"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

www.sidewaysbike.com

In aus.bicycle on 14 Nov 2006 02:53:17 -0800
sidewaysbike wrote:
the Sideways Bike, the first new bicycle invention in over 200 years,
is the next Big Idea.

Oh really? Didn't realise bents were as old as the diamond frame
format....


Zebee
- who thought the 2 wheeled recumbent was a 1920s invention.

Zebee Johnstone wrote:
In aus.bicycle on 14 Nov 2006 02:53:17 -0800
sidewaysbike wrote:
the Sideways Bike, the first new bicycle invention in over 200 years,
is the next Big Idea.

Oh really? Didn't realise bents were as old as the diamond frame
format....


Zebee
- who thought the 2 wheeled recumbent was a 1920s invention.

The book Bike Cult has them back at 1895, there were some strongly feet
first designs in the 1870's as well.

Here is a YouTube video of the Sideways Bike on the Sky TV show "The
Big Idea"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1bZwFwDaHk


PiledHigher wrote:
Zebee Johnstone wrote:
In aus.bicycle on 14 Nov 2006 02:53:17 -0800
sidewaysbike wrote:
the Sideways Bike, the first new bicycle invention in over 200 years,
is the next Big Idea.

Oh really? Didn't realise bents were as old as the diamond frame
format....


Zebee
- who thought the 2 wheeled recumbent was a 1920s invention.

The book Bike Cult has them back at 1895, there were some strongly feet
first designs in the 1870's as well.