mrkawasaki

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• This morning's commute and other commuting stories

  in General • 10 years, 5 months

  

  Shift your weight back, it's really hard to go over the bars if you try not to, even if you grab a massive handful of brake. My polo bike only has a front hydraulic and I grab a load of that as hard as I can all the time, only gone over the bars when I'm concentrating on other stuff, like not passing under any circumstances or running down pensioner poloista.

  ftfy

• Tourney: July 12th ONE DAY ONLY: Into The West - Westway Sports Centre, W10 5XL

  in Bike Polo • 10 years, 5 months

  

  Thanks Kev - excellent day of polo on a good court surface and facilities. The 'condensed' format and 15 minute matches added a new dynamic in the heat - managing energy levels sorted the wheat and we were chaffed come the final game! Predators clearly benefitted from the extra game time though being down and out after 10 minutes in several of their matches, but coming back for the wins.

  Watching and playing Mondial is always a treat, irrespective of the result. As one of only two teams to put 2+ goals passed them, we did manage to leave with something to tell the grandchildren! The belligerent ThemApples hung in there against the relentless torrent of attacks making for compelling sporting finale.

  Props to Westway also for a great showing in their backyard.

  Not sure if there was an MVP award/vote - Mya's performance (and bloody knee) was pretty outstanding IMHO.

  Thanks to teamies Joe and Andy for a much improved showing in our second tournament together as Cross Hares.

  Went to Herne Hill Veldodrome for the first time on Sunday - an atmospheric venue crying out for a balearic-ly-chilled tournament someday. Got to meet and hang with the legendary 'super fun' Joe TS for the first time too... :)

  Thx LDN!

• Tourney: July 12th ONE DAY ONLY: Into The West - Westway Sports Centre, W10 5XL

  in Bike Polo • 10 years, 5 months

  

  I don't know what that means...
  But there'll be folks there by midday I reckon... :)

  Perfect - I have some aged klubbing engagement on Saturday night...

• Tourney: WHBPC 2014 - Montpellier, France 2014/08/27-30

  in Bike Polo • 10 years, 5 months

  

  ^^
  ^
  Me three...

• Tourney: July 12th ONE DAY ONLY: Into The West - Westway Sports Centre, W10 5XL

  in Bike Polo • 10 years, 5 months

  

  Come down to Herne Hill on Sunday, it's the Velo Club de Londres track day so there'll be a coupla kegs and probably a BBQ as well...

  Throw ins + Track racing spectating + BBQ + Keg = Win

  Will do - is the start time respectable for slackers??

• Tourney: WHBPC 2014 - Montpellier, France 2014/08/27-30

  in Bike Polo • 10 years, 5 months

  

  Thx both.

  Are teams that played at some point in EHBPC 14 but not in the finals day top 25 rankings therefore 'unranked' for the purposes of WHBPC 14? If some of the top european 16 and/or remaining 8 do not take up their slots, will the yet-to-be-registered 'open' teams be drafted into the main tournament on that first-come basis?

• Tourney: WHBPC 2014 - Montpellier, France 2014/08/27-30

  in Bike Polo • 10 years, 5 months

  

  Is there a full results listing available from the EHBPC 14?

  The 8 Euro wildcard slots - is that 17th to 24th of those ranked above?

  Is the 'open' section of the wildcard via registration in advance or turn-up and play?

• Tourney: July 12th ONE DAY ONLY: Into The West - Westway Sports Centre, W10 5XL

  in Bike Polo • 10 years, 5 months

  

  Have booked time off/accommodation on a two day basis already, hence still hoping for two days to prevail. Maybe as a compromise we can get commitment from other local teams/combos to play a fresh mini-tourney on the Sunday to get use out of the booked court/give more court time/value for committed non-LDN players??

• Tourney: July 12th ONE DAY ONLY: Into The West - Westway Sports Centre, W10 5XL

  in Bike Polo • 10 years, 5 months

  

  Please be decisive/definitive ASAP - non-LDN have travel/accommodation issues to sort!

• Tourney: EHBPC 2014 - Padova 25/29 June

  in Bike Polo • 10 years, 6 months

  

  Lasai get inside the top 30 - go Wales/MCR uber-sub! Peregrine sitting pretty and primed to strike hard tomorrow, methinks...