meet the bike for good team
We are an interesting, dedicated bunch of people who like to share their cycling enthusiasm with anyone and everyone. Below are a few random facts and pictures to give you a better feel for who we are.


Greg Kinsman-Chauvet
CEO (Cycling Enthusiast Officer)
Tourer and Commuter
Professional life:
- Ex-corporate slave with 7 years’ experience in IT, finances and Marketing Management
- My life changed when I learned to ride a bike at the age of 30.
- I set-up the charity in 2010 to change more lives through cycling.
Socially I like:
- My hobbies are cycling round the world, and round it again and hopefully again.
- I am so excited about cycling that I was on the News of the World naked (part of the Naked Bike Ride obviously).
My role: Big ideas and changing the world through cycling


Colin Freeman
Operations Manager
Social Cyclist & self-proclaimed Ironman Triathlon racing legend!
Professional life:
- Joined Bike for Good in April 2015 as Operations Manager of all aspects of the Social Enterprise sector of the Organisation including Haugh Road & Victoria Road shops and workshops, Volunteers, B2B/Outreach department and the operation of Glasgow Nextbike, Glasgow’s mass automated bike hire scheme.
- Before that? Ran my own Triathlon Coaching Company in Toronto, Canada for 3 years, ran my own Triathlon retail business in Scotland for 7 years and before that was Area Manager for Scotland for Cafe Nero for 7 years.
Socially I like:
- If I’m not working, I’m training. If I’m not training, I’m eating, drinking or sleeping. A full but simple life!


Victoria Leiper
Head of Community Outreach
Daily commuter, serial bike buyer and occasional cycle tourer.
Professional life:
- Project Coordinator for youth charity/social enterprise Transition Extreme – an indoor skatepark and climbing wall
- Development Officer for Cycling UK – running a city wide youth cycling project called Bike Club
- Joined Bike for Good in 2012 as Campaign Manager and over the last 7 years built up our community outreach programme.
Socially I like:
- Running up and down the hills and mountains of Scotland
- Making clothes – badly (but it is the effort that counts)


Shgufta Anwar
Active Travel Lead
Part time/wannabe cyclist & Hijabi rider.
Professional life:
• Joined Bike for Good in April 2017 as Development Officer for the new Glasgow South Community Hub after having worked with the organisation on a previous project for s number of years and thought it was a pretty cool place to work….
• Project Manager at Al-Meezan for various climate change projects developing a food and community garden, resourcefulness workshops, helping people to improve energy efficiency and starting the now very popular BME ladies cycling group.
• Campaigns Officer for Scottish Natural Heritage running campaign on the Big 5 (can you guess what they are?)
• Communications Manager for General Motors (and current role is repentance for earlier climate sins!)
• Assistant Product Manager at PC World started my graduate career into the world of marketing with Monday morning 6.30am starts!
• Various retail positions where I learned to spend my salary on clothes quicker than I was earning it (and that was with staff discounts!)
Socially I like:
• Studying (don’t ask! – I forever seem to have an exam or deadline)
• Raising 2 young girls and nurturing their passions for cycling (my youngest wants to be an Olympic cyclist!)
• Being the hostess with the mostest – whether that’s cooking up storm or organising a good get together with friends and family or a good party – happiest around people.
• Helping others whether its political activism or speaking up for the oppressed or abused or fundraising.


Joanna Soraghan
Skills & Development Lead
Slow and steady tourer
Professional life:
- After not cycling since I was a child, I bought myself a new bicycle at the age of 26 and haven’t looked back since.
- My budding career in statistics was thrown to the side and I headed off on a bicycle tour from Canada to Chile, before coming home to find Bike for Good and my current job as Development Officer.
- I coordinate and deliver our outreach programme in schools, alongside the wonderful Bike Academy team.


Nina Borcard
Social Business Development Lead
Professional life
- Cycle trainer for a bike project aiming at young adults in Switzerland
- Press officer Intern at the Federal Office for the environment in Switzerland
- Postgraduate Degree in Environmental Communication at Glasgow Uni
- A few months of volunteering at Bike for Good while studying
Socially I like:
- Bike touring
- Hillwalking
- Trying new sports, especially water sports
- Good wine
My role: Wheelbeing and Bikes For All


Fariha Saeed
Communications Lead
Lifelong cycling commitment issues but working on it
Professional life
- I studied business law and started my career in a public sector graduate scheme
- I have had some really cool and interesting jobs which took me across the UK and to countries such as Ghana, Romania and Bosnia & Herzegovina
- I’ve worked in employability for a Muslim women’s charity, in PR, media and events, been part of a pilot on political representation for young Scottish women and worked for an Interfaith charity – mainly in communications for each role.
- Needless to say, I’m extremely passionate about workforce diversity and racial equality
- I can cycle but I’m no expert cyclist. I’ve enjoyed doing road skill lessons with a colleague since I started at Bike for Good
Socially I like:
- Travelling! Which I did a lot of before Covid came along and ruined it…
- Events – I miss them SO much
- Any form of socialising and networking
- Being outdoors
- My family
My role: Communications and marketing


