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From: reintom@rocky2.UUCP (Tom Reingold)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: AMTRAK and bikes
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Date: Wed, 25-Sep-85 22:59:16 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 25 22:59:16 1985
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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.