Bike Polo in Worcester MA

My friend P.G. playing Bike Polo on B.B.'s Salsa Casseroll on an empty parking lot. (an unofficial Bike Polo rink). Unfortunately, there are no Bike Polo leagues in Worcester, MA, or for that matter anywhere near Central Massachusetts. If one were to play Bike Polo in MA, it would be in Boston, specifically in Allston. Currently Banzai Bicycle is searching for good locations for playing Bike Polo. But, it isn't easy to find a vacant flat area, preferably with surrounding walls. The dimensions of the court can vary from Basketball courts and Tennis courts, to Hockey rinks. One aspect must be though, consistently accessible on specific days, thus allowing scheduled events to occur without rain checks. Since gathering for a Bike Polo scrimmage and spending the whole time looking for a playing ground is not acceptable.

If anyone has good locations or ideas where one can play hardcourt Bike Polo, information is greatly appreciated!

Until then, this parking garage (unofficial Bike Polo rink) is great for practicing at night since almost all the cars are gone by dawn.

-Banzai Bicycle

Bike Polo Mallets

 

Bike Polo (also known as, Cycle Polo) is a sport similar to the traditional Polo. The mallet was constructed using equipment bought from FixCraft, an online Bike Polo good store. But the catch is, the materials are not assembled and need some modification before completion. Eventually, the goal is to buy materials from Lowes for cheap. Since this was the first attempt to make a Bike Polo mallet, a safe route was to buy materials which were specifically designed for Bike Polo. 

The shaft portion is 7075 T6 Series 4 aluminum and has a slight taper towards one end. The mallet head is a HDPE piping. Specs for the dimensions can be found here: http://www.fixcraft.net/

Using a power tool with drill bits and a hack saw, the mallet was complete with German/Japanese-like engineering. In a later post, a step-by-step instructions of making the mallet will be posted!

-Banzai Bicycle