So, who plays bike polo around here? It sounds like fun, I wanna play. Any tips on building a mallet?
terrydean
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:27 pm
rocker boiJoined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 1535Location: santa fe, i think
Polo is sooo much fun! A lot of guys just use bamboo for their mallets. I think it's pretty much up to you when it comes to how you want yours. It should be unique in some way.. the way you know who's playing the next game is by seeing who's mallets were thrown in first!
It should be hefty, but not heavy.. you want it to last, but your arm will get tired.
I've been wanting to make one for a while, but always forget about polo. It's always awkward for me when I go, I don't know many of the guys there and I'm shy and they don't show any intrest in getting to know me, so it's kinda weird for me. It's always a blast when other people I know are there too, though!
Would it be a waist of that Land Shark to make it a polo bike?
lantius
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:38 pm
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i also would be interested in some polo action. i'd need to fudge together a bike for it though. i bet i'll suck!
langston
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:46 pm
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I might have an old lacrosse pole to chop into a polo stick. I don't have a second frame that is big enough for me to make into a polo bike, the one I got at Messman's race is around a 51'. Anyone want to trade for a chris-sized frame?
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terrydean
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 2:37 pm
rocker boiJoined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 1535Location: santa fe, i think
langston wrote:
I might have an old lacrosse pole to chop into a polo stick. I don't have a second frame that is big enough for me to make into a polo bike, the one I got at Messman's race is around a 51'. Anyone want to trade for a chris-sized frame?
Thought you were fixing that up for a pretty girl?
langston
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 2:48 pm
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Thought you were fixing that up for a pretty girl?[/quote]
I've not obligated myself to anything. I will see her next weekend, and will gauge her interest in coming into posession of a bike. Right now she's one of those kids who drive 12 blocks across Pullman to avoid the boogey-man and crappy weather.
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elriche
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 7:45 pm
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I seem to remember someone telling me they'd made a swell mallet out of an aluminum crutch. Wouldn't you know, ski season is right around the corner too.
ps- Polo, same rule of thumb as pool: be wary of anyone whose mallet breaks down and has its own leather or hardshell case.
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terrydean
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:10 am
rocker boiJoined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 1535Location: santa fe, i think
THe crutch mallet is pretty rad, he used the part that bends around handle (the crutch handle) so it has a nifty bend in it.
jillita
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:36 am
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I'd love to play. Do you think we could get away with polo in Red Square?
lantius
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:38 am
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harlot wrote:
I'd love to play. Do you think we could get away with polo in Red Square?
no, we would slip and fall and die. the real question is could we get away with polo in the triangle garage? (i am guessing probably not.)
derrickito
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:50 am
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there is a UW parking garage that i used to skate in along time ago, it's right at the bottom of the ave, a block up from Recycle Cycles. 4 stories or so.. and at night, near the top it is always lit and rarely any cars in it
cops came in once and cared less that we were in there skating, they talked to us for a few minutes then just watched us skate as they ate a late dinner.
it would be a decent place
terrydean
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:00 am
rocker boiJoined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 1535Location: santa fe, i think
Yes! Let's play polo! The best polo balls are those dog toys you get at petsmart or whatever, the flashy light up ones. They are cheap, too, if I remember right..
henry
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:23 am
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henry wrote:
the dreaded ben wrote:
gregas wrote:
i'd be up for swinging missing and falling.
shouldn't you be hard at work with the book learnin'.
cause afterall, that's what i devoted my secondary school experience to.
I think we should start tutoring the high school kids on thursday rides.
shit, we can't talk. he's more responsible than both of us put together(and no i'm not talking about us spooning henry).
dennyt
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 12:47 pm
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We could have a mallet-fashioning party in the machine shop here at UW some night. If somebody could bring a bunch of golf clubs / ski poles, and a few plastic cutting boards, we could crank out a bunch of them in a night.
We could get way fancier than that, if anyone wants to. But quick & dirty is good enough for me!
gr8noise
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 12:51 pm
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MMMM. CNC polo paddles. Cool.
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terrydean
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 12:53 pm
rocker boiJoined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 1535Location: santa fe, i think
Problem with that one is that the "heads", if you will, aren't very big at all.. you can scoot the ball all over the field, but to make a goal, you have to hit the ball with one of the heads of the mallet.
dennyt
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 12:57 pm
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Rules? Damn.
Well we have a wood shop too, if we want to make the other kind.
terrydean
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:18 pm
rocker boiJoined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 1535Location: santa fe, i think
Of course! The ones I can remember are..
No foot down.. you put your foot down you have to do a complete circle before you can be back in the game.
Scoring must be done with heads of the mallet.
Uuum.. to play the next round, you must be one of the first 8 to throw in your mallet (I think it's 8? guess it would depend on the size of the "field"..)
Last person in has to split the teams. Typically, he/she picks up all the mallets, holds them behind his/her back, devides them evenly, without looking, and throws half on each side of the field. That's why having a sweet custom mallet is good, it makes it easy to see what team you're on!
Um, I am sure I'm forgetting stuff, but I'm not sure what. The rules are online someplace, surely..
terrydean
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:19 pm
rocker boiJoined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 1535Location: santa fe, i think
dennyt wrote:
Rules? Damn.
Well we have a wood shop too, if we want to make the other kind.
!!! Do you have a lathe? I so want to make a sweet mallet on a lathe! The head anyway..
When can we have this mallet making party? I am super down! I'll chip in for pizza!
dennyt
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:47 pm
rocket mechanicJoined: 02 Aug 2005Posts: 2708
Yeah, but I'm a complete n00b when it comes to wood, so I'll have to ask the shop manager to show me how to use it.
Next week is looking busy for me, but we should definitely do it, maybe the week after.
terrydean
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 2:16 pm
rocker boiJoined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 1535Location: santa fe, i think
I've worked lots of wood in my day ;D
I dunno how they'd feel about a non-student using the stuff though.. I've lathed bunches before. That and a band saw would pretty much be all we needed to use.. and a drill press, perhaps.
gregas
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:00 pm
Joined: 04 Aug 2005Posts: 260Location: seattle
henry wrote:
the dreaded ben wrote:
gregas wrote:
i'd be up for swinging missing and falling.
shouldn't you be hard at work with the book learnin'.
cause afterall, that's what i devoted my secondary school experience to.
I think we should start tutoring the high school kids on thursday rides.
I'll set up a tabletop on my handlebars and bring all of my books next week. I could use something extra on the side...
studying i mean.
Aaron
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:58 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 4645
dennyt wrote:
So, who plays bike polo around here?
Messman told me there is a weekly game around here somewhere. That is all the info I have on him. He is the guy that put on Messquerade.. I do have his email address but probably should not post it here cuz I don't have his permission. Denny, PM me and I will give it to you.
terrydean
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 4:19 pm
rocker boiJoined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 1535Location: santa fe, i think
Yeah, the Weds (and sometimes Fri) night polo was the polo I was talking about at the begining of the thread. They meet on the roof of this building on West Lake. I forget the name of it. They are the ones that are a little awkward to play with if you don't know anyone.. for me at least.
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