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Conor wrote to uk.transport.london on Wed, 12 Jan 2005:

In article , Mrs Redboots says...

Why is it a logical fallacy to say that my husband finds taking the
train to work both faster and less stressy than driving?


He doesn't find it less stressful. What he does do however is to
conveniently forget to tell you about:
The daily fight to get a seat


He takes a bicycle, so always stands beside it.

The fact he has a daily broadsheet delivered so he can bury his head in
it to save having to talk to other people on the train.


He reads Metro, if anything.

The daily crush that is the platform experience.


As he doesn't normally arrive at the station until the train is actually
pulling in (and occasionally, if he times it wrong, pulling out!), that
does not apply.

The stress of wondering if your train is actually going to be running
and then if it is, if it'll arrive on time.


This is what the National Rail Live Departure Boards are designed to
address, particularly for his evening journey, since he works within a
couple of minutes' cycle ride of Redhill station. Even I have learnt to
check them now so know whether or not he'll be late (r than usual!).
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I find cyclists on trains less than amusing.


How do you regard those of us who take folding bikes, such as the
Brompton?

(See http://www.bromptonbicycle.co.uk if you're unsure of what I'm on
about.)

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Huge wrote:
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I find cyclists on trains less than amusing.


How do you regard those of us who take folding bikes, such as the
Brompton?


As long as it's in it's bag, why not?

What I object to is those who are permitted to take something on the
train that is sharp and dirty and takes up the room of two people for
free, merely because it happens to be a bicycle.


Typical! This unashamed 4x4 user is now cycle bashing.

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In message , Huge
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Ian Jelf writes:
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I find cyclists on trains less than amusing.


How do you regard those of us who take folding bikes, such as the
Brompton?


As long as it's in it's bag, why not?

Yes, I always keep mine in the bag, if only to avoid questions about it!
:-)

That said, I've never actually taken mine on a deep-level tube, only on
the sub surface lines. Plenty of other people do though (usually
without bags, although the Brompton folds so well that projecting "sharp
bits" aren't as much of a problem as you might think).
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Huge wrote to uk.transport.london on Wed, 12 Jan 2005:

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He takes a bicycle, so always stands beside it.


Occupying the space of three people while paying for one.


No, using the space provided by the TOC for that purpose.
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Derek * wrote to uk.transport.london on Wed, 12 Jan 2005:

All right then. The thought of *all* the passengers on a train into
Waterloo (say) taking a bicycle on the train with them amused me.

Which is why you aren't allowed to take bikes on London-bound trains in
the morning peak, nor on country-bound trains in the evening one. Off
peak, or reverse commuting, there's no problem.

Anyway, if more than the 3 or so people who do take bikes on the train
did so regularly, I expect the TOCs would provide space for more than
about 3 bikes.
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