BRAND AMBASSADORS
The brand ambassadors for Travers bikes are a collection of riders that covers a wide range of cycling activities from cross country racing to multi day Fat bike riding. The one thing we all have in common is that we all love to talk bikes! Feel free to approach us a races, the team are often present at most major UK endurance events as well as XC races through out the southeast.
WHO ARE WE?
MICHAEL TRAVERS: Founder of Travers Bikes (He had to call it something). Michael is a motivating force in grass roots racing and custom designed Titanium and Carbon goodies right here in the South’s most mountainous county, Essex. Travers race team manager (apparently it’s like herding cats) and committed endurance rider. You will see him thrashing his titanium prototypes around the 24 hour and shorter XC races throughout the year. He’s been riding since he was 15 year old (six years he tells us) and was, like the rest of the Travers Team Ambassadors an early convert to mountain biking back in the late 80's. We couldn’t figure the maths either.
STEVE DAY, aka Machine, aka Wolverine, aka Dorris!...
Maybe there’s a split personality in there somewhere? Steve has a reputation for breaking stuff, but is yet to bust anything with the Travers name on it. Not only has he made a name for himself as a singlespeeder, but he has given some of the geared boys a bit of a shock in recent years with his ability to get his face at the sharp end of the leader board at numerous endurance events, including taking the singlespeed title at the WEMBO solo 24hr championships in 2016, whilst also managing to finish 6th overall in amongst the Elite boys. Known for his ability to pound out consistant laps hour after hour, but also quick on the technical stuff, especially when the sun goes down. Now running a RussTi 27.5+ with a Lauf front end, and loving it.
Maybe there’s a split personality in there somewhere? Steve has a reputation for breaking stuff, but is yet to bust anything with the Travers name on it. Not only has he made a name for himself as a singlespeeder, but he has given some of the geared boys a bit of a shock in recent years with his ability to get his face at the sharp end of the leader board at numerous endurance events, including taking the singlespeed title at the WEMBO solo 24hr championships in 2016, whilst also managing to finish 6th overall in amongst the Elite boys. Known for his ability to pound out consistant laps hour after hour, but also quick on the technical stuff, especially when the sun goes down. Now running a RussTi 27.5+ with a Lauf front end, and loving it.
ROB WILLIAMSON: Rob brings out the calming spiritual side to the team. He rides a Rudy 29er and is most at home as part of an endurance team. He is also well known for his legendary encouragement of other racers out on track whilst he is waiting for his team-mates to return. His talents do not end there, as off the bike Rob is also well known in the local area for repairing broken bodies at The Plumb Blossom Clinic.
Russ Welch: Self confessed weight-weenie and bike component Uber-Geek. Russ is renowned for working out the cost per gram of components as well as calculating the power to weight ratio of a chicken drumstick compared to a flaxseed and hemp organic honey derived energy gel. The unfortunate consequence of this obsessive behaviour and attention to detail is that Russ is properly quick and a real contender regardless if he is competing in 24 hour solo race or scorching a trail in an hour long cyclocross event!
John Moore: A true Northerner who gets scared heading south of Watford Gap, not really a racer but with plenty of KOM's to his name if Strava counts as some sort of racing.
A hater of riding on the tarmac but with a target of 5000 miles off-road riding each and every year. A Salesman by day and when not walking the dog, keeping his wife happy you'll find him riding his Fat Bike, 29er+, XC, CX, Tandem, on beaches, sand dunes, hills, canal towpaths, plus bike packing adventures and the occasional Northern and Scottish trail centre.
Claim to fame, the fastest person ever to travel by human power between Leeds and Liverpool on the 127 mile canal on his Travers Angus
Travers test rides up north available for Beer and Haribos
A hater of riding on the tarmac but with a target of 5000 miles off-road riding each and every year. A Salesman by day and when not walking the dog, keeping his wife happy you'll find him riding his Fat Bike, 29er+, XC, CX, Tandem, on beaches, sand dunes, hills, canal towpaths, plus bike packing adventures and the occasional Northern and Scottish trail centre.
Claim to fame, the fastest person ever to travel by human power between Leeds and Liverpool on the 127 mile canal on his Travers Angus
Travers test rides up north available for Beer and Haribos
Matt Ryan (Mally) Based in North Wales and with the stunning Snowdonia National Park as the backdrop to cycling adventures, Matt knows a thing or two about riding up hills, flying on the descents and pushing hard on the flats. A veteran of numerous Etape du Tours, Tours of Flanders and Paris Roubaix sportives, Matt has battled for victory on the circuit, the road, time-trials, hill climbs and cyclocross. Later this year, he'll be pitting himself against world-class cyclists at the Transcontinental Race 2017. Regarded as one of the toughest races out there, Matt will be relying completely on himself and his equipment to cover the approximate 3,800km distance
Mike Dennison: Based in the North East of Scotland, and with the Cairngorms National Parkas his playground, Mike likes to ‘mix it up’, stitching together hill tracks, and historicaldrove roads and stalkers paths to create his own adventures–perfect terrain for his RUSSTi. Mike is a regular at endurance races such as the legendary StrathPuffer 24hr MTB Marathon,with occasional forays south to test himself at events like the 3 Peaks CX race, but is quick to point out that for him, it’s not all about results...’I like to create my own challenges and set my own goals–there’s often only one person in my ‘race’, and that’s me!’For his day job, Mike is Marketing and Tourism Coordinator for Sustrans Scotland, the cycling charity, and has a near encyclopedic knowledge of Scotland’s cycle routes and trails. If you’re in the North East of Scotland and looking for a test ride, or just a blather, then give him a shout. As Mike says...’the banter’s free, and the coffee machine is always on!’
