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Decisions – Which New Mobile Phone Shall I Get?

Posted by Techboy on Friday, June 11th, 2010

I currently have an HTC HD (running Windows Mobile 6.1 OS) on the O2 network and my contact expires at the end of this month, which means that I can get a new phone. My preferences for a new phone fall into 3 categories: Android based, iPhone 4 and Windows Phone 7 based. Android I [...]

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The Gardening Trolls of Pennadomo, Italy

Posted by Techboy on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

It is a little known fact that there are trolls all around the Abruzzo province/region of Italy, but with a little knowledge and a lot of patience you might be able to track them down and catch a glimpse of them. As in most societies, there are nice trolls and naughty trolls. Plus there is [...]

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What I got for Christmas (besides fat)

Posted by Techboy on Saturday, December 26th, 2009

This year I got a Canon Speedlight 580EX II flash which is Canon’s most powerful flash unit for SLR’s It will work great with my Canon 40D which is a digital SLR. I have always had an interest in photography and did a photography course in Italy last October. Plus I would like to get [...]

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Roade Pool Sprint Triathlon (27/09/2009)

Posted by Techboy on Sunday, September 27th, 2009

I did the Roade Pool Sprint Triathlon today. It was my 2nd Sprint distance triathlon and I really enjoyed it. I can see me doing a lot more Triathlons on 2010 I got up at 0615, left my house at 0635 and got to the school at Roade at 0650. I thought I would be [...]

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Well Whad’ya Know? I’m a Triathlete!

Posted by Techboy on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Well I’ve done 1 anyway. As stated in my previous posts, by way of winning a prize in a competition, I got free entry into the For Goodness Shakes! Sponsored Sprint Triathlon (750m swimming, 20km cycling, 5km running) at Dorney Lake, Eton with less than 2 weeks notice! I read the letter carefully which stated [...]

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Going Tubeless!

Posted by Techboy on Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

In my last Adventure Race, I got 2 punctures. The time it took me to fix them resulted in Steve and I ending up in 17th place when we should have been in around 8th place.

I think the punctures were just a result of bad luck as I was using good wheels, tyres and inner tubes (all of it just a few months old) and the area wasn’t rocky.

Anyway, always eager to buy new kit and have good equipment, I’ve just placed an order for all this:

Item: Specialized 09 Roval Controle SL Disc

Quantity: 1

Item total: £479.99

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Item: Specialized Sauserwind S-Works 2Bliss (Pair) (26 x 1.8″ black)

Quantity: 1

Item total: £44.98

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Item: Stans Notubes The Solution Tyre Sealant (32fl oz refill – no cup included)

Quantity: 1

Item total: £17.99

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Item: Stans Notubes Tyre Sealant Injector / Applicator

Quantity: 1

Item total: £7.49

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BASKET TOTAL: £550.45

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DELIVERY: £0.00

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TOTAL: £550.45

from https://www.freeborn.co.uk/.

Posted in: Adventure Racing, Buying, Cycling, Sports.

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