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The game is good right now. Let's carry on.
If you wanna stay pretty and avoid any risk, protect yourself.
If you don't mind then play on.

I've been hit a few times. (Not recently but had too many close calls lately) The worst to my temple which fucked with my jaw. And I've nearly lost a tooth and ripped my top lip away from my gum. Nice stuff.

I wanna keep playing as many games as possible. Especially in a tourney.
So I realize protection is important. I reach for the ball and put my face at a perfect height for a good whack. I don't wanna stop that.
Whenever I've been hit in the face I've never considered it a foul. Never blamed that person. (Hacks to the mallet (hand) are what piss me off). The game natural stops if it's bad. I've hit enough people too and think I have a fair bit of control. If the ref wants to call a foul that's fair enough. But generally it'll be an accident and the person who swung the mallet always feels bad.

I don't really understand the argument (if there is one?).
It's personal choice. L'equipe don't wear grills.

I've made the decision to wear a helmet and pads every time I'm playing now.
In my experience, more damage is done in throw-ins than tourney games.

We ride around on bikes at high speed wielding mallets and hitting balls pretty damn hard.
Accidental injuries will always happen despite rules.

I've even hit myself in the head.

Magic ones.
It's all titanium with you!

Selling some wheels. Good condition and true. 700c 48h 4 cross Black Chukker to silver BLB hubs. Spokes are the best you can get too.

£160

Why would you try and mod/diy a piece of safety equipment?

I agree mostly, however bike polo doesn't have specific safety equipment and that's why all the mods. Ice-hockey helmets feel heavy and cover a lot of the head. I'm sure if they were playing in the sun and on bikes they may look slightly different.

It's more about the actual helmet than the cage imo.
Though strength is a factor and hockey / hurling helmets have been built to withstand impact, I still feel that a modded cycling helmet 'could' be great...

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=511941
Various cages uses in kayak polo.

http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr293/tim2000s/GrillPositions02.jpg
Masuri grill shape.

I have some Kayak helmets in Devon, hmm. Kayak lids are multi-impact too, bonus?

Face cages are a trend, there I said it.

Raging mallets are the trend.

Cricket grills can be fitted in many positions. Yes they stick out but how does that effect the size of the wire you're seeing?
If it's closer to the eye it appears bigger right? But then you see less of them...
I shall tackle these issues when I build my helmet up.

I chose the Masuri because of the wire design. Not too many but in the right positions.

I was also wondering how a white/silver cage will differ to black and what the benefits of a black cage could be.

Here's what I'm thinking re: grills and helmets... Because I feel like telling you all where I'm at.

Kayak polo helmets and cages seem good. The cages are light and the bars not too thick. Helmets have vents too. The Pro-tec ones look good. You can get quite open canoe polo cages which would be great. Unfortunately I haven't found any here in the uk so you'd have to cut out some bars.

Heavy helmets suck. Especially when they have no vents either. Ice hockey helmets seem heavy and cover too much of the head. Hurling helmets seem better but have bulky foam inside. More pro ice hockey helmets have lighter padding plus memory foam inserts. You'll need something to wick sweat away from the forehead. Cages for these helmets are good but you need some support around the neck area. Canoe grills are easier to attach and hold their position. (Can't adjust once fitted).

Baseball, American Football, and Softball helmet all seem bulky and heavy. The grills for them have thick bars. Fixcraft cage is just a baseball one (I think) It's a nice set up with the Bern but something much lighter would be better. And Berns make you sweat.

Cricket helmets seem good though actual helmet may be a bit oversize.
Grills are the best I've seen and bars are relatively thin which helps with vision.
Some have more wires than others. They hold a good shape and don't need to be held down with a chin strap.

Todd's verdict:

Cycling helmets can be found cheap. They have vents and are really light. The downside is they can smash easy or might have to be changed over sometimes.
You want the protection without the weight right?
Easy enough to replace. I've seen some decent ones in the sale recently for £20 etc.
If you want something more durable get a low profile bmx helmet with a ton of vents.

Cricket cage. Lighter the better and attach it to a cycling helmet. Titanium ones are almost half the weight of steel. You don't want them to weight the front of the helmet down.
I've recently seen new ti grills for £30 online on offer.

If you attach them right they should last well. Mallets and balls to the face will be fine. (tilt grill up to give better eye protection)
A fall might break it if the cycling helmet is a mega light ventilated one. MTB ones look tougher.

Protect your face. I keep getting closer and closer to a big mallet swings. The UK champs final frightened the shit out of me when challenging low for the ball. Even those with the best mallet control will swing to hit the ball. And I don't want to back out of any challenge 'cause I'm scared.

I've bought a Masuri Ti grill and will be attempting to attach it to my Ekoi city helmet which is incredibly light. I hope it works out.

The end.

Nice. Look forward to seeing it G. Happy days ;)

No I just forgot what it was called! I knew it sounded like some kinda afternoon show performance...

Big thanks Edinburgh. Appreciate all the hard work this tournament took. Free homemade biscuits were pretty awesome too! Shame about the surface but still, we all dealt (tried) with it and more patience and tactics entered play which is a good lesson.
Mega thanks to Eva for letting us stay as your lovely place. Loved looking across the hills.
Always great to see the UK polo scene coming together and really hope to see you all soon.
Scotland we need to see you guys more!
Loved the 'do it' chants in the pub and the build up to a sweet superman down the stairs from Mirek. Ouch mate!
Shame I missed the club antics but kinda pleased I did also! Seriously I don't know how you all manage to play the day after.
Good to see everyone reffing too.
Love to my team mates x

Hosed from 1st class! Hehe

Not sure anything can be done really. If you make the surface sticky it'll lift up even more. I think we all just have to deal with it. I don't want to make such a fuss of it as the effort gone into all this is amazing and we're thrilled to be here. Edinburgh is great! Bring on today!

Courts are narrow. Venue is nice but have to say courts have the worst surface I've ever experienced. Serious slipping out and not able to play a decent game. Levels have had to drop. Advantages taken over those that slip out.... We've struggled and been very frustrated. Bah! oh well...

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So I could've waited and bought a frame+forks based on the frame I requested* inc geo for cheaper than what I paid. Interesting...

Who's building them?

*I believe Josh's was based on mine and pretty identical apart from headtube angle.

shut it wayne

hahahaha! Fuck that made me chuckle.

What's the 'basic' model?

If anyone has a large Vandal for sale hit me up!

I'll be at Downham for 6:30.

Hope so.
I'll bring a bike bag and take it from there...

90s mtb ftw

Just picked up a 16" 95 Kona Fire Mountain in perfect condition with new avid v's for £125. Not sure if it'll get modified into polo goodness yet though. See how Hayley's feeling...

Maybe they could sell them at Asda then...

Spring break leaving Friday afternoon 1ish I think?

The polo train. 1pm. The way forward.