Update from down under

weird, why would there be a conflict between polo and fixed, i don't get it - is this like messengers and non-m ?

Yep, infact I was remembering the convo we had at polo once Agata.
Someone here asked the other day...."So why dont messengers like polo?"

Weird world.

Some messengers like polo. Hi Joel :)

Hi Will.

Yes, yes they do!

Great little tourney in Sydney this weekend.
Not as big a deal as GM10 but fun none the less.

Had terrible weather with solid soaking rain all day and night which culminated in a 40 minute ride home for me ending up on motorways. (iPhone and soaked glove don't mix!)

Had some good games with our throw-in team but the Sydney side teams were playing well.

Didn't get any more pics as it was so wet but will report on the next comp with more detail.
(And when we place higher!)

Miss you LDN.

JOL

http://leagueofbikepolo.com/club/melbourne/trash-talking-thread-for-jol

:)

Some action photos from the weekend are on the way.

Hi everyone in London hope to get over and meet you all soon...
(Jol's mate in Melbourne... formerly bike polo-er in East Van/Canada :)

orange balls in oz? not too squishy in teh heat? Keep the updates jols, we still mizz you.

Just arrived!

Mr Blackfoot hooked up with MBP last night for some evening games and beers and then onto the floodlit night session. Pics soon.

Great stuff Joel. Loving the updates.

Pics or it didn't happen...

It happened jojo it happened!

It happened jojo it happened!

What Joe is saying is that without pictures, you're rather on the back foot.

I have pictures. gigaloads of pictures. so many gigaloads of so many pictures my camera is exploding into my laptop which is exploding into the internet which sucks in Australia and is about to suck even more when they blacklist all the dentists and bike polo fetish websit...[disconnected by ACMA]

Why were you taking so many pics of Corny?

;)

Why were you taking so many pics of Corny?

;)

It's easy to be hypnotized by watching Corny riding.

All down to the hi-viz anklet!

A letter to the LPC.

Hope you are all well. Just thought I'd fill you in on polo down here of late.

I think some of you met a few of the Aus lot in Berlin. They said you were all nice. Who did they meet?!? Can't think. ;)

Tourney a few months ago...
http://www.bikepolo.com.au/2010/05/melbourne-autumn-tournament-scores-and-photos/

This is my team. Crazy 88's.

Did a demo at Ausbike the other week.

Some pretty nice pics from one of the papers here under...you guessed it, polo.

http://specials-leader.whereilive.com.au/gamesweplay/

Anyway, hope you are all well. See you at Christmas.

JOL

Yay JOL be great to see you buddy.

That spot under the flyover looks great!

Looks like you're having fun down there. Which is surprising. All those Dales.

When you coming back to visit us?

Hi all.
Not had much time to keep this updated but thought I'd post as I have just found out at least 1 hand brake is compulsory at the AU nationals this year. Might mean I have to drill the sword but is this the same as EU/US rules these days?

Might have to be less of a stubborn git and get maself a freewheel.

I think Chucker kicked up such a fuss at the compulsory brake rule it got thrown out of the NA's.

Funnily enough he now runs a front brake.

^^that's quite surprising since the adelaidians are usually the most vocal about draconian or deemed-to-be pointless rule mongering.

i think steve's justification was that he saw that the americans were doing it now.. but not sure if they have actually adopted it.

just drill the rear bridge perhaps?

but yes get a freewheel, plenty of time to get used to it before nats

...or was it the insurance for the courts or something?

anyway, go 88s!

We are now Los Polo Hermanos!