cheers.


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