[Closed] bicycle polo, too niche for here?

shouldn't this be in the Friday A&A thread

Try LFGSS.

They loves it over there.......

Nice bunch too, some may be a bit put off as they are in larndarn.

More achingly fashionista rather than niche...no? 🙂

I've been wanting a go at that for ages. Would have to get a fixed wheel for my bike but it looks like a laugh.

We've had a few ghetto games this year - good fun, but it can take a dreadful toll on bikes, shins and heads!

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Ive always fancied ago of this. Someone told me it originated in Ireland anyone like to confirm / rubbish this?

Unicycle hockey is where it's at - like bicycle polo, except with fast and manoeuvrable vehicles, and without all the hanging around that bicycle polo players seem to have to do.

There is a guy in the USA who started playing polo with some bicycle players whilst riding a unicycle, but I think they don't let him play any more, as once he got good at riding, he had such an advantage.

Joe

Apparently it did originate in Ireland, yes:

http://www.oakendenpedallers.co.uk/id1.html

Unicycle hockey is where it's at

But do you know nine other people who have unicycles?

But do you know nine other people who have unicycles?

Yes. Actually more like 15, but typically about 10 people turn up at a regular Tuesday night practice.

http://www.emunicyclists.info/

There's even a UK league (with up to 10 teams playing in each tournament), big European tournaments (there are loads of teams in Germany - like 50 or so I think, more in Switzerland, some in France) and a world championships.

Joe

[i]bicycle polo, too niche for here?

Unicycle hockey is where it's at [/i]

I think this is the most spectacular example of out-niche-ing I have ever seen on a thread. 😀

Get serious with some bicycle football, or [url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycle_ball ]radball[/url]

does need quite a unique bike though...

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Check out some of the youtube videos, it is pretty amazing stuff.

I can sense micro-nicheing.....

SBC used to play grass-court bike polo with the Johnstone Wheelers.

Good laugh and somewhere I've got a photo of my butt cheek with a ball firmly imprinted on it. That taught me to get in the way of a full-pitch clearance!

Radball - good god. Sam's right you know, check out the youtube vids. Bleedin eck.

With a name like "radball" it could definitely go down well with da kidz.

May I suggest we invent a MTB version of radball called gnarball?

Seconded.

I also propose that the name of unicycle polo be changed to "Dungeons and Dragons-ball". 😉

May I suggest we invent a MTB version of radball called gnarball?

You may, but you'll find others who wish only to practice a specific discipline of gnarlball:

jey-gnarlball - only done wearing lycra and very fast
free-lite-core-gnarlball - a derivation of the original free-gnarlball, which came from Canada, and involves specific features, like "Pass it square, [b]eh[/b]!"
single-gnarball - played only by those with beards, usually to the sound of exploding knee joints
IT-helpdesk-gnarlball - played exclusively by middle-aged guys working in IT, but only when their wives let them

Most gnarlball, however, would only actually be discussed (and not practised) on gnarlballworld

😀