Birmingham Bike Polo Chat & BS Thread

That looks really good stu. 7 miles from my house though...that's a mission on a polo bike...

Find, piece of cake from my gaff but a bit of a mission for others...

took me ten minutes on my road bike, so 20 on a polo bike. we would have to take plywood or something to cover the gaps, so maybe dan could drive and pick up those who live furthest away? I think the current courts are the best location but maybe we could have the league final there? make a day of it?

Yeah that sounds good... By the way... Beers at mine tomorrow night all welcome

could use the stuff i pinch from work to cover gaps..light and transportable..and free. =)

Well done Stu - looks like a potential tournament court. Worth the long ride for special occasions if the locals aren't total cunts.

I lost a fingernail in the process but I am fuckin' ready!

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^ hawt stuff!

Awesome Ross, quickest Beginner to Pro transition in birmingham polo history

Well done Stu - looks like a potential tournament court. Worth the long ride for special occasions if the locals aren't total cunts.

I didn't see anyone around and the rest of the park is really well up-kept. There were no beer cans or fag buts on the court suggesting it's not a regular hang out, but Weoley itself reminded me of the worst bits of Essex

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I drew this earlier on Solidworks, it basically shows a threaded shafter with a bolt that would go through the top of the head and into the shaft, a lip at the base of the bolt would prevent it pulling through the head, but the plastic would eventually give so it would probably take a brass ring inside the hole in the plastic to stop it losing shape. I am planning to have a go at this next week sometime hopefully.

nice graphic dude.
are you planning on using a lathe to cut threads in the shaft and the insert?
big raw plug and a long countersunk screw worked a treat in mine, it's never moved

thanks man, is urs through the base? I was wondering if it was possible to not have the pole inside the head.. I think this way would be really strong, but would also mean you could just unscrew the pole from the head to replace either when they are bent or snapped..

i hadn't thought about the easy replacement aspect, that would be great advantage. However the detachable feature means it may be prone to becoming 'unattached'.

yeah i drilled from one side to allow the shaft to go through the mallet head and then only slightly into the bottom, so the shaft sits in a small recess. Then the screw pulls it together. I've also got a tiny screw to stop rotation. Can i see a locating tab on your middle picture? If you had the join between the shaft and the bolt above the mallet head you could drill a small hole at 90**° **through both and put in another small bolt to stop it loosening over time. I'll do a shitty drawing now to try and explain

No, not a locating tab, just the lighting effects i think.. Yeah would almost want a quick release style attachment where you screw in and then lock it with a fastener of sorts, but then it get tricky..

here's what i think could work

if you have the equipment you could mill an alley key fitting in the end of the large bolt so you can tighten it from the bottom, then lock it off with the smaller bolt at the top

like so

but this is basically just a hugely over-engineered screw and raw-plug attachment

you could thread it with a tap and die set easily, the only stumbling block is the flared end..turn down a piece of tubing or some other solution...

In london they drop a nut down the shaft (as ski poles are tapered) then just pop a bolt through the bottom of the head up into it. Tighten for a it then voila, snug as a bug. I think i'll try this with one of the ski poles i'm watching on ebay, then the other try something new.
Stu - in your drawing, very little stress is on the bolt that stops rotation so a big pop rivet would probably do the job with less hassle.

matt - as si says, if you had some good alu pole you could tap a thread into the shaft base and then just screw a bolt through one side of the head into it as per your drawing. it would be easy to tighten it with a spanner.

what keeps the mallet head from rotating? The pin keeps the inner shaft rotating around the outer shaft, but the head would rotate around the shaft. I have this issue with my mallets made with a wood dowel that is similar to the above.

Great looking court!

Senneleys Park, Weoley polo court

I really don't get why people don't just get perros/rik poles from their next tournament - I'm still on the ones I bought from Karlruhe in February! Add on a 3pmh head and you have a light, strong, secure fixing with no dodgy protruding nuts and bolts for less than £20.

CCM hockey helmet with visor - 54cm-58cm - £30 for Brummies

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Some lovely person stole the (flat) front wheel from my polo bike last night...

Got a spare mtb wheel you can have - needs two spokes though.