Polo Bikes

Fucking sweet!

Jono, i can test ride it this weekend if you want?

You'd be welcome to, alas the wheels are being built on the train to/from Devon, so you'd have to kind of float around on it (Todd powers)?

What are all the angles and lengths and stuff?

I know you've been on a Yates frame building course but don't dazzle us with all your technical jargon James…

[when you unveiling your new steed?]

What are all the angles and lengths and stuff?

Much like Wayne, I'm baffled by this... it's red?

...it's red?

Fast then.

Ah red. Makes sense.

Mine's been out a few times already Wayne. Consensus seems to be that it is green.

Yep, you have a "green machine" there, perfect geo, like it.

Still feels like I'm riding someone else's bike right now though.

That's because when I rode it to the shops on Wednesday, I left my "mark" on it.

Your bike is now mine.

Get Ryan to do it. He did Gormley's already (if you want another opinion). Great work, great guy.

this is true, now if he's only keep his elbows down, fit a brake and stop hopping about like hyperactive 7 year old, he'd be the perfect man. :)

anyone got an 18t white freewheel to sell?

this is true, now if he's only keep his elbows down, fit a brake and stop hopping about like hyperactive 7 year old, he'd be the perfect man. :)

Sounds like you are in love with cameron?

The Milwaukee POLO FORK was a collaboration with New York's own Doug D and the Milwaukee Bicycle Co.
Here's what Doug had to say about his initial idea...
"I was thinking about the convenience of having one spare wheel to replace the front or rear, especially in tournament situations. A 120mm spaced fork made specifically for polo would mean more interchangeability, less spare parts, more gearing options for us single speed and fixed riders. And it would mean that any bike with this fork would breathe polo."
• Bruiser Polo Fork - Aftermarket
• 400mm Axle to Crown
• 4130 Heat Treated Chromoly
• Weight - 1260g w/300mm Steerer
• 1-1/8" One-Piece Fully CNC'd Steerer
• 990 Brake Mounts with Removable Studs (plugs included when not using studs)
• Removable Brake Housing Guide
• Headset Compression Plug Included
• 400mm Axle to Crown
• 32mm Rake
• 6mm Dropouts
• Stainless MKE Badge
• Black ED Coated Inside and Out for Full Rust Proofing
• Your Choice of Solid Color (excluding pearl coats or metal flake)
• Lifetime Warranty
Head over to the site for a few more photos and pricing.
www.benscycle.com then navigate to the "Bike Polo"

Can't wait to get my legs sliced with one of those. Also, no V–Brake mounts?

Nice idea, but it's along the same lines as going out for a ride with a toolbox with stuff 'you might just need sometime' on your back.

Nice idea, but it's along the same lines as going out for a ride with a toolbox with stuff 'you might just need sometime' on your back.

Not really, it is supposedly to make it easier to change parts on a polo bike, which is very likely to break. Maybe it is more comparable to going mountainbiking with some tools in case your bike breaks

that's a solution looking for a problem

But how often do you break a wheel beyond being ridable. Most frames have enough clearance so that you can finish the day on a damaged wheel then fix it when you get home.

I understand that it means more spares which is good, but as others have pointed out there are safety issues.

Can't wait to get my legs sliced with one of those.

Thats what I was thinking. An exposed sprocket at the front wheel hub? Sounds like a recipe for disaster.

gimmick. end. of.

I'd not get too stressed by sprockets on the front wheel from a safety pont of view. If you've got body parts heading toward a spinning wheel they're pretty likely to get mangled either way.

I think encouraging exposed sprockets is a pretty shit idea.

Are they anymore dangerous than the exposed cog on a flipflip rear?

I think possible injury is red herring when compared to the fact it's basically not very useful.

I'd not get too stressed by sprockets on the front wheel from a safety pont of view. If you've got body parts heading toward a spinning wheel they're pretty likely to get mangled either way.

I think the front wheel is generally where the action is.. spokes or wheel covers can rub off someone's leg with not much problems, but if you got the teeth of a fixed sprocket rolling around and making contact, the potential for slashings is increased.

And yes its a gimmick, which doesnt make much sense IMHO. You mess up your back wheel, you put your spare back wheel from your front forks in its place - you still need a(nother) front wheel to cycle the bike.