"The Big Idea", new SKY ONE show will feature Dublin inventor of the Sideways Bike

A DUBLIN INVENTOR will be plugging his invention on TV next weekend in
a bid to win £100,000.
Michael Killian, inventor of the Sideways Bike, will pitch his
invention to the audience on Sky One's The Big Idea showing on Saturday
November 18 at 9pm on Sky One.
The Big Idea is an exciting new prime-time series on Sky One which, in
partnership with Vodafone, is aiming to discover the next great
British/Irish invention or business idea. The audience will decide if
the Sideways Bike, the first new bicycle invention in over 200 years,
is the next Big Idea.
The 47-year-old, who beat hundreds of competitors to make it to the
final 36, is up against five other inventors.
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In order to get to the semi-final he had to pitch his idea to three
entrepreneurs in two minutes.
All three experts, Ruth Badger, a finalist on BBC 2's The Apprentice,
Lord Karan Bilimoria of Cobra Beer fame and Craig Johnston, who
invented the Predator football boot, put him on the shortlisted 36.

SKY ONE www.thebigidea.tv

Sideways Bike www.sidewaysbike.com

Sideways Bike www.sidewaysbike.com



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"sidewaysbike" wrote in
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The Big Idea is an exciting new prime-time series on Sky One which, in
partnership with Vodafone, is aiming to discover the next great
British/Irish invention or business idea. The audience will decide if
the Sideways Bike, the first new bicycle invention in over 200 years,
is the next Big Idea.


And from his website:

I would predict that the audience for this bike would be teenagers to
young adults. The original bicycle has been around for 200 years. Don't
you think it is time for a change !

I agree with his target audience, but not that this toy is the next big
thing that will change cycling. Of course, inventors are generally
dreamers. If they didn't think they would change the world, they would
never get past the "I've got a great idea" phase. grin

Cheers,
David