Your underlining made it look like I said something different. I said there was no lifting getting onto a ferry. I didn't say there was no lifting getting onto a train.
horizon wrote: ↑18 May 2021, 6:48pm
1. If you have to hang your bike (IETs, X-Country etc) then this is awkward enough with a light road bike - so just something to be aware of.
Good point, and there are many reasons to dislike dangling your bike by its wheel, whatever sort it is.
horizon wrote: ↑18 May 2021, 6:48pm
2. Not all lifts are OK. They are often wheelchair length, so again some manhandling is called for. I mostly had issues in France last year (Poitiers perhaps?) but there has been the odd lift in the UK as well.
Perhaps I have been fortunate, but I have never come across a station lift in any country, including France, that I couldn't use with a bike. I've had to turn the front wheel sometimes to get the length, and sometimes there's only room for one cyclist at a time, but nothing worse.
horizon wrote: ↑18 May 2021, 6:48pm
Hotel lifts as well if you want to take your bike to your room.
I've never attempted to do that, and agree hotel lifts can be very small. This is an important reason for your e-bike to have a removable battery, so you can take it to your room to charge. I always check with the hotel when I book that they have a secure storage place for bikes, and I cancel if they won't help.