Tom Anderson ) gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying :

Okay, perhaps i was exaggerating a little. But still, the beauty of
the bike + train combination is that you can cycle at both ends of the
trip. Cycle parking is based on people not doing this.

Can you imagine what rush hour trains would look like if a significant
percentage had a bike on the train with them...? shudder

As has been stated - M'bone has bike racks on the platform which are very
heavily used for overnight storage.