The guest play-by-play announcer climbs a makeshift podium, brandishing a handheld megaphone. Below, the bike sumo combatants prepare for an anticipated contest.
The primary elements of the sport are simple enough: two wrestlers, one ring. The first to twice unseat the other from his mechanical steed advances to the next opponent, until everyone in line is defeated.
The diversion sounds, at first impression, almost as random as it is basic, but the element of skill quickly becomes apparent to first-time viewers. Some wrestlers prove remarkably adept at maintaining their balance. Others fare, well, more like the rest of us would.
An overzealous competitor, in his aggressiveness, might go barreling over the handlebars, while the opponent manages to escape into the open spaces of the ring. Thus, in this game of delicate balance, the fragile equilibrium and experience comes at a premium.
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