Higher bike capacity on Caltrain

Dec 12, 2017
Dec 12, 2017 Updated Apr 13, 2025
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Editor,

Having worked in the South Bay for many years, always bringing my bike on board Caltrain, I understand the importance of bikes on Caltrain and that Caltrain must continue to plan for higher bike capacity.

(3) comments

Thomas Morgan Dec 12, 2017 12:38pm

Bikes take up space a lot, should have to pay to take them on the trains (where is the value/ equity for those who chose to walk, use bike locker, or participate in a bike share program). Bike sharing is more efficient and the future, should find a way to include them in monthly passes.

BenToy Dec 13, 2017 9:50am

The current and proposed Caltrain bike racks take up the kind of space Thomas Morgan speaks…but that is old technology that wastes vertical space above

In my garage is a bike rack that holds SIX bikes in the same space of about two Caltrain seats…or one bike of today’s Caltrain rack holds

Do agree that bike share is another way. As I’ll not take any of my bicycles, except for one, onto a Caltrain bike rack. That one is a steel bike I made and is a tank take to Giants games….where at the stadium there is a FREE bike storage system (they take tips…give them $5 bucks for two bikes) that is staffed with real PEOPLE who watch over the area.

Like this bike share program best, as you can leave’m anywhere, but down side is that a bike maynot be there at your destination. Plus/Minus to all bike share programs, but this one the fastest growing in Asia & Europe
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BenToy Dec 13, 2017 10:16am

Wow that was quick...received an email asking to see this bike rack...so here it is for others to check out. Mine is an older design with singel vertical post and like this better...all for $45 bucks...

Of course personal usage and not very expensive, where the Caltrain must be commercial duty level. But this gets the idea across of HOW2 think out of the floor rack box/mentality

https://www.harborfreight.com/mobile-bike-storage-61231.html?utm_referrer=direct%2Fnot%20provided&utm_referrer=direct%2Fnot%20provided

and here is the image

https://shop.harborfreight.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_23130.jpg

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