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Art from Coachella 2016

5/15/2016

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Coachella is always about sensory overload - great music and lots of cool, larger-than-life art - and this year's festival delivered all that and more. I wasn't as familiar with the lineup as I have been in previous years, but I found this actually might be a better way to experience the festival. It doesn't get any better than being introduced to new music at such an awesome setting as Coachella. The artwork lit up all around, gorgeous sunsets, everyone having a good time.

As we always do, we rented a house close to the venue and rode our bikes in and out everyday. And of course we brought the bike seats so that we didn't need as many bicycles to carry everyone. Riding a bike is by far the best way to get in and out of the shows. Walking will take you at least an hour (if not longer depending on the crowds) whereas riding a bike cuts the trip down to 20 minutes or less. Plus, you don't have to deal with nearly as much dust in your face, whizzing past everyone on a bike.
riding on Companion Bike Seats in Coachella
riding into Coachella Music Festival on a Companion Bike Seat
Here are a couple photos of some of the artwork that was at Coachella this year. The "Katrina Chairs" (on the left) were great for catching some shade from the hot sun during the day. At night time, they were lit up in bright orange and green, lighting the way towards the main stage of the festival. In the photo on the right you can see "Besame Mucho" as well as "Tower of Twelve Stories" lit up against the sunset, with the Ferris Wheel in the background. 

Great music, great art, good clean fun!
Coachella artwork at sunset
Besame Mucho art at Coachella Music Festival
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Coachella 2015

4/23/2015

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We took the bike seats to Coachella again this year, this time with a much larger crew than last year. I took the bike seats off of the bikes and kept them in the trunk while driving to and from the festival, that way I only had to clean the bugs off of the bikes and not the bike seats too! Learning.

Once everyone arrived at our rental house, we had 11 bikes for 12 people, and ended up leaving one of the bikes at home, putting both bike seats to good use for the 3-mile ride each way to and from the festival.

Here are some photos I took riding to the festival and of some of the artwork.
bikes on the back of the car on the way to coachella 2015
riding to coachella on a companion bike seat
glowing caterpillar at coachella 2015
the butterfly emerges at coachella 2015
group bike ride with companion bike seat to coachella
If you're ever planning to go to Coachella (or any other multi-day music festival) and want an easy way to get to and from the shows without having to deal with parking or pay expensive taxi or Uber fares, why not ride your bicycle?! If you don't have a bike or can't bring yours to the show, there are usually bike-rental options available as well. It makes it incredibly easy and a whole lot more fun!
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Coachella 2014

4/22/2014

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We went to Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival again this year for weekend 2, and this time we brought two bike seats with us to the show. Traffic getting in and out of the parking lot every night is incredibly difficult, and even with the ease of Uber being readily available, you still end up sitting in a long line of cars. Bikes end up being the perfect way to get to and from the show, that is if you're not camping of course. And there are plenty of places to safely lock your bike against a fence close to the entrance as well. In over three years of riding bikes to Coachella, we've never had a bike stolen.
companion bike seats roof rack
Companion Bike Seats at Coachella
Such a beautiful site at the end of every night!
We brought both of our bikes, an Electra cruiser and a Globe Work path-and-pavement, with us this year. With the two bike seats we had enough room for four people to ride to the show every day. No need to rent extra bikes for folks when you've got a couple Companion Bike Seats!
coachella bicycle ride

There were five of us staying at the house, so someone always had to walk, but we traded off each day. The bikes (and bike seats) turned what would have been an hour and a half walk into a 30 minute trip.
riding to coachella
coachella bike ride
John was gracious enough to offer folks free rides on the third day.
The weekend was a complete success ... three full days of great music, great weather, great people, and great fun. It even rained a tiny bit on Friday, keeping everything cool, the perfect start to the weekend. Complete sensory overload, with massive art structures all around the grounds, and over 6 stages music playing for at least 12 hours every day (if you get there early enough in the day). There was even a giant spaceman cruising around!
coachella 2014 main stage
coachella 2014 spaceman
coachella 2014 robot
riding a bike seat to coachella
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Coachella Road-Trip Test = Success!

4/23/2013

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The trip to Coachella was a blast, and Alice proved to be a worthy addition to the crew. The bike seat held up like a champ through the desert heat during the days, waiting patiently to bring way-ward concert-goers back home after the show. We didn't have a single issue at all and it was a great way to get more people to and from the show with less bikes.

Depending on the driver's style of riding, it does take a little practice and coordination between the rider and the driver to ride completely smoothly, though this didn't take more than 5 minutes or so, dramatically easier than learning to ride a bike, which we've all done already, right?

All in all, Companion Bike Seat's first road-trip proved successful, exceeding all expectations. Really excited about having a whole more within the next couple months!
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Heading to Coachella, Day One

4/19/2013

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Thanks for the ride John!
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Coachella Road Trip!

4/18/2013

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Driving down to Coachella and bringing Alice along for transport to and from the shows. 

I only decided this week to go and was a last-minute addition to the crew, and since we didn't have room for a third bike on the back of the car, Alice came in real handy!
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