Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site rocky2.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!rna!rocky2!reintom From: reintom@rocky2.UUCP (Tom Reingold) Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Re: AMTRAK and bikes Message-ID: <130@rocky2.UUCP> Date: Wed, 25-Sep-85 22:59:16 EDT Article-I.D.: rocky2.130 Posted: Wed Sep 25 22:59:16 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 1-Oct-85 10:25:43 EDT References: <12153@Glacier.ARPA> Organization: Rockefeller Univ., N.Y.C. 10021 Lines: 21 Yes, I have used their service of this type many times. I would say that it is a little less than adequate, but given that there are few or no other convenient choices, I often use it. They haven't battered my bike since they started requiring the use of boxes, but they did once lose my bike going from Boston to New York City. The claim check was essential to making a claim, so hold onto yours carefully. They did a "trace" and had no luck finding it, so they made an offer based on what I said the bike was worth. It took a few months, but I got it. If the bike is worth more that the normally insured amount (which was $500 last time for me), then DO insure it for the difference! It is cheap and if you don't and they lose it, that's it! After they lost my bike, I was in Boston soon afterwards. I had another bike and I told the same guy who had checked my bike when it was lost that I wanted to insure it for $1000. He said "What are you worried about? It's insured for $500 and nothing's gonna happen to it!" Hah. Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com