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Ouch! Glad to hear it's nothing more serious than it is!

I'd rather have broken a bone.
This is so much more painful and I can't eat!!!! (that's a big deal to me, I eat alot lol)

Yes

oUCH! Heal up mate!

Its a shame the hospital were so shit. I hope this persuades a few more people to get face cages, and helmets for the road too. No face = no polo

What exactly does speedway involve, is it on motorbikes or those singlespeeds with the strange handlebars?

Cycle speedway involves 4 riders from 2 teams who are on 4 fixed positions at the start line. team 1 are 1st and 3rd, team 2 are 2nd and 4th, 1st being the inside line and 4th being the outside (my favourite) when the gate goes up it's a 4lap race. of the oval track.

The bikes are single speed freewheel with no brakes and have bars like Danski once had on his polo bike.

No face cage - no cycling.

I can sip through a straw, can't eat. Have no expression in my face(hope it will come back) have many exposed nerve endings so the slightest breeze is agony. not fun I have to say.

Selling one of my 3pmh x rik pole mallets (very light use) - £5

want/dibs. wont be until next weekday practice that i can collect/visit

well I managed to achieve a smashed up face with a lid on and all I did was highside. I'm hoping to scare some of you trendies with my ugly face into getting a lid

   Erm, anyone got a face cage I can buy?? 

Stable - horse - bolted.

I ate dirt on Wednesday... I hope this picture conveys the pain i'm in and how much we should all get lids.

I KO'd myself after a nasty high side during Speedway training.
when I came round I lept to my feet, proclaimed I was fine before passing out again.

The hospital did nothing other than xray me, leaving my skin full of shale.
When I got home I had a 3 hour soak in the bath to get all the clagg out my face, this is what I then looked like

Realising I have a hole in my nose I could smuggle drugs across borders in and two huge slits in my eyebrow and eye socket I went to see my friend's wife who's a nurse for some butterfly stitches

Today the infection is tryng to take over so i'm mostly sponsoring savlon
still shale and dirt is coming out, so i'm keeping up the savlon until the infection has gone, then i'll allow the scabs to take over.

I also grazed all of the inside of my bottom lip, which is possibly the most painful thing ever, imagine an ulcer the size of all of your lower jaw area and that's about it.
today's picture

I'm quite tempted to sneak up on people in Tesco with my 'better' side towards them, then turn and face them and slurr ''brrraaaiinnnsss'' and see if I can make anyone scream. the only thing putting me off is the thought someone might hit me in my squishy eye socket. I havn't shed a tear or sworn yet, that might tip me over that edge.

anyone got a blender/smoothie maker I can borrow :(

Erm, anyone got a face cage I can buy??

Stable - horse - bolted.

I ate dirt on Wednesday... I hope this picture conveys the pain i'm in and how much we should all get lids.

I KO'd myself after a nasty high side during Speedway training.
when I came round I lept to my feet, proclaimed I was fine before passing out again.

The hospital did nothing other than xray me, leaving my skin full of shale.
When I got home I had a 3 hour soak in the bath to get all the clagg out my face, this is what I then looked like

Realising I have a hole in my nose I could smuggle drugs across borders in and two huge slits in my eyebrow and eye socket I went to see my friend's wife who's a nurse for some butterfly stitches

Today the infection is tryng to take over so i'm mostly sponsoring savlon
still shale and dirt is coming out, so i'm keeping up the savlon until the infection has gone, then i'll allow the scabs to take over.

I also grazed all of the inside of my bottom lip, which is possibly the most painful thing ever, imagine an ulcer the size of all of your lower jaw area and that's about it.
today's picture

I'm quite tempted to sneak up on people in Tesco with my 'better' side towards them, then turn and face them and slurr ''brrraaaiinnnsss'' and see if I can make anyone scream. the only thing putting me off is the thought someone might hit me in my squishy eye socket. I havn't shed a tear or sworn yet, that might tip me over that edge.

anyone got a blender/smoothie maker I can borrow :(

Tomorrow (Monday) evening, 6pm at Highgate

1. Stu
   
2. Asim
   
3. Fabien
   
   

Could someone bring a spare mallet for the frenchman please?

