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I think most of the commenters missed this. It should also be taken in the context of the city not being an area many people drive to anyway. Many of these cyc

by mnd999 4y ago

I think most of the commenters missed this. It should also be taken in the context of the city not being an area many people drive to anyway. Many of these cyclists will have switched from the tube, and many of them will have taken a train to a terminal station and biked from there.

worik 4y ago
Does the London tube have good facilities for carrying bikes?
- matth3 4y ago
  Nope, they are not allowed on the underground network unless they are folding bikes.
  - Symbiote 4y ago
    Outside peak hours they are allowed on the sub-surface lines (Circle etc) as those have larger trains and simpler emergency evacuation. It's still not something you'd want to do very often. I think I did it once with a new bicycle that I'd bought from the other side of London, where the route home would have been long and completely new to me. Map of allowed lines: https://content.tfl.gov.uk/cycles-on-public-transport.pdf https://content.tfl.gov.uk/cycles-on-public-transport.pdf
- oakesm9 4y ago
  No, but folding bikes are pretty common in London. Those can be taken on trains at any time whereas normal hikes are technically only allowed on off-peak trains.
- iams 4y ago
  No. Non folding bikes are not allowed on most tube services in central london. The lines that do allow it don't allow it during rush hour.
  - worik 4y ago
    So how do all the bikes get into central London?
    - yuliyp 4y ago
      While there are certainly some areas like the City of London which are almost exclusively commercial/office, most of London, even the central parts, is a mashup of different land uses including residential. Not everyone commutes in from the suburbs.
    - mnd999 4y ago
      Lots of stations have large cycle racks. They just go from office to station and back again.
    - dan-robertson 4y ago
      Not sure I understand your question. I think people cycle them in…
    - tim333 4y ago
      You can take them on overground trains, though that's kind of restricted at rush hour. I imagine people mostly either cycle from their homes or leave the bike near a station.
  - dan-robertson 4y ago
    Folding bikes are sometimes not allowed
DrBazza 4y ago
For non-UK people, particularly American readers, the City of London, and inner London in general has zero public parking. It feels like even saying 'zero' is being pretty generous. Every street is restricted in some way (no parking, or exorbitant parking meters), and there are decreasingly few car parks/parking lots.

by mnd999 4y ago

worik 4y ago

Does the London tube have good facilities for carrying bikes?

matth3 4y ago
Nope, they are not allowed on the underground network unless they are folding bikes.
- Symbiote 4y ago
  Outside peak hours they are allowed on the sub-surface lines (Circle etc) as those have larger trains and simpler emergency evacuation. It's still not something you'd want to do very often. I think I did it once with a new bicycle that I'd bought from the other side of London, where the route home would have been long and completely new to me. Map of allowed lines: https://content.tfl.gov.uk/cycles-on-public-transport.pdf https://content.tfl.gov.uk/cycles-on-public-transport.pdf
oakesm9 4y ago
No, but folding bikes are pretty common in London. Those can be taken on trains at any time whereas normal hikes are technically only allowed on off-peak trains.
iams 4y ago
No. Non folding bikes are not allowed on most tube services in central london. The lines that do allow it don't allow it during rush hour.
- worik 4y ago
  So how do all the bikes get into central London?
  - yuliyp 4y ago
    While there are certainly some areas like the City of London which are almost exclusively commercial/office, most of London, even the central parts, is a mashup of different land uses including residential. Not everyone commutes in from the suburbs.
  - mnd999 4y ago
    Lots of stations have large cycle racks. They just go from office to station and back again.
  - dan-robertson 4y ago
    Not sure I understand your question. I think people cycle them in…
  - tim333 4y ago
    You can take them on overground trains, though that's kind of restricted at rush hour. I imagine people mostly either cycle from their homes or leave the bike near a station.
- dan-robertson 4y ago
  Folding bikes are sometimes not allowed

DrBazza 4y ago

For non-UK people, particularly American readers, the City of London, and inner London in general has zero public parking. It feels like even saying 'zero' is being pretty generous. Every street is restricted in some way (no parking, or exorbitant parking meters), and there are decreasingly few car parks/parking lots.