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If they are mainly for polo, go Time. They are better for polo, even the single release SPD cleats will unclip when you don't want it.
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I'm starting to get worried about the Palace game, they are on a 4 game winning streak right now...
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http://www.redbull.com/ca/en/bike/stories/1331638917623
Red Bull sponsored bike polo tournament in Toronto this weekend.
6 team Bench, with 2 Toronto teams (I'm coaching one), and Ottawa, New York, Montreal, and Kitchener-Waterloo
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Yeah, that's Dannys
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When I can be bothered, I've got all the stuff for it.
Fixcraft hubs
Sapim Race spokes
Velocity NoBS rimsFinally got round to building this up, at least the front:
1.2kg.
The 16 radial spokes really cover the gaps, it'll be very hard for a ball to get through. We'll see if I've sacrificed strength...
Next up is the rear, which I'm building on the Fixcraft cassette hub prototype.
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Just one game. Means nothing if we don't beat Norwich next week...
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Lol, Tim Howard is commentating the NBC feed...
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Why is the xl Hija so small? 52?!
Anyway I'm on the lookout for a large frameset . I'm tempted to use my Dodici, which should in theory be tougher than a Dolan, but I cant find any low rake v brake forks ( like the Velvet)
Any suggestions for frame or forks? Anyone use a Max power 700c?
I briefly tried a Max Power 700c XL. It felt good. The only person I know who had one was Danny from Berlin (mine is a 26" L, which is maybe a touch too small for me)
Generally Max Power bikes are great, and he's very approachable, happy to talk about them, I'd recommend it
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Seems fair, we gave Beavers a spot at the North Americans too. Though they declined it, so we gave it to their qualifier instead.
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I wonder what odds you'd have got at the start of the season that none of Man U, Arsenal or Spurs would finish in the top 4
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The deal probably wasn't worth it, in terms of money for equity. I don't think I'd have taken it either.
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So he is allowed to play against Chelsea?
There is a reason that's not allowed in the Prem... all sorts of dodgy deals possible.
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The euros also had that rule last year (just FYI, may have no impact on this year)
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Just based on Podium stats (which aren't perfect, due to missing results, based on team results, etc...):
Ryan slightly edges Badger, then Luca, Rupert, Ed, Emmet, Jono, Chris P, Mat, Josh M, Cam in that order
That's based on players who have played a significant number of tournaments, to avoid statistical anomalies. It's possible I've forgotten someone
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I'm talking to Vince about that.
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A better question would be, how accurate has seeding in tournies been?
The value of seeding the first round (should give more accuracy in less rounds) is in direct proportion to how good the seeding is.
As almost all Swiss rounds are precursors to knockouts, it doesn't really make that much difference!
If I say so myself, as the person who seeded the Geneva Worlds, Krakow Worlds, and loads of other tournaments, I think my seeding has been pretty good, when you compare results to initial seedings.
But it's still my personal opinion, and it could be a case of my seeding given the teams who did well an advantage. It's much better to have a statistics based seeding, maybe making small adjustments for special cases. For example Wimbledon uses the world tennis ranking results, but then adjusts the seeding for past winners, grass court specialists, Brits, etc...
But using statistics relies on lots of data, and given a higher value to the most recent results. The amount of data in Podium for the average player isn't quite there yet. When everyone has 10+ tournaments, it should be better.
But your final point is very important. No-one wins the tournament on Saturday. It's just a seeding round for the real tournament which starts Sunday morning. That's the point where seeding has to be accurate, and that's based on actual results.
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i guess an infinate number of swiss rounds is the best way to sort out ranking, but thats obviously not possible. a bit of seeding beforehand speed this up?
No, Swiss stops working not much further than log 2 of the number of teams, as after that point the pairings start to diverge (unless you allow for repititions every certain number of rounds).
Round Robin is the ideal.
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It's so sick.
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Video from the the GLWC 2014
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I'll happily join and pay $10, if they integrate the basic player,team and tourney management in a visible way, and they fix the T&Cs issue.
I'm sure Vince will love the feedback: email@podiumbikepolo.com
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Victor.
You had a load too, I've just merged another into them (Andy and Andrew
There is also a Channing McRae from Edmonton ;)
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From a quick google it seems Harry is now a brand manager in Melbourne