Birmingham Bike Polo (Wednesday nights / Sundays - info in the thread)

if their wikipedia description is anything to go by, i'd gamble on their music not showing up on ben's boombox anytime soon.

How come nobody looks like themselves in those pictures?

That pink bike looks ace.. is it a Pearson?

That pink bike looks ace.. is it a Pearson?

I've no idea to be honest....it is whatever bike pro are claiming as 'their' frame

You get a good guarantee from Bike Pro.

A guarantee of being sold <average products at very high prices.

wednesday BIKE PoLO mOtHERfUCkErs!!!!!!

its been too long, see you there!!

might try and get some video footage tonight!

just noticed the pic I posted is also on Mothergirl's blog, didn't steal it from her, promise, stole it from charikichi/Girl's On Bicycles instead...
but stolen all the same.

I was about to say! haha. Yup I moan constantly on my blog about girls not playing polo...you guys are getting too good for me now. Next Tues I'm starting a polo build so no excuses! Might come watch tonight though...

Oh and Pete, are those film or digital? The colours are pretty nice!

Oh and Pete, are those film or digital? The colours are pretty nice!

Digital - Nikon D60, standard 18-55mm lens, no post/photoshop.
It was just beautiful light, and the red fence is a pretty wild colour anyway...

All cameras automatically apply post-processing in the camera when the sensor data is converted to a .jpg image, unless you shoot in RAW mode, in which case you have to DIY the processing when you convert it manually.

No such thing as a 'pure' photograph.

I just meant I didn't mess with the image.

I knew what you meant. Shooting in RAW is great for quality and adjusting but far too much memory and faff so it's a given to auto convert to jpeg for general stuff. I never photoshop. Just wondered if it was a saturating film. Polo happens to be perfect light time though! Should have clocked that ages ago...

I was just being informative in a geeky manner

wednesdays session was gooooooooood

highlights:

Perfect weather
Good turnout
Ben’s boombox
My game improving after the trance was off (D+ to a C-)
My falling off skills
The parental ‘justice’
Ben’s boombox
Dan’s wayne’s world-esque ‘whoa’s

+1

parental justice...
"you betta go home now cos im gonna to do to your mum what you've just done to my son!!!"

wednesdays session was gooooooooood

My game improving after the trance was off (D+ to a C-)

if you had a proper polo ratio you'd be A+!!!

if you had a proper polo ratio you'd be A+!!!

i see what your saying and i need to do it but heres the thing, the polo bike kinda doubles as a spare bike too (at the moment) for when my ladybird comes to visit. i'm running 42-17 for polo and i stick on the 16t freewheel wheel so she can ride 42-16 with no messing around with chain length (also got a 18t freewheel).

maybe i'll go 44-19? 42-19? what kind of ratio range we talking for polo??

i use 38" i think, but most people seem to hover around 40" (there's a whole thread about this on the polo forum).

with a gear that low you tend to spin out going for the jousts, but at all other times you have so much more control and acceleration. but it is a massive ball-ache riding from stirchley to highgate on such a gear...

i use 38" i think, but most people seem to hover around 40" (there's a whole thread about this on the polo forum).

with a gear that low you tend to spin out going for the jousts, but at all other times you have so much more control and acceleration. but it is a massive ball-ache riding from stirchley to highgate on such a gear...

i see what your saying and i need to do it but heres the thing, the polo bike kinda doubles as a spare bike too (at the moment) for when my ladybird comes to visit. i'm running 42-17 for polo and i stick on the 16t freewheel wheel so she can ride 42-16 with no messing around with chain length (also got a 18t freewheel).

maybe i'll go 44-19? 42-19? what kind of ratio range we talking for polo??

fixed i use 39-22 (48 gi) which is common
thinking of building a freewheel polo bike will prob be 45gi with whatever combination fits (30-18?). Might be selling that 22t cog/whole bike!!!!????

anyone got a triple crankset?

I have a couple mtb triples.

hi, im from cambridge. im coming to your tournament on sunday, but i dont have a team.. do any of you need a player? thanks.

its not going to be a "tournament' really is it? i had in mind a day of throw-ins, some team orientation if youre looking to improve your team, otherwise random play.

thoughts?

ok thanks

i'm not fussed either way - i like the idea of throw-ins and informality, to be honest, but kind of assumed that people travelling over might want a bit more structure and more competitive play.

we'll play it by ear on the day when we see how many make it.

Won't be able to make polo tomorrow :(

I'll be down sunday tho