London Fixed-gear and Single-speed SJS Cycles

wear the t-shirt now wear the attitude.

NoPants (R)

no seriously you guys are all over this... a year in the making ;)

Does your face smell like face cream?
Actually... I'll bet it smells like the sweet smell of success.. does it?! hmm?!?!?
Please tell me it does.

Me and Prav found a great spot just off Lillie Road at the Fulham Palace Road end in the Bayonne Estate It's massive - may need to play across ways with some cones, floodlit although the lights were not on when we were there ( late, around 10pm) there was still light enough around in the estate to see well enough- from Fulham palace Road turn left into Lillie Road and turn left at the fitness centre into Everington Street - then turn right into the estate. Just follow the sound of leather on willow - er plastic on plastic. We were thinking Tuesday nights 6pm onwards maybe meet at the Crabtree?

We had a little knock about in the Bear Pit by the Crabtree but it really is a bit too punk/ rollerball.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=...82c9741a54fe6b

nice!!

why not make it on monday , it is a free polo day

Dante that looks spot on ... size wise even. nice one. maybe find some cones.

The person in the photos is me - so you may need to adjust your sense of scale - it's massive!
Monday sounds like a goer - what do you say Dante?

yeah monday's are good for me - we may attract some players for other areas if its a free day for the rest. excellent idea.

we just need some polo on friday and, Polo Grand Slam!!!

bag's ing this for our home team court if needed for the team stuff etc etc. eh Prav?

quick google maps check:


its a little wide could be good for 4 on 4. nice one prav and dante.

like the tracing shows its the same length when you dont include the stairs at mitch.

central polo on Fridays dahn piccadilly?

shinscar you should work for CSI

ha

This court would be great for a saturday all dayer during the summer.

i think for a monday night, you'll be struggling to get the numbers there.

any other possibles?

most we looked at that were suggested were school playgrounds - we dived into a few estates but most were locked and for residents only type vibe this was the only open one - there's a youth centre round the corner and we had a chat with a guy who worked there he said he'd look into for us but its busy 3 nights a week and will get used even more in the summer obviously - i can have a word with him on Thursday - he mentioned trying to get it left open at weekends for public use.

That size puts it on par with the Pit in NYC. Shame about the posts at the ends though, why do all the courts in London have to have fixed, yet randomly sized, goals?! That extra width makes it ideal for 2 short courts if you can fix a divider. West end tourney in the works?

Agreed about all dayers there but West could still have their weekdays if they get the numbers up. Maybe we should all hit it up on saturdays for a few weeks to try and attract more westies?

can i wear the shirt now?

@prav, did you find the new court that me and you found on the west beers recky?
it looked a bit smaller and well lit up. (not that i care too much as i won't be playing)

what about west central?

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&so...01766&t=h&z=20

next door to cyclone office i thnk..

I think Dante and I need to get there regularly, without fail..
Once people can be sure they aren't wasting a journey, I'm confident some poloists will come out of the woodwork..
Hael and Greasy Slag are interested (bikes are getting ready).


@mike - I'll check it out on Saturday to see if it gets used by the residents much.

Yes mate - it is the one which is used by a youth centre (Dante mentioned above)
Not possible to use on weeknights... but it could be opende up on weekends.
it's this one in the same estate, right?
http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&t=...,0.001308&z=20

@prav, yup i think that's the one.

in.

but one more west end would be ideal.

hurlingham park was suggested by an old boy we bumped into also - it's near putney bridge me and prav might check it on thursday - it's on my way in to drinks so i could swing by

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&so...=16&iwloc=addr

yes! east to fulham on a polo gear would suck balls

flip flop

thats a great looking court dante, mondays sound good too, don't worry abtou shin, he dosnt peddle anywhere outside his comfort zone unless you offer him a blow job. I keep getting him to come to souths, by telling him "no really ray dale is turning up this week." You should see his face when he realises dales not there and he ain't getting a blow job. ho ho ho.

skoota.... wistful

Monday it is. all we need now is some of those hammers on sticks and a ball

walk it in sandles? you out of your mind man?

ha ha!

no i think he means switch gearing, by fliping over the wheel. newb!

No can do this week as NS have a game.
Next week???

and every week!

Oooh this is nice and close. Might have to come along for a session or two :D

i suspect today will not be the day we start at the new west london court

dante, can you edit the first post to put up the location and day?

indeed....done

so... have this happen or not, should I put it down in the begginers thread?

i doubt it

so when we looking to start... don't we need sticks and shit?

oh dear.

they are called mallets and balls pip.

Good idea. we should get some of those as well

what about the elephants - do we have to buy those or can we make our own?

We should make our own, i'll check the polo thread so see it they have tips. i think you just need the shell of a 1980s mini, 3 Shopping trollies, some batton and a generous length of waste pipe, but i could be wrong

I'm told harrods is the place to go for elephants... I'm sure those that live out west will know about harrods either from having a gold card or having to shop there for their masters...

I'm only starting so I'm using a giraffe till I can get the parts for an elephant that I like the look of... I want one in pink, but all the one's I've seen for sale have been brown...

here's one i made last weekend, broken already though.

Rain stops play today as soft westies realise that their moustaches may droop..
I checked the court 2 weekends ago on Saturday and it was partly being used by local kids - I don't want to stop them playing on the weekends, so suggest a reign-check for the weekend play.
Elephants would probably help.

i might waterproof mine.

But in all seriousness who has a ball????