January may be a quieter time in Ballarat but that didn't prevent two of its biggest events potentially running head-on into each other in Sturt Street.
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Perhaps it is a sign of the growing city's diversity that two major attractions as disparate as bikes and Bach, should find themselves clamouring for the same space on a Friday night.
One is a 25 year tradition that attracts a devoted and passionate crowd year after year and the other a sporting street party puts the great boulevard on the national stage.
You may be even more impressed on how they found a solution......