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That's still the policy.
But you can no longer collect bikes off the platform. You have to go down to the luggage place. Tedious but understandable.
Eurostar is so convenient for bikes.
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I need to get it to the PBP bike check when I arrive so I can't really afford to be sitting in a station wondering where my bike is.
In future though, I could probably use this method but it does mean if you starting a tour or whatever you risk being left behind if your bike doesn't turn up when required.
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I've heard they might have changed their bike policy recently, but as long as I've known it there are two choices for un-bagged bikes, either pre-book for your actual train, or just take it any time before you board and they'll put it on an 'available' train (usually the same day), but won't guarentee it'll be the train you are on. If you take it the night before (or in the morning if you have an afternoon or evening journey), chances are it'll be there before you. You have up to two weeks to collect it at the other end. It used to be explained on their website but seems not to be on there now. I did it again from Paris this weekend, took the bike to Gare du Nord on Friday afternoon, showed my ticket and paid 29€ (it's £25 from London), got my train Saturday morning, and the bike was there waiting for collection when I arrived at 9:30am.
Maybe they want to phase out this option, but for now it still works.