Karen McGuire
HR Officer
Professional life:
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I’ve worked within an HR environment for the last 5 years and the third sector for the last ten years.
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My background is in the Public sector and Retail Management.
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I have an Associate level qualification in CIPD.
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I’m currently studying for my CMI Level 5 in Management in Coaching and Mentoring.
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I’m always looking to enhance my knowledge and best practice in the world of HR.
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I have a real passion to help and encourage others.
Socially I like:
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Love being outdoors and walking for miles! Hoping this will transfer to cycling!
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Spending time with my amazing friends and family
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Shopping…who doesn’t!


Raymond Gibb
West Workshop Coordinator
MTB – BMX – cruising aroon’
Professional life:
- BFG life started for me in August of 2014. I began as a part time mechanic and have since spannered and torqued my way up the drivetrain to be the workshop Coordinator. A challenge it has been but rewarding none the less – as are all climbs.
- Bmx instructor for Radworx Action Sports – riding your bike and being paid, nothing better!
- Chef at Rogano – Slicing, dicing, chopping and mopping.
- Cosy Camper – Working at all major festivals in the UK (Party central)
- Furniture restorer, cabinet maker and upholsterer.
Socially I like:
- My hobbies and interests can be found here @constructingraymond
- Anything and everything that keeps my mind active!


Jamie Monteith
South Workshop Coordinator
“I never go for a walk without my bicycle”
Professional life
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After studying Product Design at Uni and becoming disenchanted with the lack of hands-on, practical work, I started learning to fix bikes at my local shop. This quickly turned into a job and great learning experience for the next couple of years.
- In 2017 I started at Bike for Good as a mechanic, delivering Dr Bike sessions all over the Central Belt of Scotland alongside servicing and distributing Nextbikes.
- I am now involved in organising and delivering various services and events primarily for businesses and authorities, providing benefits to those commuting and traveling by bicycle.
Socially I like:
- Riding Bikes
- Building Bikes
- Traveling with Bikes
- Camping with Bikes
- Hiking with Bikes
My role:
B2B, including: Dr Bike, Group Maintenance Classes, Cycle Fleets, the Cycle Friendly Employer Award.


Chris Watson
nextbike Coordinator
A man of many parts
Professional life
- I studied at GSA in the MacIntosh studios and moved to England for a career as a Freelance illustrator for Magazines, Fashion, Music & Books. I have an online shop for prints and still do art & design commissions part time.
- I joined the Cyclists Touring Club age 13, then Central Scotland Wheelers. I got a motorbike at 21, joined Glasgow Mercury MCC and taught myself to repair and service my own motorbikes and bicycles.
- My family returned to Scotland in 2013 & was hired at BfG as a part time mechanic for the nextbike launch in 2014, becoming team co-ordinator in 2016.
Socially I like:
- Being outdoors
- Spending time with family & friends
- Cycling for sport will do 2 or 3 group rides, track, cross or road race most weeks.
- Good company, good chat, good food & drink.
- Music, gigs, dancing, films.
- Books, drawing, writing.
My role: Nextbikes


Gail Murray
Active Travel Coordinator
Fun, friendly, and ‘to the point’
Professional life
- Bought a bike and child carrier after being made redundant and had to give up my car.
- Completed my Cycle Trainer qualification and worked for 2 and half years as a self-employed instructor
- Started working for Bike For Good – still haven’t replaced the car!
Socially I like:
- Amateur dramatics
- Running
- Art / painting / face painting
- Reading
- Walking and Swimming
- Anything that does not involve computers (they don’t like me)
My role: Cycle training at Glasgow West Community Hub, and PCAT courses


Claudio Pia
Active Travel Coordinator
Coffee aficionado, tv star, and outdoor enthusiast
Professional life
- Started in 2009 as qualified bike mechanic in North Glasgow and built up workshop for bike repairs
- Became Level 1 coach in canoe/ kayaking in 2011 and ran outdoor activity centre along the Canal.
- Worked with people all over Glasgow on bike runs, John Muir award and guided kayak trips
- Started at Bike for Good in 2017 as Cycling Coordinator within the Bike Academy team
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Moved onto the Wheelbeing team in 2018 as Youth Development Officer
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Later that year I joined the Velocommunities team as Development Officer
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Recently bought myself a gravel bike, so plan to do more rides this year and in the future!
Socially I like:
- Coffee – as long as its black, I’m happy
- Cake goes well with coffee and cycling, so that too!
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Listening to my vinyl collection
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Snowboarding
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Hill walking
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Chilling out, maxing and relaxing
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Spending time with the family
My role:


