Packing on the Dart

Harrybelafonte

Do you think you could get your bike on the Dart if packed like this?

Aka Ishur

Teh Forums!! You killed them!!

eggie

If it was a suitcase full of clothes of similar size you'd hop on without hesitation.

I ordered a bike bag today and i'll be using it to carry on trains wherever I go as I would normal luggage. Wont be leaving it to rattle about in any cupboards.

rflynnr

My folder (which I never had a problem bringing on a DART) comes with a bag and TBH that image doesn't look any bigger. I'm sure you'll be fine like that.

Mucco

Someone on the London trains wrapped their bike in brown paper bought in the station shop, thus magically transforming it from a 'bike' to a 'package'. He was then allowed to bring it on board.

M

Victor

Folded bikes are allowed. They prefer them to be packaged.

Harrybelafonte

Ay other suggestions for ways to get bikes onto Dublin Bus or DART

Overature

ive seen plenty of people on the darts that have big mountain bikes and they dont seem to have any problem, you should be grand

Nietzschean

Overature wrote: »

ive seen plenty of people on the darts that have big mountain bikes and they dont seem to have any problem, you should be grand

most of the time you will be stopped at the station, people here have run into the issue several times. Alas getting on/away with it is more the exception....

Harrybelafonte

Even if it's dismantled?

Nietzschean

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Even if it's dismantled?

no i was just referring to complete bikes all setup, no experence with dismantled/partially dismantled bikes..

Harrybelafonte

Any of the guys riding fixed know if that's one of Scott's Archie bags? I can't remember where I found the image

biomed32

one of the station masters in maynooth said of you take the wheels off the bike they have no real prob, that would be the comuter trains

Húrin

The DART doesn't really go far enough anywhere to bother taking a bike on it. I have seen people take bikes on whole onto the commuter Railcars at off-peak times no problem.

Harrybelafonte

Sorry about labouring this, but being able to pack bike on Dart would save me inumerable problems. Found this:

Dogs (with the exception of Guide Dogs) and bicycles are not conveyed on Suburban Rail trains. Prams must be folded. Packed folded bicycles will be conveyed.

on Dart site. I'm wondering if the above would count as packed?

Victor

I think so, just watch for any sharp edges.