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'80s Joe Waugh frame and forks, Gipiemme sprinter hubs laced 3x to Mavic GP4 tubular rims, Conti Giro Tubs, Shimano 600 (mostly Arabesque) groupset, 52t chainring and 12-18 7sp block, Profile Aero bars with Cane Creek TT levers, temporary Brooks saddle 'till a more period-suitable Turbo arrives from ebay.

Bigger pic:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16282281@N04/6989570252/in/photostream

I wanted a fast, geared bike to accompany the two fixed gear bikes and the classic tourer that I already own, so I built this. Looking forward to a fast, fun summer, then a respray over winter.

Since it's just about finished, I thought I'd post a pic of the Waugh, mainly for Ricky and Tristan's benefit.....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16282281@N04/6989570252/in/photostream

Saddle is temporary 'till the Turbo arrives from Ebay

No car Wednesday nights, but definitely in for Matt's tapout Sunday

Eh, eh eh eh eh.

What?

Am I being dumped?

Yeah, about that. :p

We need to talk......

I'm going to sit in my room and cry. . . and maybe plot a devious bunny-boiling revenge

I'll get the popcorn...

There's no denying it'll be fun, Nige, but I just felt a point had to be made ;)

Is the Steve/Nigel/John team all sorted too?

That's not a team, it's just the names of three people who've never played polo together before......

Ha-ha-ha!
Looks the same as any other Histo, but with gears and brakes. If this one looks shit, then they all do....

#justsayinglike

I reckon the threat of weather is gonna keep me away today. Sorry...

I haz spare polo bike, Steve. You might want a longer seatpost tho' ;)

err, hell yeah!!

Can't make that early, but will get along at some point. :)

I like it John.
Apart from the slot in the disc not lining up with the rear valve!
How does it handle?

I recycled the wheel-discs from the old red bike from when I was running 700s. Valve access slot didn't line up that well when I pulled the cable-ties tight and I couldn't be arsed doing it again ;) What I did, instead, was to cut the slot wider for better access, but only on the NDS. If I was making new discs, I'd prolly have no valve access slots on the drive side at all.

Handling is pretty sweet apart from a small amount of wheel flop caused by slightly too much trail, which I'm gonna live with for now.

New polo bike, for those who haven't seen it yet....

Bigger/more pics here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16282281@N04/6915256520/in/photostream

Not a high-dollar bike like some on here, but it works for me....
'scuse the poor phone pic

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16282281@N04/6915256520/

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Joe still available, Tristan? Be nice to keep it local, no?

cant play tomorrow (on the off chance anyone suddenly remembered how much fun bike polo is), at least not til about 4.30-5 as it stands...

Poloistas a bit thin on the ground this weekend...... I wont be playing tomorrow either.

Tristan- off away going gone?
Sorry you wont be around to witness the new wave, but happy you're heading for adventureturestures

Errr, what?

Let's hope the court is free, then.
I might be a little bit delayed

Wakey, wakey, poloistas
Who's in?

Are we still expecting a visitor, Oliver?

went down on thursday night to new court- it was packed.
had to find else where. went to exhibition park- all good for what was needed. 3 people turned out to play.

elswick thrown in as an option for tomorrow as 1 of the few players in newcastle who actually plays can only make it out to play if by chance anyone else can make it up there is all...

Fair 'nuff
Still keen to play, but 'cos I have to drive 10 miles to get to polo, it's useful for me to know where I'm going. Will follow developments on the forum in the morning .

spose to be ok there now..

Not sure I understand the thinking of going back there now that we've found a good court

if we go to tourney court it'll be better to be early to ensure games... another court in exhibition park which is decent...

I thought the point of going to the tourney court regularly was to have an established quality court, a place that people could be sure of finding us, to make it 'our new court'. Why change courts again now? Am I missing something?

I can probably make it for 1-ish

I'm in.
Elswick? Isn't that the danger-court? WTF? Don't wanna go there!!
New court FTW

Tidy!!!
So did you buy it then?

£140 if it's still there, it's all restored and such.

Sounds reasonable for a fully restored (and, I assume, serviced) Wisp. Do it, you know you want to ;)

Can't say I've noticed my 60s/70s steel Johnny Berry frame flexing either, but it* is *stiff and has newly built and very stiff wheels too. What are your wheels like? Have you got legs like tree trunks?

Thanks ;)
Try the Wisp out, you'll probably really like it. My wife prefers hers to the 'orrible barge that was the Pashley Princess she had before. Which brings us to the second issue. How much are the shop asking for it?