"Yo Fixie" Competition, and Polo Tournament in Manchester - April 19th/20th

Hi folks,

I know its still a fair way off yet, but I know how much you lot like planning in advance, so...

Amongst all sorts of other bike related stuff happening as part of the I Bike MCR festival throughout April we have two events on the weekend of the 19th April I reckon a lot of you might fancy making the journey up to Manchester for...

Saturday 19th April... Yo Fixie comp: An event for fixed gear riders. With comps inc: Track Stand, Track Skid, Sprint and more. There'll probably be a bunch race like a street devil, and more too, but we'll figure that out nearer the time.

There'll be prizes and it'll be taking place outside a decent bar who are putting on outdoor hospitalities for us. Nice!
Next..,

Sunday 20th April... Bicycle Polo Tournament: After the Brick Lane BFF tournament last year its Manchester's turn to host. You know the deal, teams of 3 from all over the country battle it out blah blah. We should have a fair few teams from Manchester, as well as hopefully the Oxford and OAKENDEN PEDALLERS lot who were at the BFF. Again, there'll be prizes galore etc etc

So, just a heads up for everyone to come out of hibernation and start playing polo again (we need to too) and snap up all those cheap train tickets, maybe even book a minibus or sommit.

More details as they come in. Over to you...

http://www.ibikemcr.org.uk/timetable.htm

JC So, just a heads up for everyone to come out of hibernation and start playing polo again (we need to too) and snap up all those cheap train tickets, maybe even book a minibus or sommit.

we never stopped playing polo

yeah we dont stop...it just gets colder :)

Good on ya, I guess the image of the hard Northerner has just been shattered - although probably most of us aren't from here originally...

Any interest though? Waddya reckon?

yeah im sure everyone will be up for it...i have a score to settle with zombie army.

whats the court, grass or concrete?

aidan yeah im sure everyone will be up for it...i have a score to settle with zombie army.

what you want to be thrashed again!!!!!

flickwg whats the court, grass or concrete?

Concrete - the friend of 23c.

ThisIsRob (RJM) [quote]aidan yeah im sure everyone will be up for it...i have a score to settle with zombie army.

what you want to be thrashed again!!!!![/quote]
whatever dekker!

Just a heads up, theres now an email address on the site for you to register teams, just helps with planning numbers n stuff.

http://www.ibikemcr.org.uk/timetable.htm / info@ibikemcr.org.uk

and let us know asap if you need a place to stay over x x

I personally cannot wait for the red hot action that will be the track stand competition.

er, this don't look like hardcourt polo..

its a football!

redhot action trackstand?

out of towners pack your bulletproof vest and i'll hold the event in moss side

if we get enough folk up for it i'll do ghettodrome in hulme

er, this don't look like hardcourt polo..

its a football!

that was our first practise i think or somethingl. we used to ave this amazing hard clay court that was so perfect but the council have gone and made it into a bmx track so now we have to play on a stupid basketball court. but it's ok just still a bit gutted we lost that amazing court.

and yeah we play with a smaller ball

anyway you lot coming for polo? need a place to stay?

I was thinking of maybe joining the night ride from Manchester to Formby (4th April). You know if anyone else is doing this fixed?

I'll see what time I've got available but would love to come across to "Mcr" for some fixed-gear stuff.

there are quite a lot of people riding fixed..not sure if i am or not yet cos i might need to take panniers but yeah lots are..it's real flat..

How was the night ride?
I couldn't make it in the end - a few too many beers after work on the Friday and it looked like being an 18mph headwind all the way ;)

Did anyone do the dip in the sea at Formby? It must've been seriously cold!

it was ace..real cold though..but real nice. we're mcr making midnight rides a monthly thing now- every first friday of the month leaving at midnight from the sandbar (meet 1030 for drinks)- so if you wanna join us again you should..
the next one is a 2 dayer to a free party in the countryside..nice.

no one swam it would have been crazy.

you coming to yo fixie this saturday?

nes, I would love to come on one of the night rides. Pop the details up on here somewhere or let me know where I can go to get them.

Yo Fixie may be a problem. I'ts at 2pm, right? I've got a friends childs birthday that starts at 11am, so may not be there for the start. How long is the event on for?