Polo Bikes

It's so you only need to take 1 spare wheel to a tourney instead of 2.

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.

Actually you need another rear wheel to cycle the bike because your forks are spaced such that noone elses front wheel will work.

Use wheel covers and you won't need the gimmick forks. Simples!

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.

Its funny how there is such a bike uproar about the exposed sprocket, but when I pointed out that brake rotors were rather dangerous in the throw-in safety thread, it seemed to be dismissed as nonsense.

A rotor is way bigger than a sprocket and has large openings for things to get stuck it. Squirrels get stuck in downhillers brakes all the time. Whatever gets stuck in will get chopped off, unlike a sprocket which would do very little. A gash at worst.

I think it may generally be that people don't like good ideas. Things that seem such a blindingly good idea that they should have thought of it themselves.

Squirrels get stuck in downhillers brakes all the time.

Pictures or it didnt happen

Pictures or it didnt happen

Now define "all the time".

I've ridden bikes with Disk brakes for years, as have many people that I know. To date none of us have ever had a small animal get caught in our rotors.

I have however seen people get sliced by exposed cogs playing polo, but to be honest I don't think it's an issue as it has usually (if not always) been the exposed teeth on a chainring rather than a spare rear sprocket.

Exposed chainrings and capped bars. Seriously that's it. If you're too scared of getting scrapped up every now and then I would suggest taking up a different sport.

I did a delete, sorry, i thought it was in the wrong place, but tthis is what i said

My new bashguard will be a large chainring with a chain looped and closed round it, held on with strong zip-ties (for lack of chainring bolts)

Gah! I thought you had! And now I've deleted my reply!

Anyway, make sure you space the 'bashguard' ring out enough, or the chain wrapped round it can foul your drivetrain.

Provided the biggest chainring on your setup is the one running your drivetrain there really is no need to have a bash guard

Installing a chain covered chainring with zipties seems a little superfluous.

Provided the biggest chainring on your setup is the one running your drivetrain there really is no need to have a bash guard

Installing a chain covered chainring with zipties seems a little superfluous.

Playing polo with Chucklebruv this is the kinda thing you come to expect, you should have seen his oringinal franken-mallet, with bolts and washers all over it

Provided the biggest chainring on your setup is the one running your drivetrain there really is no need to have a bash guard

untill you shoot/pass under your BB and bend your chainring.

butterbean

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sorry for the newbie reply but what is this bike? ang where can i get one?

hi by the way.

butterbean

Clue.

sorry for the newbie reply but what is this bike? ang where can i get one?

hi by the way.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/DAMP-Bicycles/138155828085?v=info

DougD

I came back from Wisconsin with a prototype of the Milwaukee Bicycle Co. new MKE Polo Fork. I finally installed it with some help from Affinity Cycles.
I added a big free wheel for the photos but for game play it will not be there. Instead I’ll be running the front without any cog or freewheel installed. And I’ll carry a spare wheel and a spare freewheel. If I get in a pinch and need to replace the front I’ll throw the spare straight on the front. If I flat the rear or rip out a grip of spokes or destroy the rim or fall victim to any of the many bad things that can happen to wheels on the court, then I’ll spin the spare freewheel to the spare wheel and a quick swap and back in the game. Time outs are becoming more popular in tournaments, would you rather spend a minute looking for some bike to borrow or getting your bike back on the court?

Doug's line of thinking removes the issue surrounding exposed cogs on the front wheel.
I personally still think it's unnecessary but, at least he's trying it. I guess it remains to be seen whether or not it actually takes off.

untill you shoot/pass under your BB and bend your chainring.
Buy a decent chainring in the first place and you will not bend it.

Additionally with a little practice (As with everything in polo) you can easily make that shot without hitting your chainring.

^i'm still looking for that little bit of practise

DougD

Doug's line of thinking removes the issue surrounding exposed cogs on the front wheel.
I personally still think it's unnecessary but, at least he's trying it. I guess it remains to be seen whether or not it actually takes off.

I kind of get it now, but if you're still taking a spare wheel and spare freewheel/cogs with you – it is pretty clear this is a serious tournament or league fork only.

I know that's stating the obvious but it's not something I really considered at first. It's not a fork targeted at someone who just plays Sunday throw ins (like me).

I kind of get it now, but if you're still taking a spare wheel and spare freewheel/cogs with you – it is pretty clear this is a serious tournament or league fork only.

I know that's stating the obvious but it's not something I really considered at first. It's not a fork targeted at someone who just plays Sunday throw ins (like me).

Im sure whatever the final price tag will emphasise this

Currently taking Pre-Orders at $154.99

Maybe it would be more viable for players in the states as large numbers of them drive to tournaments? As we have to fly, train etc all over the place carrying spare wheels has never been something that has really hit the radar.

That said, I still maintain that a well built and maintained wheel will not fold beyond repair.

dang that butterbean is hot shit jono and snoops! would love to know what the geo is too

26"?