Monthly Archives: May 2009

BIKE POLO TOURNAMENT

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MELBOURNE
MAY 30th + 31st
2 Days of Bike Polo Madness. Paterson St (at Arnold), North Carlton, $5 individual entry or $15 per team
Noon till dark, Saturday and Sunday
Day 1, Set teams elimination, (BYO team or enter the ballot) Noon till Dark.
Day 2, Pickup polo + trackstand, footdown, quickstop + more.
Heaps of prizes for podium placing as well as best player, best new player, best female, best outfits, best stack.
Out of Towners get in touch for billeting.
Big party, Saturday Night.

Sponsors Include: Skin Grows Back, Crumpler, Commuter Cycles CBD Cycles, Human Powered Cycles, The Spokesman, My Mountain + more.

Signup for this tournament at bikepolo.ca

Penny at Three Thousand Says:
Okay! Yeah! Polo for the people! Bike polo is the best. Did you know that glamour model Jordan plays horse polo? That’s why she got her boobs reduced. The RSPCA rang up. If this is not enough to put you off the horse version and get you down to the bike polo tournament this weekend then you are Peter Andre. This two-day tournament promises pickup polo and trackstand, footdown, quickstop and other activities we’ve never heard of. But there’s a prize for best outfit! – PM, Three Thousand SIGNUP

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Discussion Thread on fixed.org.au

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First day at Flagstaff Gardens

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The sun shone, the birds were chirping, the BBQ was fired up and so were were we to play on this smooth new court

It was a pretty good turnout for a Sunday, many of us turning up just in time to catch some BBQ goodness courtesy of the Vic Market butchers who were almost giving the snags away near closing time (remember for next time!)

The surface is awesome to play on. Turns are easy, the surface feels nice and soft under the tyres, and the ball glides straight along merrily on its way. We played double-court style, the game play being quite a bit faster paced than on one court.

We played till 10pm or so under the happy hum of the four supermega floodlights providing more than adequate lighting to play.

There were some spectacular spills, with Scott requiring a trip to the hospital for an ankle injury, and Pete and RobB both going superman over their falling bikes

New Sports discussion at 774 Melbourne

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This afternoon’s ‘distract-the-masses’ discussion revolved around sports that need more attention, sparked by the recent media focus on the Roller Derby. I managed to throw in both a mention of the national comp held recently over in Perth, as well as the upcoming tournament here in Melbourne. Unfortunately, Richard was more interested in bike jousting – I don’t think this happens in Melbourne anymore, maybe at the occasional MDMA party. One thing that made me laugh was just before I went on air, when the producer who took my call went “*sigh* I thought we’d get you guys calling.”


New Venue: Flagstaff Gardens

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Flagstaff multipurpose court

Soft smooth “Plexipave ” surface, loads of grip, it’s like paint mixed with sand.. Just like the green bike lanes on roads.

The courts are huge, two full size Netball courts side by side. We could play two matches at once, come the Tournament!

Panorama of the court

Photos of the surface and play area are here



Down to business.  The courts will be available to us on Sundays from 3pm – 10pm on Sunday May 17th for 4 weeks. This wiill give us an opportunity to test out the courts surface and see if they work for us and to ensure the court stays in good condition. The floodlights are are also available.  We will have keys to the lockaway shed to store our stuff (cones etc). Perfect!

The area has the following features
- Floodlights and electricity
- Flagstaff train station
- Vic markets (yummy food on sundays)
- Seats in and around the courts
- Toilets!!
- Lots and lots of rubbish/recycling bins
- Picnic tables
- Kids (and Charles’s) play area
- BBQ facilities
- Bowling club diner/bar, should be serving alcohol when the bowls club meet (more for our Tournaments as we BYO)

We are negotiating the price, but between $3-5 per person should cover it.  We hope to reduce this to a Gold Coin donation if numbers are up!

There are some fairly simple conditions
As we are sharing the court with others playing Netball and Tennis, we need to be careful not to mark the surface too much.
- Be a little more careful when using our mallets against the ground, it may leave a mark.
- Try not to do too many long skids, and if there are some skids on the ground then we can sweep them off with a broom from the clubhouse.  If you are a skid fiend, consider getting a blue or white rear tyre.
- Mallets will need to be checked to make sure that there are no protruding screws or bolts.