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Grass-Hardcourt update

Sveden — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:02:35 +0000

Grass bikeball at Calhoun

What: Grass “bikeball” polo and hardcourt bike polo pickup games and Grill-out

Where: McRae Park in South Minneapolis

When: Sunday August 8th from 1pm until we get tired.

Who: Minneapolis Bike Polo and the Calhoun Bikeball Club and you!

What to do: Bring yourself, your friends and something to grill. There will be mallets and balls for both games. Games will be going on all afternoon.

Related article: Grass and Hardcourt Polo Day

Polo at Corcoran tonight

Sveden — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:16:55 +0000

We will be playing at Corcoran Park tonight(7/8/10) from 5pm until dark. We wanted to play on a shorter court to practice for North Americans in Madison.

Come on down.

Summer Pickup Schedule

Sveden — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:15:41 +0000

Summer bike polo schedule in a nutshell:

Tuesdays at Corcoran Park – 5:30-8

Thursdays at McRae Park – 5:30-8

Sundays at McRae Park – 2-7

All times are approximate. All games are announced on twitter at http://twitter.com/pickuppolo Sign up for SMS updates via Twitter and stay in the loop.

Beginners are always welcome.

New player day, take 2

Sveden — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:59:12 +0000

New player day was such a success last time we’re doing it again. Schedule permitting we’d like to be doing these every other Saturday at Corcoran Park from 1pm until we get bored.

Come on down! Bring your friends, gloves and maybe a bike you’re thinking about converting to a polo bike. We’re happy to help with suggestions or to help you source parts to make the switch.

Snooze

Sveden — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:37:55 +0000

Tim’s 9 week old puppy taking a snooze on a 650.

Bike Polo Triple Threat

Sveden — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:10:21 +0000

Three ways to get your hardcourt bike polo fill this week. Thursday and Sunday we will be playing at McRae park. 5-7pm and 2-6pm respectively.

On Saturday there will be a beginner’s session at Corcoran Park from 1-3pm. Please come down and learn or teach. It’ll be a hoot.

March Sunshine

Sveden — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:22:10 +0000

Its been a warm March here in Minneapolis. A majority of days have been warmer than average and if we go six more days without snow this will be the first March on record. Records dating back to 1840.

This past Sunday Matt Sepeta a friend and roommate of Jonny Freewheel came down with his camera and came up with some stellar photos. Check out this gallery of 70+ photos on his web site.

Check out a few of my favorites from the set below.

Polo in Garfield Park, Chicago

Sveden — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:52:50 +0000

Minneapolis Bike Polo had a great time playing non stop polo in Chicago. Saturday was a little rainy but that didn’t stop 40 some people from running non stop games for 7+ hours.

Sunday was sunny and beautiful. Thanks to everyone that converged for Chris’ birthday weekend. Minneapolis had a blast thanks in part to Rob’s excellent hospitality.

Can’t wait to bring all these players to Minneapolis in May for the Midwest Bike Polo Championships.

Chicago Pickup Weekend

Sveden — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:55:05 +0000

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Minneapolis is sending 9 poloists to Chicago this weekend to celebrate Chris W’s birthday. Chris is coming up from Columbia, MO to celebrate.

Milwaukee, Madison, Minneapolis, Columbia and a few maybe cities will be in attendance.

Two courts x two days of pickup should make for an amazing weekend. Chicago said they might even have brand new boards up at Garfield for us. Look forward to tons of pictures of Slayers doing what slayers do.

*UPDATE*

The new courts are done!

Ramp Polo

Sveden — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:50:35 +0000

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Not too much to report from Minneapolis. Planning is coming along nicely for MWBPC8, the snow is beginning to melt and old friends lost to the winter are starting to come back to play.

See you in Chicago for Chris’ Birthday Party extravaganza!