we have a NEW website !!

from now on all things Shanghai Bike Polo related will be posted on our NEW website.

the site can be found here : http://www.shanghaifixed.com

cheers!

-tyler.

bike polo round 3 !!

thanks for a great turn-out to last nights 'low-key social event'.  a bunch of games were played, laughs and beers were shared, and new friendships were made !!

come out THIS friday, may 1st, for the official 3rd round of shanghai bike polo !!

yes, friday is a holiday, let's enjoy that sunshine !!

see you all on the court :)

photos from speedcat !

thanks to the guys from speedcat for taking a ton of great photos !!

all photos were uploaded to the flickr account here : shanghai bike polo flickr account

check out the speedcat website here

two wheels, a big stick, and a lot of balls : Smart Shanghai interview!

sweet !

HUGE thanks to morgan short from smartshanghai.com for throwing down an interview with me about bike polo !!

we are currently featured on the front page of the website, and the interview can be found here : sweet interview about SBP

making history in shanghai : the video !

Making history in Shanghai - 1st SH bike polo game from CHistyle on Vimeo.

thanks to ella SO much for putting together this video :)

we will use this as a small form of publicity, to gain interest, and as documentation for the first series of bike polo games ever in shanghai!!

more videos to come !!

a brief description, in chinese :

thanks to the guys over at speedcat for putting this together.  hopefully this will clear up any miscommunications we had last weekend !

马球知识补习-----借鉴

我们的BIKE POLO已经在国外友人的号召下如火如荼的展开了,形式一片大好!
那天在SPC,杜总已经说了:要组队!要组几支队!
响应这个大好形式!
我们要具备基本的POLO知识,才能提高和发展.鉴于此,从网上搜集了一些资料
起源 
　　马球，又称马上曲棍球，其英文名Polo源于藏语Pulu的音译, 意即“球”。对于马球的起源，目前尚没有确切的说法。普遍认为其历史可追溯到公元前600年左右的波斯，随后传入吐蕃(现今的西藏)、我国中原、伊朗和印度等一些亚洲国家，尤其兴盛于我国的唐朝，。那时的马球经常是一场百人以上男女同场竞技的游戏，其规模之大，可想而知。 

　现代马球 

　　球场(Field) 

　　马球一般在室外草场进行，赛场大小有边界时为300×200码 (275×180 m)，无边界时为300×160码(275×140 m)，是目前场地比赛中最大的赛场。场地两底线正中各有一球门，两球门柱间距为24英尺。罚球线有三条，依次为从球门底线30码、40码和60码，然后是中线。 

　　装备及用具(Equipments) 

　　比赛用球: 白色, 直径3.25英寸(8cm)左右, 柳木制成，重约4.5盎司(128g)。 
棕色马靴: 英式 

　　头盔: 有些有面罩, 与橄榄球头盔相似。 

　　手套: 可保护手并有防滑作用。 

　　护膝: 防止碰撞和阻挡中受伤 

　　球杆: 根据马球马的体高一般杆长48 到54英寸(1.2～1.3m), 通常由腊木、竹子或枫木制成。击球杆头长8.5~9.5英寸。 

　　运动服: 马球运动服 

　　马刺: 钝头马刺 

　　马鞭: 较细，长度不一 

　　白色马裤: 保护大腿 

　　马球马(Polo pony) 

马球比赛 

　　马球比赛一场有六局，每局7分半钟，比赛两局之间休息三分钟，中场休息五分钟。每队的四名球员骑马并排与另一方形成对峙之势，球放在赛场中线，只等裁判一声令下，便策马扬鞭，挥杆而击，奋力拼搏！ 
参赛球员(Polo players) 

　　现代的室外马球比赛由八名球员参加，每队四人。队员球衣编号依次为1、2、3和4号。一般来说，一号是主要的射门手；二号球员要求击球准确，主要负责组织进攻，传球给一号得分，也可自己射门得分；三号球员一般比较强壮，在阻碍对方传球的同时还要回球给队友，所以必须攻防兼备；四号球员是场上的组织后卫，主要通过用球杆干扰对方球员射门得分。对于经验丰富的球员来讲，这些只是一些基本的战术与策略。当然，在具体比赛中，每个队员的角色必要时要进行替换，以保证准确把握战机，射门得分！ 

　　比赛基本规则(Basic rules) 

