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Charlie has lived in Southville, Bristol since 1991. He spent many years working as a systems analyst for a large financial services organisation but then decided to get a life. He took a degree in Environmental Policy and Management, stood for Parliament for the Green Party, got elected to Bristol City Council and (surely his crowning achievement) got a job as administrator at Life Cycle UK. In his spare time, he has an allotment, a cat and a folding bike.

Poppy marked her 18th birthday and her environmental credentials by planting a tree. Her career has included a very happy summer leading working holidays for BTCV and a year of passionate campaigning for Bristol Friends of the Earth. Poppy then worked in a variety of roles for Envolve (formerly Bath Environment Centre), helping people to live more sustainable lives through successful partnership projects such as the UK's first ever Farmers' Market. Poppy manages Life Cycle's various charitable projects, raises funds, and liaises with the charity's many partners and supporting organisations.

One of Miranda's earliest memories of cycling was of riding her small gold bike hurtling along the pavement singing 'crashing through the universe!!!' and she's never looked back. She moved to Bristol ten years ago to study French and Spanish, then spent three years teaching, mountain biking and making music in South America. She has always found cycling to be a gateway to freedom as well as a way to save money and keep fit. Miranda has been working for Life Cycle since April 2009. She coordinates cycle training in Bristol and Bath schools and 1:1 adult cycle training.

Nigel moved to Bristol from his home town of Glastonbury in 2000 and qualified as a motorcycle mechanic. This led to a degree in mechanical engineering, during which, he worked on wind turbine projects, designing blades and establishing a lasting link between industry and his university. Nigel obtained a Secondary PGCE in 2009, favouring work with disadvantaged young people. A keen mountain biker and cycle-camper, Nigel rides local trails and takes touring trips in France and Morocco, where he insists on practising his French. In his spare time he likes singing and playing guitar. He also works as a mathematics teacher.

Josh grew up in Bristol and then spent the later part of his teens and early twenties in the French Alps snowboarding in the winters, mountain biking in the summers and paragliding whenever possible. His passion for bikes began at an early age when, through necessity to keep his bicycles on the road, he learned basic bike mechanics from his father. He went on become a professional mechanic and has worked in the cycle trade since he was 16 Years old. Now settled back in Bristol Josh runs BikeBack, Life Cycle's bicycle recycling project.

Sally moved to Bristol in 2007 from the beautiful Dyfi Valley in mid Wales, where she worked at the Centre for Alternative Technology. Previously she moved around a lot, teaching English in the Czech Republic and in Portugal. When not negotiating the streets of Bristol on her black badger (a bike with high handlebars especially for people with dodgy backs), she enjoys cycle touring, swimming in lakes and playing French folk music. Sally co-ordinates Life Cycle's Two's Company project, a programme of tandem rides for blind and visually impaired people. She is also currently managing Life Cycle's programme of cycle training.

A utility cyclist for much of her life, things took a turn for the better when she went to live in Japan and took up cycle touring. Having quite literally cycled the length and breadth of the country during her three year stay she returned to the UK in 2000 fired up with the joys of cycling. When the job came up at Life Cycle she knew it had her name on it. She set up Life Cycle's training programme and has personally trained hundreds of people: children, teenagers and adults. Tamar was a member of the Reference Group that created the new National Standards for cycle training.

Tim Wye joined life cycle as Director in February 2010. He currently lives in Montpelier, Bristol, with a wife, 2 children and six bikes. With a background in health and social care, Tim has worked in many different capacities, including public health research and managing large services such as community hospitals. laterly, he worked on commissioning services jointly between Primary Care Trusts and Local Authority. He is also currently a qualified Cycle Trainer.