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kitjim - the level of owership and customisation could possibly be higher in polo than other scenes right now because it's so new, it's relatively easy for someone to do something radically new and different in the world of polo bikes compared to BMX or MTB because they've had so much more time to develop. Although I'm sure if you asked a bunch of bmxers or mtb riders they'd have similar responses to polo players.
You could look at TT riders (or something equally specialised) and compare their emotional responses to the bikes they ride to that of polo players. I have no proof to back this up but I think TT riders could see their bikes as more of a tool/means to an ends than polo players/bmxers/mtbers. When a rider is really throwing the bike around and pushing it to extremes in potentially dangerous situations they need to trust it, it needs to be part of their movements rather than just a vehicle or item of equipment.
Erin - I still have flashbacks to that night