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Biking to ACL Fest
Like thousands of other music fans, I rode my bike to this year’s Austin City Limits music festival.
The ride from my house took about 30 minutes.
We parked in a huge bike parking area outside the northwest gate, hosted by Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop. Another bike parking area was situated on the south side of the festival grounds.
Cyclists who didn’t park in the lots chained their bikes to fences, trees, posts and everything else. Not as many as last year, though.
“There were more racks this year, leaving fewer bikes hanging from the trees,” says Eileen Schaubert of Mellow Johnny’s.
According to Mellow Johnny’s, at least 5,000 people parked their bikes in the designated pens.
Some folks who didn’t ride their own bikes hitched rides on pedicabs, too. I saw hundreds of the trailer-toting bike taxis lined up along Barton Springs Road and carting fans to and from their cars.
Did you bike to the fest?
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By mrun
October 14, 2010 12:54 PM | Link to this
My husband and I biked there and back again this year. The Mellow Johnny’s presence was great. Not only did they supply bike parking, they also were set up for some simple bike repair. Brilliant.