Everyone is excited to head to Lexington this weekend for what will no doubt be one of the most fun weekends of the entire year!

Here’s a sneak peek of some hotness all of you will get to see this weekend in Lex. Chicago stalwart and kick ass lady Meg’s new Joust is beautiful and will be turning heads all weekend.

GO PROM DATE!  See you all in Lexington!

For Summer 2012, we are unleashing our new 34.9mm outer diameter seat tube for the Joust Wide model giving the rider a tougher stance with a 31.6mm seat post. The game has changed since the wake of the first Joust polo bike, we decided to beef up our frame platform with a more robust seat tube. Our aim is to add more strength and rigidity to our polo bike so you get the best our of your sprint, bunny hop and rear wheel turning. You’ll agree that the new Joust Wide is the polo steez you’ve been looking for.
Get some.

(Photo by Bailey Evans)

CONGRATS to JUST SAY MO! for winning the South Central Regional Qualifer.

Details after the break.

Nick Kruse, Ben Simon, and Charlie Hill threw down again the South’s best (and some familiar faces from other parts of the country) and reminded everyone to fear the Midwest. After the wicked games we saw in Lafayette, and winning the South Central, you can be sure that Missouri is going to be a force to be reckoned with at every tournament they play in this year.

Charlie killin it on his new red beast. (Photo by Bailey Evans)

There have been a ton of beautiful Jousts at every gathering I’ve been to this year! Here’s hoping you’re all enjoying the onset of warm weather, and getting out there and playing some serious polo.

Cheers friends! See you in Bloomington!

We’re super stoked to be heading to Lafayette, IN for their second annual Spring tournament!

Find us and give us a hug, then check out our sweet new merch! And be sure to root for Chicago’s sweethearts, SPORTS!

Things are humming here at the FV camp, and we’ve got a bunch of cool stuff coming at you over the next couple of weeks.  Look for us at Riverside, The Battle for Middle West, and Ladies Army to pick up some new merch and check out some sweet bikes.  We couldn’t be more excited that spring is upon us and polo madness is ensuing all over.  Hope to see you all out there.

Well folks, this is the culmination of another year of traveling, seeing old friends and new, and breaking bikes, bones, mallets, etc. After a grueling season of regional and national qualifiers, the best of the best in hardcourt polo will meet in Seattle to compete for this years World Champion Title. Tons of Jousts on the court, so keep an eye out.

Get ‘em.

If you are new to Bike Polo or have been playing while simutaniously living under a rock, here is the the link to the World Hardcourt Bike Polo Championship for more details.
Track it here on PODIUM
Watch it here on USTREAM

This is Quinn’s prize for Best Up and Comer from Ladies Army 3 in ATX. An awesome bike for and awesome player!!

Once again, Congrats. Quinn, you kick ass!

Here are the final results with some Joust riders in the top ten:

Congrats to Joey Halvorsen from SF for winning a Joust for Best Up and Coming Player

1st – The Guardians (Julian/Seabass/Dustin Seattle)
2nd – Clobber Politics (Joe/Ben/Robbie CHI/OTT) (Ben on Joust)
3rd – Crazy Canucks (Rory/Chris/Alex VAN)
4th – The Outsiders (Martin/Evan/Joker VAN/SEA/LA)

5th – Garçons Castor (Kremin/Brian/Pierre MKE/MAD)
5th – DTGP (Kevin/Ngaihon/Hugo TO/Paris)

7th – My Face (Eric/Chris/Erica ATL/Athens)
7th – The Oddballs (Leon/Drew/Mike SEA)

9th – Wardens (Jake/Zach/Matt MKE) (Zach on Joust)
9th – Smang Gang (Mike/Cody/Forest SEA)
9th – Top Centaurs (Henry/Luke/Ken VIC/VAN)
9th – Portland United (Arlyn/Eric/Jason PDX)

13th – Blistering Barnacles (Lewis/Greg/Clement SYD/Paris/GE)
13th – Bad Fingers (Ruckus/Long/Jeremiah SF)
13th – Purple Starfish (Ian/Alexis/Jonny MAD/OT/RVA) (Ian on Joust)
13th – The Hunky Dories (Shane/Nick/Plaxton TO)

17th – Team Priapism (Jason/Eric/Joey/ SF)
17th – The Full Kenichi’s (Timothy/Tom/Pete PDX)
17th – Never Nudes (Cole, Brook, Gemma Van)
17th – Horse With No Name (Nick/Allan/Kiersten VIC/OT/SEA)
17th – L’Explosif (Rowdy/Andre/Messman SEA)
17th – Cowpunchers (Justin/Mike/Dan CAL)
17th – Poontang Clan (Tiffany/Jill/Will LEX/PITT)
17th – Mitten Polo (Adam/Piet/Jon Ann Arbor) (Jon on Joust)

Gongrats to all that particitpated!!

This is going on right now!!

Watch the results with our friends at Hardcourt Podium

GO BIKE POLO!

Recently, Chicago held the 2nd annual Bench Minor II tournament downtown. It was one of the most impressive displays of polo in the United States and drew a large circulating spectator crowd. Teams were comprised of drafted players from all over the United States, Canada and the rest of the world who came to play on large 9 person teams with on the fly subbing and a larger than typical court. A lot of Joust riders came and represented and we couldn’t be more proud of ‘em. We are stoked on the Joust riders that were drafted, including a couple that were General Managers and one on the winning team, Puffin.
We want to give props to:

Maija Eliashevsky (GM for Purple) (TO)
Birdie Watts (GM for Burgundy) (MKE)
Ben Schultz (CHI)
Nick Kruse (COMOBOS)
Greg Valentine (CHI)
Matt Lane (CHI)
David Wells (SEA)
Ian Dunwiddie (RVA)
Jon Atwell (AA)
Pierre Delamare (MAD)
Zach Rueter (MKE)

Bruce Carver, a Bloomington local, came out to shoot this ridiculous event. He gave me a batch of shots that you might not get to see in any of the other bike polo photo blogs.

For more of Bruce’s awesome Bike Polo photos, check out his photopage.