Sundays Just Got Better!
April 19th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
The State College Bike Polo group played their first game today, and let me tell you, it was amazing!
As stated before, I have never seen or played bike polo before so I was pretty excited to try it out. Unfortunately, Lil’ Gritty (the official name of my bike, as dubbed by Frank) was out of commission with a flat tire (and I haven’t been able to get to a bike shop because of my crappy work schedule, but I digress…) but, I was able to use a bike that a very nice lady, named Rachel, brought, but decided not to play.
The bike was this nice maybe ’70′s or early ’80′s commuter with ape hanger handlebars which looked and handled well, but, I don’t really like, and can’t really control ape hanger handlebars. I still appreciate her letting me use her bike and I had so much fun using it! I lost control a few times but since I wasn’t really agressively going after the ball I didn’t crash and fall haha. A few of the guys playing took some spills but it was all in good fun and no one got hurt! It took me a little bit to get used to riding around and playing at the same time but, once we started playing the first game, it was pretty easy to get my bearings. I am proud to say that I made the first goal of the first game! That was pretty exciting!
Sunday’s definitely got better because of this! If you’re in the area and would like to play, email statecollegebikepolo@yahoogroups.com and get on the list! The games are being held every Sunday afternoon at 6 o’clock, in the skate rink. Bring your bike, a helmet, and a few extra bucks to chip in for the group!
Here is a link to the ongoing Bike Polo game photo album on my flickr account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aquadublavee/sets/72157623761855485/show/
Now to get Lil’ Gritty ready for the game!
