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You may be spending some time with us whilst also trusting us to look after your bike and your gear. So, it is only fair you get to know us first! We are a small business and everything is done by us, with nothing contracted out. 

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Sven and his son Jack,  the owner of the Green Shift Cycling

Sven (and Jack)

Riding mountain bikes since the late 1980s, and competing in XCs in the late 2000s and early 2010s, Sven rekindled is love of riding 3 years ago after putting his bike down for over 10 years. 

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When not riding, building, restoring or fixing bikes, Sven will be out in nature camping and hiking - He is currently on a mission to visit all National Parks in the UK with his family. He is also a bit of a secrete computer nerd... 

 

Sven has had a varied career, starting with 10 years in the ambulance service in London and Hampshire before shifting to sustainable agricultural management, consultancy, and training. He holds a BSc in Health Sciences and MSc in Environmental Management. 

 

Back from his competing days, Sven also holds a Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training and Instruction, including a Level 3 Award in Sports Conditioning, and achieved a Level 5 Professional Diploma in Sports and Remedial Massage Therapy.

All about us:

Matt, part of the team running Green Shift Cycling

Matt is the dad of two awesome girls. After university where he studied geology and volcanology (which he picked because they had the best field trips, including doing a research trip to Ladakh in India, and Mount Etna in Italy), Matt entered and continued a long career in primary school teaching. Most recently he has worked as a project manager for the Rivers' Trust. 

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Matt is a keen mountain biker, but is also a road cyclist and runner. When he gets the time he enjoys all outdoor activities such as kayaking, climbing, skiing, etc. Matt and Sven play badminton once a week, but who can say who the better player is...

Matt

Sven riding is mountain bike at the age of 7

Sven has been riding mountain bikes since 1989, and competed regularly in xc in the late 2000s and early 2010s.  Check out those bar ends on the red mid 90s MBK!

Sven wearing his mountain bike club jersey when he was 7.
Jack riding his balance bike when he was 3

Matt likes to ride road bike in sandals! But honestly, he is an alright guy!
PS: This page was made by Sven. 

Sven riding his mountain bike age 14 in France
Jack riding his mountain bike aged 5

And Jack's riding is coming along nicely too!

Matt riding is Cube road bike in France.
sven racing his mountain bike in 2010 in the Gorrick MTB xc race series.
7 year old jack riding his mountain bike
Sven racing his mountain bike in 2010 in the Gorrick xc race series
Jack mountain biking
Sven racing is Trek mountain bike in an XC race in 2010
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