On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Ken via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:

At 3/30/2016 02:21 PM, William Dudley via vcf-midatlantic wrote:

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In theory, one could take one's bicycle on the train, and bicycle the 3 or 4 miles from the station to VCF. At 3/30/2016 02:22 PM, Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic wrote: I walked it once, seriously take a cab..

I've walked it two or three times, after the NJ Transit train from NYC, and it was a really nice walk, along the water and then through nice neighborhoods. Walked it back from InfoAge at night once, too. Rolling a suitcase behind me the whole time. If you're used to walking, it's great. Just look up the distance ahead of time so you know what you're getting into.

I always wanted to try taking a bike on the train, but never made it happen. I remember it being a "bike allowed" route, but can't speak from experience on that.

Regarding bringing bikes onto NJ transit: It's technically only allowed if you are stopping at a station that has a dedicated platform level with the train. For Belmar you are expected to go down steps, and hence you're not allowed to exit with a bike at that stop. The closest station that exits at a platform is Asbury Park. I would have assumed this would be the sort of thing conductors would turn a blind eye to (after all, what's the real harm of bringing a bike down three steps?), but I actually witnessed a physical altercation between the conductor and a rider trying to get off at Belmar with a bike, so at least in some cases they take it *very* seriously. Devin -- Devin J. Heitmueller http://www.devinheitmueller.com