Kick off the most rockingest weekend in Milwaukee since the Packers won the Super Bowl!
THIS FRIDAY!
Get all sauced up and hung over for the Milwaukee Messenger Invite 10 on Saturday then on Sunday come to the Breakaway Courier 2v2 Polo Tournament
Sunday really started on Saturday, With Lodi, Boom, Dillman, and myself shoveling off the last of some straggling snow off the court
saturday shoveling
Then the word spread across the midwest! COME TO MKE! Rev. Phil from PDX and of www.bikesmut.com fame was in town showing his Bike Porn: 4PLAY. He was lucky enough to celebrate his birthday with us as well!
Which if you get a chance go see! No bike polo porns this year but maybe next year if you all are lucky!
rev. phil is in the middle with the yellow glasses
But wait isn’t that some Chicago players too! yes! and Madison took a break from protesting to drive over as well! Lefty Joe got some shithawk haircut that he wanted to show off.
We were able to play until 7:07PM before the sun was too low and it got pretty cold quickly. And what better place to go warm up but the Vietnamese Soup house, Phan’s Garden.
Cheer up Birdie!
So basically thanks to Chicago and Madison players who came to us this time. Big ups to Rev. Phil and good luck on your travels good sir! Thanks for the polo-elbow exercises!
It was a great day and I slept like a damn baby that night!
Stay tuned for more details such as location. Hopefully it will be at the same spot it has been at, Pumping Station park in Riverwest. Start praying to those weather gods!
$20 a team
Cash prize!
swag and whatnot from our sponsors as well
10am start time!
P.S. This is two days before my birthday so bring a present!
info and registration contact jake@mkebikepolo.com
One of my favorite tournaments of the year is just around the corner. Start getting prepared folks.
Polo Specific products seem to be popping up everyday the latest is form Paul Components . I must say I am a huge fan of pretty much anything Paul makes. This lever shows the typical characteristics of Paul which is clean & simple construction gotta love it. This should be released in a week or so check Ben’s Cycle when the time comes I have a hunch they’ll have it in stock.
If you haven’t sent in your team application, do it ASAP!
Don’t you want to have a shot at getting money for playing polo in Milwaukee?
While we have all your ears MKE Bike Polo is happy to announce the newest addition to the 2011 Partner List!
Makers of fine products such as Rehorst Premium Vodka and Gin and Roaring Dan’s Rum.
I’ve enjoyed their fine liquor for a few years now and am happy to have them on board.
Come to Nomad World Pub Slayerfest June 18th-19th for your chance to win a bottle!
Also, if you are in Milwaukee this week, Thursday the 24th, stop by their Distillery located at 616 W Virginia St. for
A MKE Sprints event to raise funds for The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin.
7pm -11pm
Our other friends at COG magazine and MKE Bike Co. will be just a few of the groups supplying raffle and race prizes.
Bask in all its glory, the greatest head ever made! Purchase this head and your polo gear here
Since the day I laid my wooden mallet to rest I have been playing off and on with this material. It can with stand the punishment of a parking garage and glides effortlessly on a smooth tennis court. UHMW is used in a million different ways From Military Body Armour to Hip Replacements check it out on Wikipedia.
So down to the concept: A light mallet that needs little to no “speed” holes, that will also last longer then your average HDPE/ABS head. Hence the step down design. You have a thick outer ring for wear and a thinner wall for saving weight.
Weighing in around 100 grams this thing is LIGHT! Compare it to other heads/material.
Red HDPE weighs 110 grams at 5 1/2”.
Fixie inc. weighs around 80 grams at 5 1/4” length, stock holes.
I’ve never weighed abs. If you have feel free to submit via comments.
If you feel the need to play with a crazy light mallet. You can drill this head out but be smart about where you place your holes and how big. To much to close and it will collapse much like any other head you’ve ever used. Dillman suggests putting your larger holes on the side rather then the top due to tripoding.
This is a prime example of over drilling. If you did this not only would the head collapse but it would also weigh the same as a paper clip. Far too light.
Not the best comparison but its the only photo I could find.
Here are the specs via MBC
Guthrie warned her in the green room he would splatter her all over the floor
First off thanks so much to Lacy DC and the Brew City Bruisers Roller Derby for having us at your hafltime show!
Our apologies for any mix up to the Beerleaders, will you come perform at our tournament in June?
It was pretty cool to play polo in front of that many people, and the general consensus after talking to the fans in the stands after the performance was “wow that’s cool” or “I’ve never seen that, it was rad!”
There was some video taken and when we can get that uploaded we’ll post it here. For now check out Dane’s pics over on the sidebar links.
Hopefully we opened some new eyes to the sport and made a few new fans!
the tunnel
I feel like there should be a prize for this person, whoever it is.
