Tourney: ECMC, Berlin 28.05.09 - 01.06.09

Awesome, I've been trying to get in touch with Strom about coming to London, did he mention the EHBPC?

Hi Mike!

Strom and the other Basel-Guys are still not sure about the EHBPC.
Because they host the: www.tricmc09.ch one weekend later.

I told him that they HAVE TO! because of beeing first in Zurich and Eindhoven lastr year ...

Are there still some open slots left?

If yes, i have to talk to them again...

Gruß aus Karlsruhe...

clearly we need at least 1 swiss team!

@hannes: frag strom doch mal bitte, ob die nicht auch nach münchen kommen wollen.

@hannes: frag strom doch mal bitte, ob die nicht auch nach münchen kommen wollen.

Hey, das ist hier ein englisches Forum. ;)

No code-switching allowed.

Oooooops ... :P

So do we know what teams are going from elsewhere?

All I know of is:

London:
Zombie Lice
Los Tres Amigos
Sitting Ducks (Bill, Jon, Stephan)
Moving Targets

Paris:
Dans Ta Guelle, Puceau

Berlin:?

Munich:?

Karlsruhe?

Zombie Lice FTW!

I'm pretty sure Hannes said that Karlsruhe would be there.

munich: 3 or 4 teams

I reckon there'll be a heap of pickup teams.

I am looking forward to this!

EXCITED. On the grapevine:

No longer capped at 32 teams
4 courts built
Lights

Polo solid for 4 days, FUCK YEAH

I'm going as a fakenger photographer. Has anyone's got 2m sq. of dry floorspace in exchange for quality photo documentation of the whole fun?

Failing that - anyone up for orientation drinks with me on arrival? I am going on my own, Friday to Tuesday, first time, new city... with a bike. Exciting stuff.

anyone want to make a new team?

Alexis (formerly of Oxford Supernova Society team)

You'll be in Berlin? Awesome. See you there, tiger,

so when exactly is the polo comp happening? I saw qualis on sat, but then what?

From the ECMC website it looks like polo qualifiers on Saturday, then knock-out up to the quarterfinals on Sunday afternoon, then completion on Sunday night at the TAPE Club, where there will also be lots of bands and trick competitions etc.

Sounds epic!

I checked the web site but can't see the details ... looks like the polo final will take place in Tape Club up behind Hamburger Bahnhof ... but I can't see where or when the warm-up / throw-in, qualifying games will be ... anyone??

heh heh. Snap Tom. At least you found the timing of the qualifiers. Know the location? Is it Tempelhof?

I don't think the polo is at Tempelhoff, but can't find another alternative...

This is one of the regular throw-in courts, so it might be worth heading here on Thursday for a knockabout. Unless more details pop up on the website of course.
http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=Kreuzberg&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=19.453387,39.375&ie=UTF8&ll=52.498007,13.412666&spn=0.000575,0.001202&t=h&z=20

What are your dates in and out of Berlin?

I've played on that Kreutzberg court. kind of OK, slippery and hexagonal...
I hope they have better - the ball keeps on getting out there

So will you be in Berlin yorgo?

kind of thinking about it. Need to form a team. Asked the FFF and waiting for reply...

I just got this from Stefan
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1. Fixed Gears and the Berliner Polizei
There are a lot of rumours, the facts are like this: If you get stopped with a fixed-gear without a front brake, and you are unlucky, the cops will confiscate your bike. Since April, this happened over 15 times already.

The Problem is, that no-one knows how long they‘ll keep the bike, there has been no court-decision yet. It even is unclear, if the cops are allowed to confiscate the bikes, but some do it anyways.

What you can do is:
(a) When they are about to confiscate the bike, say „Ich widerspreche ausdrücklich der Sicherstellung meines Fahrrades“. So they will have to call a judge, and you won‘t need a lawyer to get your bike back. You can „Widersprechen“ later. There is one guy who already got his bike back that way, but after three weeks.).

Attach a front brake.

Media covering the ECMC will definitely be interested in the Fixed-Gear-Toipc. What we tell them is: Couriers are not interested in the Style, Hipness and the „Adrenalin-Rush“ involved, but need a cheap, easy to maintain ride that enables them to make as much money as possible during the days on the streets. No courier has any interest in smashing into cars and in hitting pedestrians, as usually both events results in injuries and no money. That‘s what we‘ll try to communicate, what you tell them is of course your decision.

2. Where, When
Wednesday, 27. May, 16:00: Early Check-In at Saarbrücker Str. 37 (Mitte), 5th floor on the ic! Berlin roof-terrace. Bring beer and something for the grill (Würstchen), receive your starter-package and chat with the ECMC-team and the Couriers from Europe. Same game Thursday, but we‘ll move over to Mauerpark at around 21:00. Please check-in with us as early as possible, so that the registration on friday and saturday runs smoothly.

From Friday on, everything will happen at the racecourse, respectively in the clubs.

3. Miscellaneous
On Saturday, the party, Pink-Pony-Show and Karaoke will be hosted by Festsaal Kreuzberg. When we booked this venue, we expected less competitors. So: The Place is small. Please leave your bags at the places where you stay, we‘ll try to set up a bag-check, with volunteers to keep an eye on your belongings. Sorry for the inconvenience, but we want to squeeze everyone in. We won‘t let you get in with a big bag!

There will be a Courier-Kindergarden somewhere (probably close to the „Green Barack“, with two pro-nannies, lots of toys and a finger-skateboard-track.

ok but what about POLO? And the Polizei can try to grab my brakeless bike from my dead hands

hmm, i don't want a front brake, will having a back brake be ok I wonder?

I'm going to take a front one, just to go from place to place.
the idea to have my bike take is a no no