Milwaukee Bike Polo Club

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!

GREAT LAKES DISTILLERY

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

METAL PEDAL

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.

(Copy & paste —>) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0Sk9zRXq5Y Thanks to Big Werm for this! He’s not from Wisconsin, but he knows what’s up.

The Packers won and we are looking foreward to drinking that Church beer fromPittsburgh! Please make sure there enough packing peanuts in the box with the beer… the bet doesn’t count if the bottles are broken.

I am excited for my new wheel covers from Brian at Brooklyn Bike y Board!

Tires for the year!

We all know who plays the best bike polo.   Milwaukee.   We all know who makes the best polo tire.  Panaracer.  Combine these two and you get The best of the best.   Mount a set of these rubbers on your rig and you won’t regret it.

Big thanks to Jeff from Panaracer for supporting MKE Bike Polo.

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A car load of Milwaukee’s Best will be heading to Madison today to get their fix. I personally have not played since Boston which seems like it was years ago. Old man winter is kicking ass here lately but it sure is nice to have friends in high places. Madison has access to a fine indoor facility and holds an open invitation.

After all the hard work,  we will surely be stopping by our favorite restaurant in the world the Underground Kitchen http://undergroundfoodcollective.org/kitchen

Next time you get married make sure that the Hunters of Underground Food Collective are behind the grill.