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Mar
18
2008
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9:00am Techie Tuesday: Hydro Scooters and Biker Blinkers

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (Team Geared Up) - This first one is probably one of the strangest hybrid devices I’ve ever seen. It’s called the SkidScooter and its an “amphibious scooter”. The idea is that its a device that can help you get across two different environments. It is a k[...] Read More »


Feb
12
2008
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3:26pm Irish Cycling - Trek 2.1 WSD 2008

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) I’m not very technical when it comes to….well technical things. For instance when I bought my mountain bike there was two considerations. 1. I hoped if I spent enough money I got something good (I said hoped) and 2. Colour. I wanted a girly bike (like th[...] Read More »


Dec
7
2007
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12:10pm Friday Links: Big Ass Waves, Bonnington, RNLI, Bike Pimping

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Here’s the stuff I wish I talked about during the week. Links @ Lunch. — Biggest waves ever recorded in Ireland and they were surfed by Bundoran boys. RTE have streaming footage online. This will feature as the final scene in the film ‘Wave Rider̵[...] Read More »


Nov
19
2007
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7:00am Revolution: Simon Evans and Fearghal O’Nuallain Circumcycle the world!

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Eh, how’d we miss this one!? In 2008 Simon Evans and Fearghal O’Nuallain will leave their homes in Wicklow (Ireland) and begin their attempt to circumnavigate the world by bike and by boat. So I spotted a trackback to TGU posted by Fearghal on the Revoluti[...] Read More »


Oct
7
2007
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9:44am Trek Road Bike 1.2

DUBLIN, IRELAND(Geared Up Blog) - I’ve just ordered myself the bike in the picture above. It is one of trek’s entry level road bikes. The one I’ve gone for is the Trek 1.2. I got sized up 2 weeks ago and put the order in last Sunday to get a 60cm size. Using the dart everyday is c[...] Read More »