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My polo bike has always been a slut, loaned out to whoever needs it but I'm afraid I'm starting to think the same way as Gabes.
I believe there were 13 or 14 new people on Saturday. If I'd been there my bike would have ended up being used as it's right handed and freewheel but that's a lot of wear and tear on a bike that I have to pay for.
In the past I've had badly buckled wheels to fix because I let other people use my bike. Don't get me wrong, I treat it like shit and throw my bike around all over the place but it's my wage packet that covers it. Even though it may appear that I don't care, I love that bike more than any other I' ve owned. The point remains that me breaking it is different to someone else doing it.
Likewise I don't lend people mallets any more as I break enough of them anyway, it's all cost to me.
If it's someones first time then fair enough, in the past I've always volunteered my bike but it's getting to ther point even that's too much to expect as there are so many people turning up.
Don't get me wrong. If any of you kill your bike in a tourney mine will be the first to be thrown into the court but that's because I know you and you will respect it.
And that's what's grating, it's the lack of respect/gratitude shown by a minority that will ruin this for the majority of new comers.