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  • IIA Congress 2008

    This year has been pretty full on for us with the successful launch of our new website and being shortlisted for the Irish blog awards . Now we have been invited along to give a presentation at the Irish Internet Association's annual congress on May 15th in front of approximately 400 attendees . It is a…

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  • The phone zone !

    Back in the days of the telephone box the only time a cyclist wearing proper cycling gear was seen on the phone was if they 'bananafied' a rear wheel and had to call out the 24 hour breakdown service (ie : the wife ) to come and pick them up . Nowadays , however that's…

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  • A state of mind !

    Many Irish people have an unusual way of greeting each other . When passing someone that you know on the street the common greeting is how are you ? , how are things ? how’s life ? etc . And the most common answer is very often ‘ not too bad ‘ which may often…

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  • Beware of the Black Bora !

    In 1490 Leonardo DaVinci sketched a drawing of the modern day bicycle . Then in 1790 Frenchman Mede de Sivrac invented a wooden 'running machine ' which had no steering . However in 1861 another French man Ernest Michaux invented the modern style of bicycle with pedals and cranks . For almost 130 years the…

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  • Top Gear – on two wheels !

    Much of my relaxation time each day , which usually isn't a whole lot , is often spent in the company of 'Dave' . Now Dave is not my neighbour , or a good friend . It's not Dave Harmon or David Duffield . Dave doesn't even ride a bike . Dave is actually channel…

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  • The Lynx effect !

    Early last week a customer was in and spoke excitedly about 'lynx' in the Kilsheelan wood . At first I was visualising a pallet of Lynx deodorant sprawled about the wood . The smell of lynx is normally inhaled in either teenage discos or in the car park after a bike race .  The first location…

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  • The group heads down the coast !

    Today the sun was out so we took in part of the coast road but were still back in Carrick by 12.15 . This is what it looked like : [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfr7GepS26A]

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  • Cycling adverts on TV !

    Lance Armstrong brought cycling to the mainstream public and here are a few of the best tv adverts I've come accross ; [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2Inx3878jU] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huEnJUzq8EU] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjcZNR6MiRE] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igEGZ2sQ2GY] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO8_N4YkEns] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcojlAmHMzk]

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  • The first spin back !

    When you haven't trained for a while the one thing that hangs over you is the first spin back with the group . It's a lot like the leaving cert , you know you have to do it but you just don't want to face it . Throughout the winter I've been busy with family…

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  • Medicine Man !

    No two days are ever the same standing behind the counter of a bike shop . Many different and interesting types of people often drop in and we are often asked many different types of questions . The easy ones are , what size of bike do you think I may need  ? , what…

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  • Radio Ray – episode 2

    Today fm has ‘Radio Roy’ but here in worldwidecycles we have a new cycling version called Radio Ray . Here is a transcript of  episode 2  in the current series : Hello there listeners , and a very good morning to you all . We have a great show lined up for you today with…

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  • Sean Kelly – The big big movie !

    MGM have recently released a film based on the life of Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree . Whilst Obree's story is good what would a big budget film about Kelly be like ? It might be something like this ; Jack Kelly ( played by Gabriel Byrne ) wanders out into a field on a bleak…

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  • Radio Ray

    Today fm has 'Radio Roy' but here in worldwidecycles we have a new cycling version called Radio Ray . Here is a transcript of the first episode in the current series : ' Hallo and welcome to this , the first edition of our new show called Radio Ray . Over the coming season we…

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  • Cycling for charity !

    Like most cyclists , I have taken part in a good number of charity cycles .  Most have been one day spins around somewhere in Ireland but back in 1993 I did the 'Florida 500 ' with the National Council for the Blind . I got involved through a friend who is blind called Stefan…

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  • I’m a Cyclist – Get me out of here !

    A group of ten Irish cyclists have entered a new type of off season competition called 'I'm a cyclist - get me out of here ! They will be marooned in a deserted house in Merchtem in the Belgian outback . Each day they will be given some very difficult tasks to complete and the last…

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