Cycle to Electric Picnic

penexpers

Just saw this on the EP forum

I WANT TO RIDE MY BICYCLE…DO YOU?

2wheels.ie, in association with Electric Picnic, want you to blaze a trail to Stradbally this year. For the first time in Picnic history, we are giving you the opportunity to cycle to the Picnic, without a doubt the easiest, cheapest way to get there. Let us carry your bags, dress you, feed you and ensure that you arrive at the festival relaxed and road-rage free. We’ve even enlisted the help of the lovely local An Garda Siochána to escort us through the traffic, leaving dozens of envious car passengers in our wake. If this sounds like your kind of thing why not contact 2wheels.ie to find out more.

Ron DMC

There's nothing on 2wheels.ie about it.

godihatethehils

seriously?

TheBandit

Seems like this could be a bit of fun. There is some info here

http://forum.electricpicnic.ie/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=11732

Leave Monday at 9 on this route

24.3km Blessington,

19.9km Kilcullen,

23.0km Athy,

13.0km Stradbally.

A bus back on monday too for when you're too hungover to move.

€25 a ticket

mloc123

Talking about averaging 20k/hr.... lots of coasting

adrian522

Presume you mean leave Friday at 9?

good idea, don't know abut taking 2 hours to get from Sandymount to Templeogue though

blorg

That looks like a great idea and very reasonable.

godihatethehils

Honestly, squeezing a bit of cycling into the picnic...I think I've seen it all now

Would it not mean minding the bike for the whole weekend though....

adrian522

They take your bike back to dublin once you cycle it down apparently

monument

Hmm, it sounds a bit strange, but it looks doable without tiring your self for the night... I'm tempted.

If you're not taking in part with this or going from else where, there's this: http://www.electricpicnic.ie/html/bicycle.html

Why not leave the car behind and cycle to Electric Picnic! Bike racks are now provided at Entrance Gate 1.


If intending to travel part of the distance by train please remember to call Irish Rail to check that the train you're taking can take bicycles. The enquiry number at Houston Station is Tel: 01 8366222.

2wheelscycles

Hey everyone, check out our website if you're interested!

http://www.2wheels.ie/electric_picnic.html

mloc123

Looks good and €25 seem very reasonable too.

petethedrummer

Very good value indeed, given that the official bus ticket price from Dublin is 20 euro.

http://www.ticketmaster.ie/event/18004311DED128C4?artistid=952846&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60

Advertise it as a sportive and a 1000 people might show up.

Ron DMC

I am seriously considering this.

80km is a long way though. Considering the only cycling I do at the moment is my 4km commute.

Would I manage it ok do ye reckon?

adrian522

Should be ok, it's split into 4 20km stretches (about 1 hour each)

monument

Maybe try doing some stints today or sometime before Friday.

To give you an idea of distance, Blackrock into the city centre is just over 7km.

Ron DMC

monument wrote: »

Maybe try doing some stints today or sometime before Friday.

Good call, might pop out to Bray and back or something similar.
Probably tomorrow though. Epicly tired today.