If you get 5 I can pick the pink polo horse up from Red Kite Cycles and head straight over. Don't finish work until 5 though, so be 6.30pm earliest i'd imagine. I also need to borrow a mallet.

\o/ My Polo bike is ready to rock with 18/28 which i can change to 17/28 if I likes.

Pick it up 3rd May.

Neil are you still giving my mallet some lovin' ?

Stu, asim, lucas, monty, sarah, si and anybody else who wants a copy of the minutes from last night's meeting, can you PM me your email address and I can pass them along.

Thanks EMM but bit busy with Speedway and everything else to 'get involved' with polo as more than an occasional attendee at the moment!

Yeah, use Sheldon Brown's gear inch calculator, as tyre size affects the 'hardness' of the gear, so you need to factor that in too.

I used to use 38", which was low, but my suplesse is beyond reproach, so I could deal with it. Tyre, wheel and bike changes have crept it up to it's current 44" which is definitely a bit too high my style on normal courts, but I deal with it by getting out of the saddle to beast the pedals a bit more from stationary rushes. 41-43" seems best for me.

It depends on your style/abilities and where you play.

If you can get out of the saddle to sprint, and have a decent power-weight ratio you can gear up (I reckon 50% of Brummie players can't/don't do that though...) but wheelie turns/goals will be a bit harder, and you may want to develop a flowing style where you try to avoid coming to a complete halt. Also choose this option if you're naturally a low-cadence rider. Clipless pedals and stiff shoes also help you stay on top of a harder gear.

If you're heavy/weak or can't/won't get out of the saddle to sprint and are a naturally high-cadence rider who still uses flats, then go easier.

From what I can remember of your style/abilities I'd say 38-42" ish?

I have a theory that you should be spinning out a few times each game, otherwise you could be more effective in the predominant slower-paced parts by gearing down.

Phew...

Thanks gearing guru Dan,

I looked on the main polo forum but couldn't make my mind up. Too high a gear and my knee caps will want to leave like with 32/16. 22/16 feels horrid, way too low, spin out very quickly.

so with a 16 on the back, 700c wheels with skinny tyres (cant remember actual size) what do I we think is optimal simple gear?

Neil are you still giving my mallet some loving? I made another one but it's not as nice...

With Speedway, 2 new jobs and all the other crap I get upto i'll be lucky if I can get to polo much more than once a quarter, unless Thursday practice is more than theoretical?

22:16 ratio is fine

It's really not, even with my turn of high cadence when needed, I feel almost unstable at such a low ratio. it's quite amusing though...

Dropped my pink polo pos off at the bike shop on Tuesday for some new gearing.

what do people recommend for BHM polo? It's currently 22/16 which is way too low and 32/16 was too high. So what do people recon?

Anyone want a bike box before i bin it ?

a cardboard box a bike arrived in from new or a dedicated box made for transporting your pride and joy safely?

I'm after a bike bag/box for a mountain bike,

Right guys, I got a refund on this after doing research into the organisation and discovering they test on animals and/or fund testing on animals. However, as the roads aren't closed for this event I will still be tagging along anyway.

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So do/did Mars, do you boycott all mars products too? You'd suprised just how many companies use vivisection.

If bmx is an Olympic sport why isn't cycle speedway which has been around decades longer?
Have there been campaigns or applications to?

Good question, though i'd like to see Olympic twister too.

PM me your email and i'll send you a pic.

/shrug/ I just put the info on here, i'm not involved in the club any deeper than being a rider.

Thanks rhb, i'll let Jez/Joe know.

