Trying taking the bike on the Interislander for the first time.

[kiwi-on-wheels]

Done the trip 3 times since buying new bike in November. STRONGLY recommend acquiring your own set of tiedowns, theirs are dodgy as hell.

As mentioned 2nd comment in, thats how I did it. 3Rd strop over the back wheel, just in case. Take your time, practice it a few times if you've never done it / helped do it before. Take the time on the ferry to catch a snooze and some food.

[jellywrestler]

Done the trip 3 times since buying new bike in November. STRONGLY recommend acquiring your own set of tiedowns, theirs are dodgy as hell.

so why note fill out a form on the boat and tell them so, you pay 1.3 x per square foot more than a car does, for what, fucking tiedowns that they don't have, let them know.

[evilmatinator]

I'm happy with using my own tie downs as I brought them about a week after buying the new bike last April for this purpose and just haven't had the chance to use them yet. I'm just happy to finally be taking my bike across to Wellington, if I didn't have my own tie downs I would of course hope that they had adequate tie downs for this purpose. I'm heading across on the 29th and will have a look at their tie downs at the time as I will be curious as to the state of them.

[Shadowjack]

Why take your own tiedowns?
Because the other 20 bikes on the crossing may have used up the available resource. As happened on my last crossing south at the end of February.

[Jeff Sichoe]

bring your own tiedowns because generally the ones on the ferry have been sitting in that oily water and are gross as fuck

unless it's super super rough, just chuck it on the sidestand, in first, and strop the front down, she'll be right