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NYC BBQ Polo recap

Thanks to NYC for hosting a great weekend –
Boston fielded four teams: the Fantasy Boyz, Killdozer, the Travis Bickles, and Doppler Radar 2000. NYC, Ottawa, DC, Richmond, and Philly all brought great teams, and 17 total teams showing up for the tournament meant over 130 games to be played! Competition was tough, but two of our teams walked away in the money – Fantasy Boyz at #7 and Doppler Radar in DFL! Boston definitely held an edge on the injuries with Phil sustaining a mallet to the eye and Nick with a sprained wrist, until Bainesworth from Richmond dislocated his shoulder, twice in a row. One thing that’s undebatable – Boston definitely took the best pictures for Doug’s polo player archive. Top that!

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Roll Call: NYPWRRPT&BBQCMDE

Roll call! Who will be playing? Team nights start soon!

nyc may tourney

from the nyc site:

One day not too long ago, us New York Hardcourt kids got together and lamented about how boring the month of May is. “How could we make May any less crappy of a month to have to live in,” we thought. As is our answer to most things, we decided to throw a tournament. So we came up with the New York Pre-Worlds Round Robin Polo Tournament and Barbecue Classic Memorial Day Extravaganza. Or NYPWRRPT&BBQCMDE, for short. Come one, come all! Over Sunday & Monday of Memorial Day weekend, we’re going to try to cram in nearly 200 games, some barbecuing, perhaps some chicanery and shenanigans, and most definitely a great freakin’ time. It’s going to be a round-robin format, so each team will get to play every other team. That’s a lot of Polo. Even if you suck, you’ll still get to play the same number of matches as anyone else. As an added bonus, if you come to our great city early, you can do Rumble Through the Bronx on Saturday. And if you stay late, you can go to the Bicycle Film Festival the next weekend. That’s right. We’re New York. We effing love you.

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EVENT TONIGHT! The New Amsterdam Project: Human powered cargo trikes

STREET TALK! (Tonight)

The New Amsterdam Project: Human powered cargo trikes; paving the way for sustainable delivery services
Tue. Apr. 29, 7 – 8:30 pm
by Andrew Brown, founder and CEO of the New Amsterdam Project

@ LivableStreets office space, 100 Sidney Street, Central Square, Cambridge

free and open to the public, donation suggested, beer/sodas provided compliments of Harpoon Brewery!

We invite you to attend, learn & be inspired by the recently launched, Cambridge-based bicycle delivery service, the New Amsterdam Project (NAP). NAP provides human-powered pick-up and delivery services for local businesses, organizations and universities. Founder and CEO, Andrew Brown will be discussing the inspiration behind the cargo-trike fleet and how the company will transform the Boston metro area.

When it comes to urban delivery services, the New Amsterdam Project’s fleet of human-powered trikes is quickly becoming a strong competitor to conventional vans and trucks. Thanks to their compact design, these cargo vehicles –which accommodate up to 600 lbs.– can easily navigate urban congestion and require a fraction of the space otherwise needed for parking/ delivery by a car, van or truck. And, as a zero-emissions transportation service; the NAP is able to offer clients and their communities an environmentally sound alternative for their transportation needs. Their clients include: Boston Organics, Taza Chocolate, Petsi Pies, and many others.

The New Amsterdam project was recently featured in a Christian Science monitor article: “Cargo trikes nudge delivery trucks in Cambridge, Mass.; A Cambridge, Mass., delivery company is using industrial tricycles to deliver goods in efforts to curb global emissions.”

This event is sponsored by LivableStreets Alliance

Click here for more information
http://www.livablestreets.info/node/1388

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Redbones 12th Annual Bike Party and Benefit

Monday May 12, 5-9 PM.

Be sure to check out this great bike event coming up in a few weeks. The Redbones Bike Party

is a good place to feel like you are part of the cycling community in Boston/Cambridge/Sommerville. Did I mention there is going to be an awesome raffle and as always great food and drink from Redbones? Party proceeds go to NEMBA and MassBike , our off-road and on-road cycling advocacy organizations here in Massachusetts.

Hopefully we’ll see you there!

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Photo shoot today!

from Mary, photographer for Boston Bike Reflector…

hey all!

bring a friend, bring a bike! today (last minute, i know…) i’m doing a photo shoot for the third issue of ‘boston bicycle reflector’.

if you haven’t seen it, check out our blog here: http://reflector.bostonbiker.org/

the plan is:
1. meet at harrison ave. and traveler street in the south end around 6:30. MAP

2. ride over the 4th street bridge as a group into southie while i photograph it.

3. go grab a drink or food at foley’s (optional, but recommended)

messenger types, spandexos, high heels riders, and a healthy variety of race, gender, ages are wanted! all types, all kind of bikes.

hope to see you there!

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the WORLD POLO championships

Borrowed from hardcourtbikepolo, I think we need to be having this discussion here too. Read on, and please comment.

“Official” Question?” Does it need to be “Official”?

With so many tournaments going on this year, and I’m guessing next year will be even more crowded with events, one begins to think which is the BIG, big one. You have need for an international tournament, and a national tournament. Right now CMWC and NACCC are basically messenger race events with polo tournaments included. The West side, East side, North side, and Mid-West all have regional tournaments. Most of the time it’s a polo event that sometimes includes a race. As the community of devoted polo players gets more and more in touch with other regions, and reputations are developed around the best players in each region, one begins to think which is the BEST, best team. I am guessing more than a few teams want the title, but beyond the regionals there is no “Official” title. Should there be one and what should it be?

I’ll repost some comments on the subject, see more:

Continue reading “the WORLD POLO championships”

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Less than a month till ESPI’s

NEXT EVENT: ESPI’s! Let’s get some teams together! Team nights will be starting soon, at a secret location TBD!

FRIDAY APRIL 25 – Registration, Welcome Party

SATURDAY APRIL 26 – Late Registration, Round Robin, Grillage, Polocat, Wonderland

SUNDAY APRIL 27 – Bracket Tournament Play Begins @ 10am

from the espi site, they have an afterparty lined up and prizes from bailey works. sweet!What better way to finish off a day full of Round Robin tournament play than at a great bar?The Wonderland Ballroom is giving us the upstairs for a private party from 7:00 till 10:oopm, after which there will be a live DJ until 3:00am. Food, drinks, beer garden and bikes? Yes.Click here for a map. It will probably be the final checkpoint of the polocat, but more info on that soon…