One advantage to working out in the sticks (aside from getting to walk along a geode and fossil filled creekside at lunchtime) is that the plumbing supply stores out there carry ABS pipe and fittings. I just completed this little beauty: 2 1/4" diameter, 5 3/4" long, closed ends, "trap"-style shuffle surface, recessed shaft cross bolt, it's everything I was trying to accomplish with much more complicated/expensive designs, materials, and manufacturing processes.

Chicago, Cincinnati, Dayton, Madison, Milwaukee; I want all y'all to play hard and have fun. Can't wait for friendlies later this summer so I can pick up on what you've learned from playing with the coasties (like, how to beat 'em in tourneys).

Someone please oh please bring a laptop and post updates or get Brian to. St Louis won't be coming, so I need my fix! Stats, standings, pics, and video.

As the regional games come together at big tournaments this summer, some of the subtle and gross differences in styles of play will cause some friction. Lets hear from those who've played away from their own courts and have examples, questions, and solutions to offer up for discussion.

Hey y'all,

This is a recent myspace bulletin from Jared at Seattle Bike Polo. Here in Chicago, the planning for the NACCC National Polo Tourney has taught us that big, sanctioned events are easier to organize (cheaper, more easily insured) if the organizers are well... organized. Getting 501c3 (Non-Profit) status halves the park district fees associated with the two-day NACCC.

However, getting 501c3 status is a long and complicated process. Only worthwhile for the biggest of events. If there were a national, or several regional, organizations that held status, we could turn to them for support with big events and sanctioned tourneys when we wanted to throw them.

I'll say this just once more: call those central Wisconsin ski resorts and ask about going through their old rental equipment. Ben and I went out to a trash mountain place last night and picked these 120 decent to great poles out of a few hundred that had been laying around for a few years. The rental shop guy charged us 20 dollars.

It is the voted-on opinion of CBP that sponsorships are of limited use to bike polo as we play it now. The tournaments we plan are celebrations of community, and that community supports itself at those tournaments. Food, drink, places to overnight, respecting a ho-made trophy as a prize, etc.

That said, we aren't against, and are actually looking at a handful of very polo specific manufactured items for prizes or give aways. Headbadges, printed wheel guards, sets of mallets/balls, etc. T-shirts are out. I've got a drawer full of bike event t-shirts

Two things in response to the 3rd's hosted by Milwaukee, who pursued many sponsors, both local and national.

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.

Introducing the X3. A prototype for the 3rd generation of Chicago Bike Polo mallet. With not-even-thinking-about-patenting-it "Lift and Roll" technology.

Send input, orders, and venture capital to: Lucky c/o this site.

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Three little vids about what our KY brethern are up to this summer.