BSA Sport 10 Speed, very very good original condition, comes with new front wheel and original, new cables all round, new rear axle, new/regreased bearings. Small frame. £160ovno

Dawes Tekkara Mountain bike frame + Chain set + Cranks + front and rear mechs & seatpost £offers

Exposure Flare Brand new in packet £30

Maintou kingpin 170 tpc Triple crown forms 1 1/8th steerer £100

Rollapaluza Cycling cap £ swap for a beer

BSA Sport 10 Speed, very very good original condition, comes with new front wheel and original, new cables all round, new rear axle, new/regreased bearings. Small frame. £160ovno

Dawes Tekkara Mountain bike frame + Chain set + Cranks + front and rear mechs & seatpost £offers

Exposure Flare Brand new in packet £30

Maintou kingpin 170 tpc Triple crown forms 1 1/8th steerer £100

Rollapaluza Cycling cap £ swap for a beer

This Saturday 31st March

COVENTRY*** STAGE SPECIAL JUNIORS NEWCOMERS EVENT***

Coventry Cycle Speedway club are inviting youngsters from throughout Coventry and Warwickshire to have a come and try it race session at the all-action sport of Cycle Speedway this Saturday (31st March) in the city.

They are appealing for first time riders aged 8-16 to have a go at the fast and furious cycle sport at their Hearsall Common headquarters (opposite the funfair site) in Earlsdon.

Youngsters can just turn up for the 1pm start time, register for race action (for free!) and enjoy the exciting thrills and spills of Cycle Speedway racing in a safe off-road environment.

And, first time riders don’t even need their own bike or safety equipment. The Coventry club have a range club bikes and helmets for newcomers to borrow free of charge.

Prospective new riders are advised to come ready to race with a long sleeve shirt and gloves and to be accompanied by parents or guardian. New riders can expect up to four races in race categories of their own age group. Classifications start from under 8s.

On arrival at the newly restored Hearsall Common track, newcomers should report to Race Director Bernie Kemp. Further information can be obtained from Coventry club coach Jez Hughes on: 07955 897482.

The event is all part of a special juniors only event called the British Youth & Junior League. Over 60 riders are expected to take part from clubs throughout the Midlands.

Riders will score individual points – which will also count towards their team score. New riders will represent Coventry and will wear the clubs` distinctive red and black race shirts.

A number of Coventry juniors are already booked to appear including local Earlsdon whiz-kids James Kirrane, Macauley Burnnett, Callum McCarroll and Jake Slatter.

Nice clip :)

Results from Sunday 25th March 2012

Senior Cycle Speedway league action returned to Coventry last Sunday after a five year absence, when the reformed Coventry Devlins Newsagents played host to Stoke Potters in the Midland League.

In a thrilling last heat decider, Coventry agonisingly slipped to a late 91-88 defeat, after being four points up with just three heats to go.

Spearheaded by a two pronged Polish attack in Dominik Rycharski and Konrad Pietak, who had arrived from Poland on the morning of the match, Coventry held their own in the first half, reaching the interval level at 45 points all.

A maximum heat advantage from the Myke Grimes/Joe McLaughlin pairing in heat 10 put Coventry four points up. Wins to Pietak and Paul Janaway maintained this narrow advantage until disaster struck the home side in heat 16.

The home side sent out the wrong rider and the resultant exclusion left the Hearsall Common men with too much to do despite Rycharski racing away to win the final heat.

It was a costly error that ultimately deprived them of a famous victory but Coventry fielded a complete team of their own assets in their comeback match and they can face the season with great optimism.

Coventry point scorers:

Konrad Pietak 17, Liam McGuire 9, Dominik Rycharski 18, Paul Janaway 9, Dave Frith 8, Myke Grimes 13, Matthew Lawrence 6 and Joe McLaughlin 8.

In a further sign of the tremendous recovery of the Coventry club, the home side fielded a completely different 8 riders in the corresponding Midland League Division 2 fixture, with Stoke emerging 76-54 winners.

Coventry point scorers:

Jame Kirrane 16, Jake Slatter 6, Macauley Burnett 0, Callum Lee 8, Callum McCarroll 11, Adam Dickinson 5, Sam Slatter 2 and Sarah Hanson 5.

It was certainly warm in team kit! I felt awful when my team mate clipped my wheel and went flying!

No worries, be heading over there in a bit. Will try and say hi

Nah ; )

Sadly it does, as does the Easter Monday Speedway Race :(

3pm for the 1st Team
4.30pm for the 2nd Team