I remember watching this ages ago... got reminded of it again this week! still awesome! :-)
Sunday, 6 January 2013
Sunday, 16 September 2012
Wild West Polo Tourney - London
15th September 2012: Westway Sports Centre, London
On a sunny day, you can get me to agree to anything. Even entrering a bike polo tourney. I have no trophy to prove my participation, but, i do have 3 left knee bruises, shower-resistant arm-length bike dirt and a humongous deep purple lower rib bruise which is a reminder why handlebars should be plugged (if there weren't plugged i would be now, possibly, resembling a kebab).
Our team "What Were We Thinking" sucked. We finished at a joint 14th (out of 16th). But had a blast ( a colorful purple bast) that i am sure we will remember with a smile - watch this space - we will be back. Faster, Harder, Stronger. (cos it's impossibly to be slower, softer, weaker ;) )
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Mouldy Kitchen Vs Jean-Claude God Damn |
Congratulations to "Party Illuminati" from Newmarket, who won, "Jean-Claude God Damn" from Manchester, in second (who had an incredible 39 goals in 7 games, only letting in 4), and in joint third, "SoYoPoLoCo" from Sheffield and "We All Play Synth", from Twickenham Cycling Club! Well done, and big congratulations to the organisers and to the likes of us who dared!
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| "ouch" souvenir from the Mountain Goats |
Thursday, 6 September 2012
Bike Polo at The Bicycle Film Festival
The bicycle film festival, not only brings as movies (see entry below), but also parties and a fun bike polo tourney:
Shuffle #1: This will be a single player tournament. Register as an individual, teams will be shuffled after every round. Number of rounds and elimination stage details TBC.
Shuffle #2: As this is a SHUFFLE COMM event shuffle goals will be permitted and actively encouraged.
Shuffle #3: Each registered player is permitted to select one song to be added to the polo boombox shuffle playlist which will be played throughout the day.
Otherwise rules will be in line with the LHBPA ruleset (http://www.lhbpa.org/resources/LHBPA...Polo_Rules.pdf).
Sweet prizes will be up for grabs, not only for the winner.
Finally ALL are welcome to play in this tournament, you don't need a team and it's free to enter.
When: Sunday 07/10/2012.
Where: Newington Gardens SE1 (http://goo.gl/maps/OUvBb).
Time: Registration at 9.30am and the first games at 10.00am.
Cost: Free
Shuffle #1: This will be a single player tournament. Register as an individual, teams will be shuffled after every round. Number of rounds and elimination stage details TBC.
Shuffle #2: As this is a SHUFFLE COMM event shuffle goals will be permitted and actively encouraged.
Shuffle #3: Each registered player is permitted to select one song to be added to the polo boombox shuffle playlist which will be played throughout the day.
Otherwise rules will be in line with the LHBPA ruleset (http://www.lhbpa.org/resources/LHBPA...Polo_Rules.pdf).
Sweet prizes will be up for grabs, not only for the winner.
Finally ALL are welcome to play in this tournament, you don't need a team and it's free to enter.
When: Sunday 07/10/2012.
Where: Newington Gardens SE1 (http://goo.gl/maps/OUvBb).
Time: Registration at 9.30am and the first games at 10.00am.
Cost: Free
Bicycle Film Festival (London): 5th-7th October 2012
5th - 7th October at the Barbican Centre, Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS, London
Check out the programme here:
http://
ARTCRANK London 2012: 7th-30th September 2012
Coming at ya!
**Second Showing Added: ARTCRANK London will have an encore showing at Look Mum No Hands from Sunday, September 16 – Sunday, September 30 2012! **
ARTCRANK returns to London with fresh poster artwork from 27 UK artists. The limited-edition, handmade posters are available for £30 each.
Look Mum No Hands is a bike cafe at:
49 Old Street
EC1V 9HX
London
Tour de Phizz 2012 A celebration of cycling (Dublin)
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| flyer by Karen Bobaron |
A hidden bar, packed with a bouncy crowd of punksters, small enough for the barman to know that my vague gesture was after a shot of Jagermeister; big enough to have one hell of a party! This sums up the music night set up to raise funds for Tour de Phizz, "an exhibition curated by a team of artists who create artwork interventions and DIY events dealing with the themes of cycling advocacy and social inclusion."
Read more: http://www.tourdephizz2012.com/
Music provided by:
Total Winners
Complan
Ghost Trap
DJ Fuxy
Notorious J.A.K
And there was a raffle too! i won nothing but had fun, so yeah indirectly a win, win situation!
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| raffle winner gets a bike! |
On Track (Dublin) -at 32 Cook St, Dublin 8
If you are in Dublin and into track, fixed wheel, single speed bikes On Track is the shop for you.
On Track is a small shop full of fixed gear goodness; even Eigthhinch frames (yes all the way from Milwaukee), Surly and Leader and with links to Brick Lane Bikes (London) which means access to the catalogue which includes Affinity products - so your all american fixie urges are met!
Yes, i was like a kid in a candy store!
And i must say the guy running it was extra polite and chatty and *drum roll* he let me ride the rapparee!!!! what's a rapparree? - it's an IRISH made bike - made in Meath in the 1980's by a sweet man called Des (that's another story for me to tell you!).
Dubliners, you have a little treasure hiding at 32 Cook St, Dublin 8.
For a full list of products: go to http://ontrackdublin.com/index.php/brands/
For a full list of products: go to http://ontrackdublin.com/index.php/brands/
[On Track lads, if you are reading, how about i give you a Leader frame, Dawes Londoner, and a lo pro Paul Donohue for that Rapparee!? :-) pleeeeeeeease! ]
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