London Bike Polo

The Purpulator Fixed Shopper?

Why it rules?

• you simply step throught the puny frame during crashes
  
• wheels less likely to break (smaller and protected by mudguard stays)
  
• baskets are useful for mallet and polo tucker (beer and bagels)
  
• strong as fuck
  
• heavy as fuck; opponents with sexy wheels give you a wide berth.
  
• not very nickable
  
• cheap as fuck
  
• much quicker than you'd think (gear is 38 14 ish)
  
• unisexy
  
• long wheelbase means thru bottom bracket play is pimps/easier
  
• comfy sprung saddle
  
  
  

runcible rakan The fixed shopper was hilarious - both to ride and watch people play on, everyone should have one ;)

....so who wants one? Actually theyr'e everywhere and in many skips all over the place. You can probably pick one up at Waltham Forest:

http://www.lbwf.gov.uk/index/transport/parking-roads/road-safety-home/rd-safety/cycling/cycling-recycle.htm

or if you fancy a trip to historic oxford come to the awesome OCW (we always have shoppers because we fucking love capitalism and shopping of course):

http://www.myspace.com/theoxfordcycleworkshop

Of course the hard bit is fixing them and the Purpulator has a normal freewheel hub with the sprocket wound on super tight with locktite (you won't be winning any skid comps on this). No...no lockring. tactical welding can help.

I'd be up for building some 20" wheels with flip-flop hubs so they can run fixed and ss. And I'd be up for teaching a group to build/fix if folk are interested?

A 5v5 fixed shopper match is going to happen (in time fors tha Film Festival tournament).

Imagine the freekin mirthathon we'll have.

So we need another nine building. Who is in?