If so, who are you insured with?

Really considering it since my partner and I travel a lot either by car or flights.

We’ve been lucky so far but worried for sure.

I'm new to polo and i have been playing with friends at the pit in nyc. I want to build a cheap beater polo bike but have been having trouble finding anything worthwhile on fbmp or ebay. Any advice?

The city (in the USA) wants us to buy $2,000,000 liability insurance for a tournament. Lots of special event insurances don't seem to cover bike stuff. Anyone have any tips on how to find affordable insurance?
Also do any folks have their club covered with an annual insurance plan?

Thanks!

Just want to throw it out there to get the ball rolling. I imagine that all it would take is one connected player in every club to get a head count and ideally demographic, maybe a google doc we could all use with a map at the end if it looks like we can complete the data. Looking for motivated individuals who want to put in the effort to get make this a reality, probably coordinate on the discord.

Hey all, we're hosting a tournament in June (Jefferson Joust, Ashland Oregon), and are curious about best etiquette for inviting referees. We expect that anyone who comes to referee would want to play in the tournament.

How much (in dollars) would be good to offer a referee / day?

How many referees per court should we have? This doesn't mean each ref would be on always, because they may want to play and deserve breaks.

Any other recommendations when inviting / asking folks to come ref our tourney?

Thanks!

What’s your shooting style?

I was going to try a petg 3d print of the mallet head. I found some external dimensions online. Anything I should note that would be useful about the dimensions of the scoop side of the mallet?

Is there limitations on the mallet length and diameter?

Any preference for length? (6'2" if relevant)

Hello! I want to make some top tube covers with a custom design on the fabric. What is the best material to use? Also, if anyone has some DIY instructions or experience to share on how to make them that would be super helpful.

Thank You!

portlandia’s been playing on one of the tvs at the bar that I work at. and I just noticed that there’s a clip of someone playing polo right after the “starring carrie brownstein” credit. anybody know who the player is and do they still play? stupid question but just curious

This video of Cairo Bike Polo is really interesting. These kids have some skills already, and it seems like the club is fairly new. I'm sure I missed some info from gaps in the auto translate.

The guy (Mohamed Ammar, founder of Cairo Bike Polo) says that they have support from the Egyptian Polo Federation (presumably a horse type polo organization) so that's really cool.

I've been saying that youth bike polo would help reinvigorate the sport. Bike polo players are getting old and retiring. If your city has summer camp programs that teach kids to ride bikes, it seems like you could try to funnel the graduates into youth bike polo like that. Advanced Biking II Bike Polo. Prerequisites: Basic Biking and Advanced Biking I. Here's a fun game you can play on a bike.

He says they're hoping to travel and compete worldwide, so look forward to getting smoked by these folks in a few years.

Hey all I'm interested in who has gotten their city to build them (or DIYed) a polo specific court.
So far I know of Austin, GR Michigan, Ontario, Cincinnati and Lexington.

What do your prefer on your bike for components?

from high level like tire width to brand parts like shimano hub

I think a lot of players are leaving 2023 having played mostly shuffle tournaments, and getting excited to play tournaments with a more traditional format.

Putting together your own team might seem daunting at first, but the more you do it, the easier it gets.

Here are some pointers I can think of:

1. go with who you know. Ask people from your club, especially people that you like playing with! If you can play a regular local pickup game with your teammates for an upcoming tournament, that can be a great way to get some casual team time on the court!

2. ask folks you’ve met from other clubs!

Especially folks you enjoy hanging out with!

3. post on the internet (esp FB event page) looking for teammates. If you’re looking, there are probably at least 2-4 other folks looking as well!

4. be a great teammate- sometimes this can mean scoring goals, passing, and playing great goalie, but being a great teammate almost always includes having a positive attitude. (Effort on the court, snacks, working equipment, and tools are good bonuses too! )

Once you’ve establish yourself as a great teammate it’ll be easier to find/keep team buddies.

What advice would y’all have for these players?

Anyone else play cut throat when you've only got 5 people? This video I made features an explanation of the rules and a short game. When a player scores, they switch to the other team. First player to 5 points wins, or if a player on their own team scores then they win instantly.

I just went to my first game and loved it! I'm looking to build a polo bike. I have tons of parts lying around and just pretty much need a frame. I'm 5'11" and 230 lbs. What characteristics should I look for in a frame?

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What are your favorite flat pedals?

idk how long reddit will last with the API garbage, but im on Lemmy now, and if anyone ends up over there, please reach out, and maybe help me mod the /bikepolo

cheers!

Donata posted some IG stories about bike polo being “broken”.
What changes to the game would make polo better?

Hey Polo Fam.. We are hosting the next polo camp in Lexington in the Fall.. great opportunity for newbies on the east coast as I'm not sure if I'll be hosting another camp on East coast for 2024. AND.. the coaching team is crazy talented!!

AND.. if you are WTFNB.. Please take advantage of the ASH Scholarship to have your entry paid for.

Sept 29th weekend. Register on the bikepolocamp.com website

Stay slaying!

r/BIKEPOLO has voted to stand in solidarity with others in the "Blackout" protest against Reddit's planned policy change to start charging third-party apps an unsustainable amount of money for access to their API. (Effectively killing third party Reddit apps.)

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You may have already seen this elsewhere, but just in case you don't know Reddit are going to start charging third-party apps an unsustainable amount of money for access to their API. This is effectively killing third party Reddit apps. Apollo, RIF and Sync have already announced that they will shut down as of June 30, because the cost is simply too onerous.

As a protest, thousands of subreddits are going dark from next Wednesday. You can read more about this on /r/ModCoord/, or there's a really good write-up done by the mods over at r/PS5.

This poll is to give you the option to decide whether /r/BIKEPOLO joins in the protest - the options are:

Stay open. This one is pretty straightforward, /r/BIKEPOLO continues to be available just as it has been for the last thirteen years.

Blackout for June 12-14. This is the originally planned timeframe for the blackout to occur. The sub will go private for three days, starting from 00:00 June 12 UTC until 23:59 June 14 UTC.

Go private indefinitely. A lot of subs are now going this way, indicating that they intend to go private until Reddit changes or reverses their decision. This would mean that the sub goes private from 00:00 June 12 UTC and does not come back until Reddit makes some kind of official announcement that the API policy is changing. At this point (or possibly earlier if it looks like they're not going to say anything), we will come back in restricted mode to poll you again about what to do next.

Abstain. For whatever reason, but the vote is lodged and we will take it on board.

Vote and let us know what you think. :)

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Would anyone on here happen to know the dimensions of a rear 135mm v2 Fixcraft 'core' disc / freewheel hub?

i'm building a couple loaner bikes to have around and i'm trying not to spend a lot on them. anyone have favorite tires that work well and are budget friendly? 26 and 700c, i'm putting together one of each.