We took our two solo touring bikes on pendolinos three weeks ago. On the way up (a refurbished 11 car) had some racks which were a bit odd - 2 of them enabled us to slot our wheels in, but the other two were sort of blocked off, no idea how you were supposed to use those, but only 2 bikes on the train so no issues. On the way back (unrefurbished 9 car) it was just the empty cupboard space, so no dangling seen at all. So is there a third variant? Also it was possible to get through. We asked the train manager and were told to open the door before our stop and go through to get ready.