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05-17-07, 11:30 AM
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how did the polo go ?...# per team ? I don't know about golf club shafts for mallets....sounds delicate. The wooden shaft (broom) is good for mallet to mallet love.
05-17-07, 11:32 AM
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fun as hell, 3 on 3
05-17-07, 11:35 AM
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any wheel tacos? Gamin' surface?
05-17-07, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by TRaffic Jammer
how did the polo go ?...# per team ? I don't know about golf club shafts for mallets....sounds delicate. The wooden shaft (broom) is good for mallet to mallet love.
brad: the only thing is that the guys there said the broom handle ones don't last very long. He said they basically just use them for backups/loaners/etc because they wouldn't last through a tournament. Of course, they're playing harder than we do, but still.
eg: https://toronto.craigslist.org/spo/329479804.html / https://toronto.craigslist.org/spo/327555487.html
05-17-07, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by TRaffic Jammer
any wheel tacos? Gamin' surface?
05-17-07, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by TRaffic Jammer
any wheel tacos? Gamin' surface?
05-17-07, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by somnambulant
Who wants to go in on a set of craigslist golf clubs to make polo mallets? brad?
I would go in on the clubs, depending on how much...
05-17-07, 11:44 AM
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Yeah, not caring about your bike certainly helps. 
As does just having a bike set up properly for it (flat/riser bars + low gearing).
edit: remember the cardboard disk wheel? I didn't know before, but that guy plays polo. He's in the video from the NYC tournament earlier this month playing against Ottawa:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0e68b0_3No
As does just having a bike set up properly for it (flat/riser bars + low gearing).edit: remember the cardboard disk wheel? I didn't know before, but that guy plays polo. He's in the video from the NYC tournament earlier this month playing against Ottawa:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0e68b0_3No
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05-17-07, 12:36 PM
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That particular broomstick is actually thin-wall aluminum tube. I do remember he said they wouldn't last though... although I imagine wooden broomhandles are still cheaper than clubs and much easier to work with!
05-17-07, 12:40 PM
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You're probably right. In fact, since I already have to make a trip to Canadian Tire...
Anyone up for a mountain biking excursion on the holiday Monday?
Anyone up for a mountain biking excursion on the holiday Monday?
05-17-07, 12:50 PM
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I was talking to a friend about hitting the don. Interested? I'm doing Kelso on Sunday. Staying in town on Monday 'cause I'm not dealing with the traffic
05-17-07, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by I_bRAD
I was talking to a friend about hitting the don. Interested? I'm doing Kelso on Sunday. Staying in town on Monday 'cause I'm not dealing with the traffic
05-17-07, 01:14 PM
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So I did a fitting session for a customer yesterday ... adjusted his bars, swapped out his stem for a new one ... adjusted his saddle height/position. He came in today with a MASSIVE black eye, swollen completely shut and blue/purple/black. All I could think was "oh god I didn't tighten something down and he bailed hard - now he's going to kill me." In reality, he got pwned during a water polo match.
*swallows balls back down into scrotum*
*swallows balls back down into scrotum*
05-17-07, 01:25 PM
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Even better if he comes in with the bike in two peices. I'll do that to keith just to keep him on his toes.
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05-17-07, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by somnambulant
Yeah, I'm interested if that's all I can get.
05-17-07, 01:55 PM
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Well, I have plans on Sunday afternoon, so unless you're going to be doing a morning ride I likely won't be able to make it. And if you're partying on Saturday night, I doubt you'll me mtn biking on Sunday morning.
05-17-07, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by somnambulant
You're probably right. In fact, since I already have to make a trip to Canadian Tire...
Anyone up for a mountain biking excursion on the holiday Monday?
Anyone up for a mountain biking excursion on the holiday Monday?
05-17-07, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Fuzzz
What did you have in mind?
05-17-07, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by somnambulant
No idea. The only places in the GTA I've ridden are the Don and Albion.
Don's the best bet on Monday IMO unless you like sitting in traffic (which is very high on my list of things I hate)
So... Flightdeck says that the max speed for today's ride was 135.2kms/hr! I'd have guessed around 60 but I can hardly argue with a computer!
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72 Speed Touring bike:
https://toronto.craigslist.org/bik/332790075.html
How do you get 72 speed? 9 in back and 8 in front?
https://toronto.craigslist.org/bik/332790075.html
How do you get 72 speed? 9 in back and 8 in front?
05-17-07, 03:29 PM
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How do you get 72 speed? 9 in back and 8 in front?
More something to have fun putting together than actually useful I'd say! (I think the guy that built it feels the same!)
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05-17-07, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by I_bRAD
8 speed casette on 3spd hub. triple up front.
More something to have fun putting together than actually useful I'd say! (I think the guy that built it feels the same!)
More something to have fun putting together than actually useful I'd say! (I think the guy that built it feels the same!)
05-17-07, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by somnambulant
05-17-07, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by cavernmech
It would be cool if it had a 10 inch gear all the way up to 200 inch gear in even increments.