Beginners Polo

Yeah I'll bring one assuming it's a 4 pin.

Sandy I reckon Arunas would love those pedal straps but he's away for a few more days.

It is! Thanks Wicksie! Beers on me tomorrow. Is it a wise idea just to hand tighten the new freewheel on?

It will tighten as you ride anyway.

yeah true... I am gonna have to take back what I said about my bmx cranks being ready to roll, just tested it and it's probably the most ridiculous thing I have done in a long time. Back to the drawing board...

Hmm... Am i the only one wary of going to peckham tomorrow evening?

good point actually. Can we go to Newington instead if the big boys ain't playing tomorrow? Just though it might be a bit more central hence a bit safer?

@CowHen: Looks like that fire is a few doors down from our parking deck. I'm guessing we're off. Can't someone tell these rioters that I just bought a brake splitter that I want to try out?

On the one hand, they haven't been smashing things in the same place two nights in a row, the other, twitter saying gangs mugging people of bikes. makes scales gesture

Wait to see what tomorrow holds?

My mate says we could use own mallets to knock some heads if the rioters get to the car park.

Yeah I'm thinking it's not a great idea, especially since bikes are being targeted. I would assume that polo is not on tomorrow.

Quorn road?

#notmakingittomorrowbutthinksbeginnersshouldbesomewhere

Failing that newington, nothing wrong with moving there to avoid looters!

whispers West?

I still crave polo, never been to quorn road, but I'm not sure about being at Newts with only a few of us :/

I think if we decide with place to go to and then get a list up tonight see if anyone would wanna go?? By the sound of it, there should be at least 6 people? I would be coming with + 1, and I think there is another guy what left a message on some other thread that he wants to come?? I don't mind either place.

As unhappy as I am with that stupid idea of BMX cranks, I do want to give it a proper go.

Er, Quorn Road is in the middle of an Estate in Peckham.
I think it would be silly to make plans now. Lets reassess tomorrow.

+1

i'm available tomorrow, but might not want to be riding about, will join in discussion tomorow

It's not really about playing polo which is the problem. But that most folks go home by themselves. I don't really fancy cycling from peckham up to the city and then up through dalston and hackney to tottenham.

Unless things change significantly I'm out.

No, quite. Rye Lane is a disaster zone today, cars were burnt, shops smashed to pieces. I saw the gangs assembling last night before it kicked off and they were well up for it.
I think even if there is calm today, I would still recommend avoiding Peckham.
With all that glass everywhere, the amount of potential punctures could be catastrophic.

I think I am gonna stay home today to catch up with some sleep instead. Stay safe everyone and hope polo resumes normal next week

Polo is cancelled tonight.
Do not come to peckham.

^ +1000000

I think we should leave Wicksie's message at the bottom of this page in case some people don't read the whole page.

NO PECKHAM TONIGHT!!

ok who's charging? 3,2,1...

that's pretty much where we play^

PECKHAM POLO OFF TONIGHT

I walked down Rye Lane last night. It wasnt as chaotic as the media made it out, but still a bit of a mess. Strange atmosphere, eerily quiet, too many people wandering around though, hyped up, drinking the looting spoils. I think its probably best to leave the polo for a week until things calm down, I imagine it will happen again tonight, probably in other parts of town.