Birmingham Bike Polo Chat & BS Thread

Yes I saw it in the other thread which is why I'm asking as the guy on the left is a very good friend of mine.

got it from here

A few bits of advice to newer players from last night -

When your teammate is trapped in a corner/against a barrier/behind goal, especially when they are heads-down trying to control the ball, tell them where you want the ball passed to! The sooner you ask, the louder you ask, the clearer your directions, the better. Early passes out of these situations are really valuable.

When you're defending, if the player you're marking gets away from you and your teammate takes over, swtich to marking the other loose attacker asap.

tell them where you want the ball passed to! The sooner you ask, the louder you ask, the clearer your directions, the better.

Agreed.

I find myself constantly telling my teammates where I am/what my situation is, even if i'm 'nowhere'. This also helps you realise when you are 'nowhere' or in a dodgy position, which will help you correct your positioning quicker. It's mutually beneficial.

Matt, you're always nowhere.

Birmingham Bike Foundry are now stocking double brake levers - **£14 **(inc. barrel adjusters)

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Good polo today, albeit 2 v 2.

I thought some more about mine and Matt's discussion, and developed my opinion a bit more:

As much as I don't like it, and think it's an unsuccesful tactic, the double-goalie/wait it out approach is totally valid in 3 v 3. The onus is on the attacking team to bide their time and hold possession and send someone in to break up the wall through legal shoulder barges and mallet hooks.

I also think the static goalie in competitive 2 v 2 (like our tournament earlier this year) is fine, as the point is to win games, above all else, and who cares if danwentskiing thinks it's ugly...

What I don't think is worthwhile is doing it on days like today. The genesis of 2 v 2 at Highgate (with little goals and the no shooting outside the box rule) was to re-create as well as possible 3 v 3 polo when we don't have enough numbers. The small goals are there so that long shots are not really worth trying, and the outside the red box rule is so it's not a foregone conclusion that you'll score if you get a one on one situation. I actually think it works really well, and is good training for 'real' polo, because it focuses your mind on not leaving gaps which create 1 on 1s in the first place.

Does anyone else care, or is it just me?

New Years Eve party chez Fin et Chris, you're all welcome.

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Fin here's that hellzapoppin film we were talking about

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD1cFVAuY-g

those robot fights don't look fun

Hello all hope you are enjoying xmas and thee new year. Thinking of you all as I sit the 25 degree sunshine :) see you all soon Asim

i also made this one

butty!

note the guys behind laughing

The guy laughing behind is Oscar Kahn.

fao matt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBb9hTyLjfM

Merry non-denominational winterval festivus social gathering...

...you horrible lot.

Hope father christmas brought everyone the bike-related shit they were after

Think I may have found the perfect polo wheelset (if you htfu and ignore the weight)

Think I may have found the perfect wheelbase reducing upgrade for Neil

ftfy

sick burn!

i might get some of those forks...

Yay! Neil's back!

How was Noo Yoik? Did you play polo?

nah, watched some though. they have depressingly small turnouts when its icy cold and similar floodlighting problems to us. good to know we're all in the same boat eh?

Yeah, although Birmingham is at least 10,000,000 times cooler than NY.

thought id show you a few photos of what i've been doing with my polo bike's seat stays

before:

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photos of the frame after brazing with paint job to come tomorrow hopefully