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E-mail StoryThere's Marco, water and horse polo, but have you heard of bike polo?
| Friday, May 9 2008 7:49 AM
Last Updated: Friday, May 9 2008 1:51 PM
It's bike polo, of course!
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Liz Smith zooms down the playing field at Jastro Park during a bike polo game with a few friends.
Tim Sullivan takes a shot during a bike polo game while Lauren Franconi, left, comes after the croquet ball.
The director of Bike Bakersfield, Lauren Franconi, wore a T-shirt to the bike polo match stating to get on your bikes and ride. The bike polo games at Jastro Park let people get exercise while having fun.
A bag full of croquet mallets including some homemade ones from PVC pipe, blocks of wood and duct tape are used during the bike polo matches at Jastro Park.
Croquet mallets and balls are used during the bike polo games at Jastro Park.
Tim Sullivan, left, and Louis Bravos square off at the center line during a bike polo game at Jastro Park.
Louis Bravos has control of the croquet ball while riding down field en route to score a point during a fun bike polo game at Jastro Park.
A group of friends get together occasionally to try their hand at bike polo with croquet mallets and balls.
The next game is scheduled for Thursday, May 22 in Jastro Park from 6 to 7 p.m.
It's a game for fun and exercise and it also encourages people to ride their bicycles more often, players said.
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