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I haven't been as on it with updates and I apologize but polo is still going strong here in Honolulu. Jorge is still recovering from his accident. We are still putting together a bike for him so any and all help you can donate to the project is appreciated. In the mean time I do like these two photos that were taken recently. Oh and these dope wheel covers that were printed as prizes from the Broken Coconuts tourney by Jinxy . Thanks again Jinxy.

Broken Coconut Tournament

Here it is the flyer for the tourney. The rules for even will be followed as listed in the rule section of this blog. If you have any questions or a team let me know and Ill add it to the roster. This event will take place on August 14 2011 at Hawaii Kai Hockey Rink. It will be bracket style tournament. Plan for teams to check in at 8:30 day of the event and we can launch once all have checked in. I will add more sponsors as they come in. Need more info or housing for out of towners email me.

Be There!

Schwenkster put together a great idea. Beach bbq and polo thats how we should be doing it in Honolulu on the weekly. Glad this is going down while Elijah and Alea are here.

Randoms: Polo mayhem

I haven't updated in a while and I apologize but I wrecked my ankle last night at polo and can't even stand on it so here I am at the computer sitting. I wasn't able to attend aloha sunday this past weekend where a 5 team round robin style mini tourney took place. I was however able to attend last weds where I bent my fork, which Jai replaced with his own handbuilt beefy fork. I swear to god the fork weighs five punds but my janky bike has never felt sturdier. We have had a couple of the H-bomb gravity bike guys come out. Jordan came out a couple weeks ago and played polo until my polo fork gave out then he and I hit round top on mini bikes. All in all polo is continuing to grow and thrive and intermingle with people from all aspects of the cycling community in Honolulu.










Aloha Sunday flicks courtesy of Micheal Schwenke

Break Away 100

Polo is going down at the race tomm. Schwenke is one of the event coordinators and a bunch of the polo guys are in the race. The details are below so head out to Barbers point and have some race fun and bbq followed by polo.

Mr. Americana goes to France? BBQ

Come out this Sunday (5/15/11) and help us send off Mr. Americana himself Clark as he goes off for a month to France. Bring drinks(most of us prefer beer), food, positive vibes, music, a donkey show, or anything else you see fit as a goodbye to Clark.

Finally an Update

Here are some random photos just to let you know polo is still thriving in Hawaii. Clark helped some kids fix a flat like the good guy he is this past week. When its sunny we play, when its dark we play, when it rains we still play. Ill be better about updates...

Media: Honolulu Magazine Son!

I arrive home today after a long days work, tired from lack of sleep due to last nights wind storm. I go to the fridge and reach for a cold pint of "Japans oldest beer" I say "Wassup?" to the mutt and take a sat. On the counter I see in the stack of bills an issue of Honolulu Magazine. HNL Bike polo has not had very much media attention and we are all pretty stoked that we got some publicity via Honolulu's most widely read magazine. I personally enjoyed the article it touches on polo history of the world for a second and then brings it back to our growing thriving scene in Honolulu. In the one page layout you'll find two of our (insert an adjective of your own that accurately depicts these scoundrels) Mowgli and Josh as they battle for control. A visual walk through of the gear is at the bottom of the page. Either way you should cop your copy.





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Polo Sunday

Lyan came out and shot some footage before he jumped in on a couple games. More photos to come of this game and hopefully some revamping of the site a bit. You know to add more spice to life. In the mean time check the short.

HNL Bike Polo from ALOHA FIXED on Vimeo.

HNL Bike Polo March 7th

INFO: 4pm @ Makiki District Park on Sunday March 7th


So the deal is I got the ball, cones for goals, and should have enough various types of mallets to play 3v3 games. If you have your own or extra mallets bring em. For those who havent played before I will go over rules and how to play at the court...but for those who want to know what their getting into here are the basics

The Basics Rules:
1)3v3 - teams chosen at random by who shows up
2)If you dab (foot down) you touch out at defending goal before re-entering play.
3)The ball can be moved with any part of the mallet but goals will only count if ball is shot with the small hollow face of the mallet.
4) Play like contact (mallet to mallet, bike to bike, person to person) with no intent to physically harm an individual...

So thats the deal I will try to get more mallets made before Sunday and post flicks later this week of prototype mallets I have.

questions or comments feel free to leave em or email...even if it is just to say you plan on showing up. Newbies dont be shy its all in fun.