Birmingham Bike Polo Chat & BS Thread

J'ai marque un but en paris!

"Yeah, the heads and poles are £7 each, and the rim is £20, so that comes to £90.
*If possible, can you pay through paypal, at *http://www.lhbpa.org/shop
Otherwise I'll take cash when you collect them, but paypal is a lot easier for us.
cheers,
John"

Happy to get paid when i get back

Awesome. Thanks Hyper - I'll pay you to monies on arrival. Are you playing on Wednesday?

EHBPC 2011 on Vimeo

Some sick moves in there, especially that last game with Lequipe.

One of my fave polo videos. Love Ryan's mega beer can...reminds me of something Ben would do!

TA DA!

^^tru that - I did half expect to see Ben pop up on some random team or reffin with his shirt off again.

How the fuck did you inbed that Fin, I tried to do it in the Polo Events thread and wouldn't work?!

Can someone help me get a fucking Randonneur on my back wheel? I've been trying for half an hour, I'm close to tears, all I want to do is play polo but it's too tight/I'm not strong enough?!?!?!?

I'm l33t

Also what do people think about heading to august critical mass on our polo bikes with flyers?

I think that's an excellent idea.

Really good idea. Andy, Matt, me and possibly Neil won't be there though :(

I gave up tonight, my hands are red raw and I worked myself up into a right rager! Can't even solo polo tomorrow because I'm sans mallet. FML.

Ace article fin! thats some good loking chap too, where can i get his number...

Matt can you send me the Brum Bike Polo logo please? Also the photos from today? Am I right in thinking there's no Birmingham Bike Polo email address? Thinking it would be more pro to email venues from one?

I registered birminghambikepolo@gmail.com for tournament and sponsorship correspondence. Happy to let people have the password.

Cheers Dan, could you pm me the deets? Just drumming up some options. Set up a facebook too as we got alot of attention at the Zine Festival (I gave out flyers and crib sheets) if thats cool with everyone?

Goals

MG - I can drop them off at yours any time tomorrow (pretty much). Any good?

I have a few old balls (too light for playing with) for the tops.

We still need: closer weave net, washers (EMM providing), one more noodle (tri-dork_LJ providing)

When all is said and done, they should be transportable by car (maximum of one passenger), and will only require an 8mm allen key to dismantle. I just don't have anywhere to store them.

Roughly how much floor space do they take up (if dissassembled and stacked neatly). I have a space in my back garden about 1x2m walled on threee sides that I could rig a tarpaulin over. I could get you a key cut to the gate and then you could access them whenever you want. Doesn't require me to be in when you pick them up. Need to get a tarp from somewhere though.

I have blue Zoodle. I'll hole it and bring along wednesday.

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Stu - if they are disassembled they don't take up too much space. Hard to describe dimensions, but check them out at polo.

LJ - can you just order some, and hit us up for money? A few feet over isn't going to matter too much.

Dan I'm back from work around 4pm. If they're going in my basement, some tarp or something to put on the floor would be good as it's a bit damp down there.

To be honest, I may as well just keep them at mine until they're finished at least. Can disassemble and keep them in the shed and bring them out a few times per month on Sundays.

If somebody else starts playing who comes down by car, then maybe we can rotate custodianship.

Erm..its Aluminium..damp will not affect it...be sweet. (unless you are...not at work...be fine =) )

Mould will though!

No worries Dan.

lmao, fair nough.. =)

I won't be back in Brum properly til October, but the offer is there if you need a new space in a few months. Dan, if you find you really need to shift them I can post a key up to you and let my housemates know what's going on. Most polo people have been round my garden so they know the deal with the access.

By the way, if anyone is coming from Brum for the London Open and doesn't know anyone they can stay with in London could they please say so? I can accommodate but probably not all. Depends how many.

Me!