Our Team

Beej Albany

Store Manager/Leadership

Beej (or Ben on the phone) runs the daily operation of the shop, looks after HR and also a large part of the strategic direction of the business. He's had experience working across all areas of bikes stores including management, as well as running a race team and clothing line.

Beej is not only a great leader and manager, he's a talented athlete on the cyclocross, road, track and mountain bike. In fact he's been a National Masters1 CX Champion.

Beej is very easy to get along with and has a knack for making people who are new to bikes feel warm and welcome.

Gordon Allan

Customer Service

Gordon is a dynamic all-rounder at Park Bikes with exceptional product knowledge and a management skills for when needed. "Gordo" looks after sales, customer service, and coaching.

He is a current dual National Champion and Australian record holder is Para-Cycling. He started riding a bike in 2010 and took up cycling seriously late in 2013. He has raced in both the road and track disciplines for the past 2 years at a state and national level. His goal is to represent Australia at both Paralympic Games and World Championships, with Tokyo 2020 being the main target.

Gordo also studies Exercise Science at the University of Western Sydney. He is an advocate for Mental Health, working as an Ambassador for Lifeline and the Australian Institute of Sport.

Max Housden

Mechanic/Service Manager

Max is an outstanding country boy from Wagga Wagga. He has been involved in bike shops since he could walk. His parents own a bike shop back home where Max honed his mechanical skill. Some of this perhaps inherited from his dad Rob who's a talented fitter & turner.

Max is also a gun track sprinter. He's been the NSW Sprint Champion, and has 12 x National medals and a bronze from the youth olympics in 2013.

It must be mentioned though, that although Max can pump out 2300 watts, he only has the 3rd or 4th biggest calves in the shop.

Nash Kent

Mechanic/Director

Nash has been part of the bike industry since 1995. He has represented NSW and Australia in road cycling and won state medals in road, track and MTB. Nash is an active member of Cycling Australia, Parklife Cycling Club & Bicycle NSW. He is also a Cycling Australia Level 1 Coach, a TrainingPeaks Level 2 Coach, former Head Coach of the Western Sydney Academy of Sport Cycling Program, and a former mechanic and coach for the NSW Junior Road Cycling Team. Nash has also been involved in beta product testing for Garmin.

Sydney born and bred, he has a passion for bikes, art, music, and design. In 2013 Nash was appointed to the Sydney Olympic Park Authority's Bicycle Advisory Committee who regularly meet with board members to plan for safer and better cycling in the local area. He believes strongly in the local bike store.

Nathan leins

Mechanic

We were incredibly lucky to have Nathan join us from April 2020 as Covid-19 stalled the Travel industry. An Aircraft mechanic and pilot by trade, he's had a spectacular international career so far.

Nathan has been able to pair his mechanical talent with his passion for bikes by working as a mechanic 2-4 days per week.

Nathan has been around the QLD and NSW Mountainbike XC scenes since the late 1990's but you'll more likely catch him cruising along on a equipped road bike these days.

Tom Millard

Finance/Customer Service

Tom has been a part of Park Bikes since 2012. Originally, he did work experience with us, and we immediately offered him a job afterwards.

Tom really understands excellent customer service and will always do his best to make sure that everyone is looked after. He manages the coaching business and also looks after reporting, accounts receivable and accounts payable.

Even though Tom is quite young his maturity and small business knowledge are years ahead of his age.

After recieving an almost perfect ATAR in his HSC, Tom has deferred university to travel, ride, enjoy life, and work at Park Bikes. Tom comes from a Downhill/Enduro MTB background, but now enjoys road riding as well.

Rachael Nicholls

Customer Service

Rachael Works Saturdays in the shop. Rachael and her family have been friends of Park Bikes since 2015 via the Western Sydney Academy of Sport where Rachel is an Academy Athlete. She is an active Parklife Cycling Club member & races competitively on the road, track and mountain bike.

Rachel did work experience at the shop & we were impressed by her mechanical skill, so she was quickly added to the weekend roster.

Hannah Sandison

Customer Service/Inventory Management

Hannah has been a friend of Park Bikes and a sponsored athlete since she was 14. After coming through the Western Sydney Academy of Sport & Parklife Cycling Club programs, she is a now a multiple state track champion, and a medallist at the Australian Championships and Oceania Games.

Hannah not only excels on the bike, she also has a brilliant academic record and was her School Captain. She's currently doing a Psychology degree at Sydney University.

Hannah works during the week and some Saturdays. She looks after customer service, inventory management, and merchandising to keep the shop looking majestic.

Matthew Sweeney

Bike-Fitting/Sports Physiotherapy

Matthew has 11 years experience as a Physiotherapist. He has worked with various clinics and private sporting institutes over this time helping teams and individual athletes achieve their best.

Matthew does bike-fitting for us on a contract basis, and also works in the shop. In addition to this, he has a contract with the NSW Institute of Sport to provide Physiotherapy to some of the best athletes in the world in the lead up to the Tokyo Olympics.

Matthew is an active member of Triathlon NSW, Balance & Parklife Cycling Clubs.

Alex Wheeler

Mechanic

Alex works on Saturdays as a mechanic. He has well over 20 years of experience working on bikes and has spent time working in retail, finance and marketing (most recently for Yamaha).

Alex is a dedicated family man, but between that and his two jobs, he still get out on the mountainbike in his backyard - the Blue Mountains.

Han Zhang

Mechanic/Customer Service

Han works on a casual basis both in the workshop, and in customer service. He is an engineering student at UNSW and a keen mountain biker.

When he's not working, studying Mechatronic Engineering, or riding the trails of Northern Sydney, he's volunteering for local community events such as Vivid and TEDx.

Han is smart, great with tech & interested in merging his engineering knowledge and skills into the bike industry in the future.

Park Bikes Satellite Staff

Chris Boogert

Park Bikes Travel

Chris Boogert takes care of Park Bikes Travel. He is a brilliant communicator, and has a very strong work ethic. He is straight to the point and honest which is very important when helping customers. He has a teaching degree from Sydney University and has also worked for Waverley College as a cycling coach, and a premium cycle-touring company in Italy. Chris represents Parklife Cycling Club in A grade road racing, and also looks after the club's official communications. He has experience on the road, mountain bike, and track bike.

Richard Lang

Coaching

Originally a Lidcombe Auburn Cycling Club star junior, Richard has raced at the highest level. He has ridden for the AIS, Endura, Rapha Condor and won some big races such as the Oceania Games, and the Goulburn to Sydney. He is working with Park Bikes as a coach to make you a better rider.

Richard has his own coaching business and combining his personal training/cycling knowledge as well as his real world cycling skill Richard is now a valuable part of our coaching team.