There’s a new section on the website for Polo Bikes, you can upload photos of your own steed and discuss all of the specs – gearing, geometry, brakes, covers etc.. all the sexy sexy bike nerd details
Instructions are here
http://www.bikepolo.com.au/bikes/
Some examples are here
http://www.bikepolo.com.au/bikes/jetnikoff/
http://www.bikepolo.com.au/bikes/rob-m-cell-mullet/
Thanks to Ben Hughes / Adelaide for the original idea
For those who don’t know Fixcraft is a player run company running out of Lawrence, Kansas. Don’t be put off by the name; their motto is “Less fix, more polo”.
These guys started with a ready to go 7075 shaft (which are awesome!), and now offer a range of their own polo related apparel and distribute some other polo gear such as Franklin gloves and balls.
There recent offering is a new colour range of their mallet-holding Top Tube Polo Pads.
Also just leaked is a sneak peak of their V2 wheel covers. New material looks intriguing. I know of a few people looking for something lighter and stronger than chloroplast. This could be it?!
Hey Australasia Polo People, I’ve just set up a little on-line store stocking Hardcourt Bike Polo gear, based in Christchurch NZ. The store is called Down Low Polo and makes available to Australasian players some of the finest bike polo products without the high shipping charges and inherent difficulties of purchasing something from halfway around the globe. The product line will continue to grow so make sure you check back often or follow us on twitter to be alerted to new “drops”.
Enjoy!
It seemed it was only a matter of time before bike polo became mainstream enough for gear to be made with them in mind. Although it seems hard for the home-made culture to be over-run, the Milwaukee-based Eighth-Inch (who have already cornered a polo market for their frame) have produced a mallet head.
Using the same HDPE as the sought after gas pipes, these seem to be pretty well designed. The main advantage I see here is the integration of end caps (replacements available) that can work with a variation of head lengths. They come in 150mm lengths and can be cut down to 140 or 130 while still being able to mount the end caps on one or both sides. They also seem to have a mid support sleeve for the shaft for additional strength.
I guess the potential flaws I can see at this stage is the set mallet head diameter, the shaft diameter set at 19mm, and the re-drilling fo end caps when shortened down to 140 or 130mm. Oh, and to get to australia it’ll probably end up around the $30 or $40 mark.
Peace,
brook (sydnebikepolo.org)
