Would this bike mod be allowed in a tournament? I figure soccer goalies can use their hands, hockey goalies get a bigger stick, etc. Aside from the Von Munz clause, we don't have any rules about bikes.
Can I get a ruling?
It plugs a hole that I've
Submitted by lucky on Wed, 2007-11-07 10:08.
It plugs a hole that I've been scored on through. And it provides a great advertising space!
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advantage: save one out of
Submitted by kev on Wed, 2007-11-07 10:40.
advantage: save one out of two hundred goals
disadvantages: you get blowed around. you looks silly. advertising?
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what the hell's the von munz
Submitted by kev on Wed, 2007-11-07 10:52.
what the hell's the von munz clause?
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No more or less blown around
Submitted by lucky on Wed, 2007-11-07 12:46.
No more or less blown around than anyone with a wheel gaurd disc.
If that 1 in 200 goal blocked is a shot of yours, I'll be happy.
I was joking about the advertising space. I think I'll screen a big ole' CBP logo on it, though.
The Von Munz Clause: No player may have anything on their bike or on their person that could impale another player. I.E. uncapped handlebars, big punk rock spikes, etc.
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bottom bracket
Submitted by jonnyhunter on Wed, 2007-11-07 17:50.
I think if we had one of those blocky things under the bottom bracket it would be useful. Wheel guards were a bit of a disadvantage at the polo championships because of the wind.
you should spend more time thinking about a counter attack then how to block our goals.
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ill find another way
Submitted by benhunter on Thu, 2007-11-08 20:55.
lucky if you want to mod your bike to block my powe shots ill just upgrade my power shots to kick your fucking ass. now are you goint to put a team up for the classic? probably not. bring it
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lucky- i personally don't
Submitted by crash on Sat, 2007-11-10 16:19.
lucky- i personally don't have a problem with your mod...but it does open up the door for below the BB protectors which i would have to vote against so i guess in turn i am voting against the usage of that in tournament play. I think that the below the BB shot is too integral of a possible shot or goal opportunity. If we begin to allow crazy mods and such someone can basically build a fucking tank of a goalies bike and sit there the whole time...unless we enact a "in the paint rule" like the NBA.
wind factors- the wheel cover does create a bit of a wind sail perse...but nothing that has caused me to not make a shot or not block a goal or hinder bike polo play except that i have to control/focus a bit more with my left hand. also the safety aspect of the cover is comforting.
advertising space--i am in talks right now with Pabst Blue Ribbon to give us $2,000 to sponsor MBPC as an annual sponsor ship and we have to offer them ad placement in some sort of fashioni.e flyers, t-shirts, spoke cards,.i am willing to make a PBR wheel guard if they give us 2,000. some may disagree or call me a sell out well go ahead...we got 2,000 and you dont.
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I've toyed with the idea of
Submitted by lucky on Sun, 2007-11-11 08:21.
I've toyed with the idea of a bottom bracket guard of some sort for as long as I've been playing the game. The three reasons I've not acted on it are:
1. Fairness.
2. It would inhibit my own play more than it would benefit it.
3. Most of the ideas for attaching such a thing wouldn't be solid enough to survive the game. It would either end up in my cranks or, in a crash, as a serious violation of the Von Munz clause.
So: I'll respect a vote at the next tourney re: the triangle guard's acceptability. But if yer against it cos of a slippery slope argument, I've already slipped down it. There will be no BB guard coming from me.
RE: advertising. I've started a new thread about sponsorships. This would be a great place to put logos if that's yer desire. Imma put a CBP emblem on one side, and a map of the US and Canada on the other, so I can mark all the places I've played. Like a motorcycle rally flag.
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blowjob for sponsorship space
Submitted by benhunter on Wed, 2007-11-14 09:24.
hey lucky ill give you a bj if you put my face on there instead of the cbpc logo
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a day late...
Submitted by max on Thu, 2007-11-15 16:56.
...and you can keep the dollar.
First impression: Lame. Are you gonna ride wearing a signboard too?
If you ride with that then any score you make through my frame is a foul. Seems fair enough?
- max
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No, that doesn't seem fair
Submitted by lucky on Thu, 2007-11-15 19:12.
No, that doesn't seem fair at all. It seems childish. You're free to make fun of and judge my ideas, but you may not extract a penalty when I go ahead with them anyway.
Ben, if I wanted your face on my bike, I'd just run you over.
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if i wanted my face on your crotch
Submitted by benhunter on Thu, 2007-11-15 19:49.
well i cant think of anything clever to say
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so to keep the game fair...
Submitted by max on Fri, 2007-11-16 00:28.
... I've got to install a billboard on my bike?
(good thing ben volunteered a self photo of performing a self bj or I'd have no idea what to use -- dead kittens maybe)
- max
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ruling
i can't imagine it being a problem. I don't really see that much benefit though.
jonny