Bike on Train ... Waterford to Dublin..

greenspurs

I have to bring 'the bike' on the train on Monday morning, I have my bike and myself booked online.
Anyone have any hints/tips ?
I will be the 'one' in the CAS jersey and shorts

Darkglasses

Is it an intercity train? Think the bike rack is usually at the very back. Back wheel down, front wheel up where the straps are.

greenspurs

going by the website , I think im sitting beside the bike ??? Carriage f ?

Darkglasses

I'd sit beside the bike regardless, AFAIK they aren't very strict about taking the seat you're booked into. You'd want to keep an eye, make sure nobody chucks their bag on it or something.

greenspurs

Thanks for that .....
That pic didnt agree with the image in my head, of me and my bike sitting nicely on a seat together

smacl

Darkglasses wrote: »

I'd sit beside the bike regardless, AFAIK they aren't very strict about taking the seat you're booked into. You'd want to keep an eye, make sure nobody chucks their bag on it or something.

Last couple of journeys I've taken, for pre-booked seats, your name is above the seat and you can pick your seat when you book. It would make sense to do this in advance and pick a seat near the racks as sitting in someone else's pre-booked seat won't be an option. AFAIR, the Galway train weekend before last had bike places every second carraige adjacent to the toilet. From the website

Bicycles on InterCity Trains

All InterCity trains have bicycles carriage facilities. Dublin to Cork and Dublin to Belfast trains are located in a storage area separate from the passenger compartment of the train. All other InterCity routes the bicycle spaces are within the passenger compartment. These routes are restricted to two bicycles per service. Bikes can be carried for free on Dublin - Belfast Enterprise services, however, charges apply on all other intercity routes (see table below).

Bicycle Reservations

It is recommended that customers reserve their bicycles spaces onlinewhere available in advance of travel. Just select the bicycle option when you are reserving a seat.

Rua_ri

greenspurs wrote: »

I have to bring 'the bike' on the train on Monday morning, I have my bike and myself booked online.
Anyone have any hints/tips ?
I will be the 'one' in the CAS jersey and shorts

If your bike is a triple or has a long cage rear derailleur then put it front wheel down and back wheel up. My derailleur got damaged from the side to side movement of the train on the journey from bashing against the rack when the back wheel was down.

Enjoy the spin. Its a great cause. I did 4 days last year.

greenspurs

it was a good experience... much less hassel than i thought. No problem at all, and i would definatley use the train/bike combo again....
thanks to previous posters for their imput.

Mycroft H

Rua_ri wrote: »

If your bike is a triple or has a long cage rear derailleur then put it front wheel down and back wheel up. My derailleur got damaged from the side to side movement of the train on the journey from bashing against the rack when the back wheel was down.

Enjoy the spin. Its a great cause. I did 4 days last year.[/quote

Was going to mention this. I've nearly wrecked my long cage derailleur on the touring bike doing this