There are a few abandoned rails that might be used for this activity. It looks serene and fun, but everything I have seen as attachments are diy and nothing that is made for the purpose.
motorcitysalesman on
We have a ton of tracks by me. I’ve taken trains across the Country it’s an awesome experience, which could only be made better by bike.
My area sucks for bikes but they want to be better, I thought recently how hard it would be to travel the property adjacent to the tracks versus the property adjacent to the roads. Sidewalks suck, bike lanes suck, the train tracks are already there. Even if it weren’t on the tracks it seems like a turnkey opportunity.
Dent7777 on
This is something that people are still doing, DIYing bikes and ebikes for the purpose. They use them on abandoned/retired rail lines. Lemme russle up a video for y’all.
I have a bike that pulled a trailer on abandoned railroad tracks in Alaska for some years.
the_jeby on
Draisines were common also as maintenance vehicles, but there is still some recreational purpose draisine in use in several European abandoned railways.
beersngears on
$5 says you could feel the train rumbling along the way
monoatomic on
Still safer than most roads in the US.
step1makeart on
There have been a few posts about railbiking on this sub over the years. I can’t find them at the moment, so I’ll share my favorite video on the subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8mhIdZoVow
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There are a few abandoned rails that might be used for this activity. It looks serene and fun, but everything I have seen as attachments are diy and nothing that is made for the purpose.
We have a ton of tracks by me. I’ve taken trains across the Country it’s an awesome experience, which could only be made better by bike.
My area sucks for bikes but they want to be better, I thought recently how hard it would be to travel the property adjacent to the tracks versus the property adjacent to the roads. Sidewalks suck, bike lanes suck, the train tracks are already there. Even if it weren’t on the tracks it seems like a turnkey opportunity.
This is something that people are still doing, DIYing bikes and ebikes for the purpose. They use them on abandoned/retired rail lines. Lemme russle up a video for y’all.
Here’s [one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PTkiRkxhhM)
Not being able to pass….
I have a bike that pulled a trailer on abandoned railroad tracks in Alaska for some years.
Draisines were common also as maintenance vehicles, but there is still some recreational purpose draisine in use in several European abandoned railways.
$5 says you could feel the train rumbling along the way
Still safer than most roads in the US.
There have been a few posts about railbiking on this sub over the years. I can’t find them at the moment, so I’ll share my favorite video on the subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8mhIdZoVow