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Jan
28
2008
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7:00am Cotswold Outdoor Store Belfast

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) As if my credit card didn’t take enough of a hammering over Christmas, I had to go and scare it even more with a trip to Belfast. I had wanted to check out this store for a while and this time we had an excuse. With my other half in the market for a seriously [...] Read More »


Jan
10
2008
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4:56am Run Your Own Outdoor Clothing Brand

SINGAPORE - Picked up on Springwise, Nvohk is a clothing company managed by the people who wear it. Here’s how it works… Sign up for US$50 and own a part (a 1/20,000th) of an outdoor clothing (surf) brand. # 35% of net profits are distributed to members via “reward points”[...] Read More »


Dec
2
2007
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11:52pm Wind Test: The North Face Mountain 25 Tent

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Eoin & myself took my London flatmate out for a jaunt in Wicklow (Ireland) 3 weeks ago to give him a first taste of the mountains. We also took the opportunity to wind-test the Mountain 25 by The North Face. This tent has been everywhere with me, but not out of pl[...] Read More »


Nov
16
2007
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7:20pm Review: Canon EOS 400D/Rebel Xti

Surprisingly sturdy, light, great battery, large screen (But buy a screen protector!): Canon’s consumer level SLR does it all and takes all the abuse in between. A fantastic camera! Review of Review: Canon EOS 400D/Rebel XtiRated as 5/5 on Nov 16 2007 by Neal McQuaid NEWBRIDGE, IRELAND (T[...] 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 »