magid

I'm contemplating a five-borough
bike tour of New York City, a 42-mile loop. It sounds like a lot
of fun.

Logistically, the question is how to get the bike down to NYC (Yes, I
should ride it there. No, I don't have the time to do that.). I know I
can take my bike on the commuter rail without much fuss (where fuss =
boxing it up or otherwise changing it from ridable-now condition), and
it looks like Amtrak
has provisions for bikes that are reasonable (assuming there are bike
racks on the Boston-New York route; not all of them have racks). I
suspect I'd have to box the bike up if I want to take it on the bus,
which would negate the comparative cheapness. Does anyone have more
specific information about bikes on long-distance buses?

The other option is to rent a bike at that end, which avoids all the
schleppage. I don't know what I'd end up with, and after using a
rental for last spring's ride (which was longer, granted, but I did
have my own saddle, pedals, and shoes), I'm leaning towards using my
own, known bike, which is also likely lighter than a rental bike would
be.