Lorna Stubbs-Davies
Active Travel Events Practitioner
Long time cycle commuter, first time cycle tourer
Professional life
- I joined Bike for Good in January ‘18 as a volunteer, soon took on a month-long internship before happily joining the team as a full-time member in June ‘18!
- Before upgrading to Glasgow I studied art in Edinburgh where I was a keen cycling commuter
Socially I like:
- Sharing meals with friends
- Planning lazy Highland escapes
- Drawing, sewing and graphic design if the mood takes me
My role: Velocommunities and the Glasgow South Community Hub


Paul Clarkson
Skills & Development Coordinator
Wannabe shredder, will ride any bike
Professional life
- Started in the cycling industry in 2010 as a Volunteer in a recycling project in Fremantle, Australia.
- Started at BfG in 2014 as a bike mechanic before moving to the projects.
- Mountain Bike leader, fixer of bikes, teacher of maintenance.
- Skinny panda, was one of the many jobs that I have done in the past
Socially I like:
- Beer
- Burgers
- Bikes
- Coffee
- Travel
- Greyhounds
My role: Bike Academy


Hannah Hughes
Skills & Development Coordinator
Mountain loving adventurer and serial volunteer
Professional life
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I currently oversee the Community Programme at our Glasgow South branch. This is great fun as I get to work with people across the community and make sure we’re delivering activities according to what people want! Before moving to Glasgow in 2017 I was…
- Volunteer Mechanic at Pedaller’s Arms DIY Bike Workshop in Leeds
- Youth worker with Leeds City Council
- Mountain Leader outdoor instructor
- Bikeability Instructor in Leeds Primary Schools
- Director & Co-founder of Leeds Bike Mill CIC in Leeds
- Maintenance Instructor & Mechanic at Leeds Bike Mill
Socially I like:
- Walking, mountaineering, climbing, cycle touring, camping, and exploring
- Music, dancing, and festivals
- Volunteering with Living Rent, Glasgow’s Tenants Union
- Volunteering at Bikes for Refugees & Unity Centre
My role: Activities at Glasgow South Community Hub


Filip Cao
Skills & Development Coordinator
“Oops, I picked up too many expensive hobbies…”
Professional life
- 2013 – Discovered what my dream job is
- 2016 – Living the dream
- 2019 – Still living the dream
Socially I like:
- Mountain bikes
- Tidy tool kits
- Challenging opportunities
My role:


Neil Logan
Skills & Development Lead
Father of 2 young humans seeking cycle time
Professional life
- I completed a 3 year apprenticeship in outdoor instruction in 2009 and have taken groups into the outdoors for their personal development via mountain biking, rock climbing, hillwalking, canoeing, kayaking and more, throughout Scotland.
- I volunteered with Bike for Good in 2013 before gaining employment as a mechanic. I am now back working with young people using bikes as a means for development with The Bike Academy!
- I have an undergraduate degree in Liberal Arts and recently have set out to complete a masters in Community Education, completion date is June 2019!
Socially I like:
- Strong black coffee, weak beer, peaty whisky and pancakes with maple syrup.
- Riding my bike as far as time gives me to find trees, camping and sunshine.
- Exploring the remote outdoors of Scotland with my wee family.
- Reading, if I can sit still long enough…
My role:
The Bike Academy, youth engagement, skills and development opportunities, mountain biking.


Alasdair (Ali) Ness
Health & Wellbeing Coordinator
Mountain Bike Enthusiast, Trail Builder and general cycle lover!
Professional life
- Started out in the bike industry in 2016 working as a sales mechanic at Dales Cycles
- In 2017 i started volunteering with Sustrans to give something back to local communities and develop my cycle ride leader skills.
- I love how happy cycling makes me so i wanted others to experience the joy cycling can bring so in 2018 i started at Bike for Good working on the Wheelbeing project.
Socially I like:
- Throwing myself down the hillside on my MTB
- Hiking
- Snowboarding
- Climbing
- Chilling out with friends and family
- Travelling
My role:


Pippa Thomas
Health & Wellbeing Practitioner
Determined to wheelie well
Professional life
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Whilst studying Art in Cornwall I discovered the world of bike touring. I spent every holiday strapping way too much stuff to my bike and eating all the cheese in France.
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Post-uni and after a boat trip adventure, I moved to Scotland on a whim. I spent 4 years working in the care sector until the call of my bike couldn’t be ignored.
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I cruised off on a UK tour and ended up volunteering at different community bike hubs on the way, picking up mechanical skills and experiencing different
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After swapping the bike in for some time snowboarding and house-building I ended up in Glasgow, started volunteering at Bike for Good, and now I’m part of the team!
Socially I like:
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Mountain biking
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Bike Polo
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Bike touring
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Dancing
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Exploring
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Hiking
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Drawing, making and building stuff
My role:
Training Coordinator for Wheelbeing