Katie and Adam

Katie: I have ridden bikes for as long as I can remember. I have raced everything from triathlon to road, cyclocross to XC, and even have a BMX! Any bike will do. I just love riding bikes!

I bought my first proper road bike for the London Triathlon in 2000 and went on to do Sprint and Olympic distance triathlons, before venturing into the world of MTB when we moved down to Poole. I raced XC for a couple of seasons, with some road racing thrown in.

Annual trips to the Alps, Pyrenees and Dolomites on the road bike with my local cycling club have always been my passion as I love riding uphill as well as down. Since having children, their passion has become MTB, so I have also been riding XC and a bit of Enduro!

Bike Van was a brainwave that came to me after 20 years in the surveying industry. I decided I needed a change and wanted to work in a field that I was passionate about. Having bought a van for the family to enable us to get to our local trails in the Forest of Dean, we wondered if a bike specific van rental company could be a successful business venture, to enable others to do the same. And here we are!

Six months in and already the vans have been used for a variety of uses from support vehicles for charity rides, to camping trips at MTB races, triathlon training trips to the Alps, MTB  trips to the Alps, bike parks of Wales and family camping/cycling holidays to France, Switzerland and Italy.

We are excited to find out where the vans will go on their next adventure!

Adam says “Katie has been the driving force behind my (and our children’s) love of cycling on a variety of MTB terrain, from Morzine and Les Arcs to our local trails in Gloucestershire.

I’ve crashed on some of the finest descents South Wales, Morzine and the Forest of Dean has to offer – and still love everything about Mountain Biking. Including a well earned beer with friends at the end of the day to talk about gaps cleared and berms schralped….”