　　以下情况中，比赛铃声会示意暂停： 

　　1、犯规。 

　　2、人、马摔倒或者受伤。 

　　3、马具设备断开，球员头盔撞落，以及球滚出球场边界。 

　　但是，球员在比赛中换马、以及球杆折断更换时，比赛继续进行。 

　　基本规则 

　　由于马球比赛激烈程度与危险性相对较大，其规则大多是出于保护运动员和骑乘马匹的安全考虑。这里我们仅对比赛中比较重要的几条规则做个简单介绍： 

1、运球线路(the line of the ball) 

　　比赛中，裁判主要依靠运球线路和球员进攻权来进行处罚。运球线路是指球被击后的运行轨迹。 

　　2、球员进攻权(Right of Way) 

　　进攻权是指击球后的球员有策马接着在运球线路上追逐再次击球的权利。谁最后击球，谁就拥有进攻权。 

　　比赛规定对方球员不可在进攻球员前横穿运球线路以干预进攻或者将他撞离运球线路。但是，在进攻球员没有被阻挡的前提下，并排侧面阻挡或使用球杆干扰是允许的；角度小于45度的冲撞也并不算犯规。冲撞接触点仅仅限于马的臀部和肩部，球员间的故意碰撞则视为违例。 

　　3、球员不可用球杆有意触击另一球员以及他的坐骑。比赛中规定右手持球杆。 

　　4、每匹马球马最多可在一场比赛中参加两局。 

　　室内马球(Arena Polo) 

近几年来，室内马球也逐渐倍受人们的喜爱。比赛场地比室外马球要小，大小为300×150英尺(91×46 m), 每队三名球员，两球门柱间距10英尺(3 m),比赛规则与室外比赛基本相同。

mark your calendars : round 2 is here !!

that's right! after a GREAT success last weekend we are proud to announce round 2 of shanghai bike polo !!

here are the details :

where ? shanghai stadium staircase number 2

when ? saturday, april 25, 2009

who ? anyone!

how much ? free! just bring your bike.

what time ? 1:00pm

for those of you that didn't manage to make it out to the launch party, no worries !! scroll down through the blog and you can find a map of where we play, just incase you can't figure it out.  as always : feel free to bring your friends, families, and game faces !!  last weekend we tore through most of our mallets, so it would be greatly appreciated if anyone is willing to make a few and bring them for people to share :)

afterwards for those interested we will attempt to arrange a gathering for some cheap drinks and food.  this time we plan on having some music via ed's battery operated stereo - so get PUMPED.  let's do this !!

see you all saturday !!

mark your calendars : the launch party is here !!

that's right !!! the shanghai fixed gear crew is proud to finally announce the shanghai bike polo launch party !!!

here are the details :

where ? shanghai stadium staircase number 2

when ? saturday, april 18, 2009

who ? anyone!

how much ? free! just bring your bike.

what time ? 1:00pm

below is a map of the location :

the red star marks the staircase we will be meeting at.  there is a giant public space landing at the top of the staircase that we will use to play on - it is a great spot !  the closest major intersection is Caoxi Lu and Ling Ling Lu - which is marked by a

 big mcdonalds.

below is a second map with a few more street names attached :

we have made enough mallets to run one game for now.  hopefully an interest will spark and players can make their own mallets, since it is truly a DIY project.  we will be running just one game at a time, so that all players can learn the rules and everyone gets a chance to play!

for those of you who i have not met in person, just keep a lookout for a tall, white canadian, with bleach blonde hair and a red beard.  i'll be the one riding the deep purple bike :)

we will also have a clipboard on site for everyone to fill out with contact information.

afterwards for those interested we will be heading out for some dinner and drinks, the location to be determined.  finally, after all is said and done, for anyone who still wants to ride - we will plan out a night ride for saturday night as well.

so spread the word! and we look forward to meeting all of you on saturday :)

cheers!

-tyler and SFG

the first official post

so this looks like it is the very first post for the shanghai bike polo blogspot! i've taken it upon myself to try and start a bike polo league here in shanghai, china. as far as i know there are NO bike polo leagues that exist in china . . could this be the first? quite possibly.

this is something that i have wanted to start since i arrived here, but either never had the time to put any effort into it or never thought i would meet anybody that would like to play . . well i was wrong : i have met many many people, both local and foreign alike, that have shown a great interest in playing.

i'm going to use this blog as a starting point to gain interest for the game, post information about playing, how to equip yourself properly to play, and anything else bike polo related. i see this page as something that will slowly develop into a spot where all local bike polo players in shanghai can post their ideas and thoughts about the game, and how to establish a solid league of players.

who knows, maybe within a few months i may even have enough people to form half a dozen teams, have a set schedule for a season, and have this bike polo league up and running!

so here's to wishful thinking . . what is the point to life if not in pursuit of a dream :)

cheers!

-tyler