Polo Bikes

^thats way to cheap, $100 for a chainring seems much more sensible

Awesome news tom.

Spend half the money on some solid wheels! You don't need a porn bike (aka something that will get stolen even faster than your last bike) you've got the lo-pro for that.

Or one of these:

http://www.alansbmx.com/product_info.php?cPath=32_34&products_id=4785&osCsid=ee7d79f2fe8f2bf85322306a23638c8f

;)

but you'll need to run bmx cranks

So, are you bored of fixie skidder tricks then James? Giving polo a try instead? ;)

http://www.alansbmx.com/product_info.php?cPath=49_65&products_id=7677&osCsid=9d64c4b0dfc31c9d4447af6c28f9886c

g sport cassette thingy ^ can't seem to find any of their front hubs in 48H anymore though.....shame.

James, you're way off mark on that. Much though I love G-Sport (and use one of their front hubs on my polo bike) the ratchets have tiny cogs at the back, trying to get a suitable ratio would involve a tiny cog at the front. Too much torque and an expensive mistake.

Now if you'd said NOS G-Sport homer with 10mm axle (respaced to 120) then I'd have agreed with you.

48 hole chukka rims arrive in brick lane in a couple of weeks

Kev was saying that people in the US who've been testing chukka have been having the same issues that initially arose with H+Son with the upper wall of the rim splitting open like a pitta bread. I'd wait a while before even bothering with them.

So, are you bored of fixie skidder tricks then James? Giving polo a try instead? ;)

Not so much bored, its a combination of things I think, I used to captain a sponsored tournament paintball team, but the time, frequent travelling, is now impossible with the way things are with my work, but....I do miss being part of a team doing something I enjoy.

I've played polo a few times and it is damn good fun :)

I tried to fill the gap left by my bmx with fixed gear tricks, however everything is loads more effort, and i'm hankering for something built for street riding thats like the bmx but a little bigger, so i'm buildin a 24 inch rigid street mtb with a freecoaster for that "mad fakie shit™" that I enjoy so much, seems like the perfect compromise.

Besides, all I have to do to make my bike "polo ready" is sort the gearing, so gonna have a hunt for a bmx 36t chainring which should be put down to 54-55GI which I reckon will be just dandy!

James, you're way off mark on that. Much though I love G-Sport (and use one of their front hubs on my polo bike) the ratchets have tiny cogs at the back, trying to get a suitable ratio would involve a tiny cog at the front. Too much torque and an expensive mistake.

Now if you'd said NOS G-Sport homer with 10mm axle (respaced to 120) then I'd have agreed with you.

Fairplay I didn't think properly about the gearing side of things actually, those homers were sick bits of kit, 90's bmx rocked!

Besides, all I have to do to make my bike "polo ready" is sort the gearing, so gonna have a hunt for a bmx 36t chainring which should be put down to 54-55GI which I reckon will be just dandy!

go lower.....seriously.

Am I the only one giggling at James?

go lower.....seriously.

40's would be better...

What is 32x18? that's what I'm playing on and it could probably be spinner.

90's bmx rocked!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmqDrJ0owu8&eurl=http://sprfls.blogspot.com/&feature=player_embedded

yep 42 is good, i play 32x20 and like it a lot.

45GI?

If I whack a 30t on that gives me 45ish, probably a better idea then :)

where can i find a big ol' freewheel? like, 21t? :s

biggest is the 20t dicta ones off ebay, they are cheap but you can't remove them from your hub without taking them apart rendering them unusable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmqDrJ0owu8&eurl=http://sprfls.blogspot.com/&feature=player_embedded

Haha already put up the vimeo link but it got removed :(

http://www.londonfgss.com/thread9560-11.html#post842697

Matt - Em sings the praises of the whiteindustries freewheels

where can i find a big ol' freewheel? like, 21t? :s
White Industries go up to 23 (23 is spoecial order from the importer, they keep up to 22 in stock). Pricey but so so worth it.

Matt - Em sings the praises of the whiteindustries freewheels

Word.

No Polo. No domestics.

ha!

thanks em. i'll look em up.

B, do you also recommend Shimano and DT Swiss? ;)

:)

holey poop. pricey was right! £60+ ... hmmmn.

No chance of getting a smaller chain ring?

maybe. 170 gusset cranks. borrowing dale's 36t tree chainring with a 17t freewheel at the mo.

I havent played polo yet though have stated a month or so ago I wouldnt mind getting involved once I have more control over a bike.

I went the other way, played polo to learn more control over my bike!

And it works, I'm a lot better than before (although as has been said I'm still poloistically chanllenged...)