Bowen Hills Bike Shop

Meet The Team

Name: Ben Goodwin
Role: Sales Consultant
Customer Service Experience: Worked at Woolies for 7 years as a 2IC manager, then hospitality front of house and in a guest services role in the ski fields of Canada and Japan. Been riding bikes ever since I can remember. Grew up riding the hills around my house. Most recent is spending 2 years in Whistler shredding the bike park.
Expertise: Mountain Biking, especially downhill and free ride.
What do you love about bikes?: I love the freedom and the adrenaline rush from the speed you get.
Current Bikes: Pedal Gotham 3, only just got back to building up my garage of bikes.
Favourite Ride: Dirt Merchant to Lower A-Line in Whistler Bike Park.
Email: ben.goodwin@99bikes.com.au

Name: Michael Overell
Role: Future Team Leader
Experience: Mostly commuting and gravel riding, only got seriously into my riding after starting at 99.
Expertise: Commuting, Road and Gravel.
What do you love about bikes?: The ability to get anywhere at any time, provided you have some fuel in your belly.
Current Bikes: Norco Threshold Apex, Pake French 75.
Favourite Ride: Anywhere that I can get my bike down and dirty.
Email: michael.overell@99bikes.com.au

Name: Mitch Sutton
Role: Workshop Manager
Experience: I have worked in the bicycle industry for almost 6 years. I have been riding competitively for the last 10 years in a few disciplines including, Road, Track and MTB.
Expertise: Road, Tri/TT and MTB.
What do you love about bikes?: The freedom and adrenaline.
Current Bikes: Giant TCR advanced sl, Giant Anthem, Cervelo R3-SL, Cervelo Dual, Cervelo P3, Cervelo P3-SL, BMC Trackmachine, Ross signature.
Favourite Ride: Mt Nebo/Glorious
Email: mitch.sutton@99bikes.com.au

Name: Leighton Taylor
Role: Sales Consultant
Experience: Currently racing in NRS and have competed in UCI tours.
Expertise: Road Cycling.
What do you love about bikes?: I ride my bike to race, I love the speed, risk and the competition too win.
Current Bikes: Giant TCR Advance Pro 0.
Favourite Ride: National Road Race course at Buninyong.
Email: leighton.taylor@99bikes.com.au

Name: Daniel Fuentes
Role: Mechanic
Customer Service Experience: Trek Bicycle Store and Motociclo Sports in Montevideo. It's been a part of my life since I was 8 years old.
Expertise: Road bikes, commuter bikes, handrail Mountain Biking (MTB).
What do you love about bikes?: Friends that I meet and places that I never knew.
Current Bikes: BMC timemachine TM01, Merida scultura.
Favourite Ride: After work commuting to my house with the E-Bike.
Email: daniel.fuentes@99bikes.com.au

Name: Adam Frauenfelder
Role: Mechanic
Experience: 6 years. MTB and BMX Race. 
Expertise: E-bikes, BMX, Recumbent, Commuters.
What do you love about bikes?: The freedom and feel of riding.
Current Bikes: Lapierre X-Flow, ABD 24” race, Custom steel frame fixie.
Favourite Ride: Kombi Samford Valley.
Email: adam.frauenfelder@99bikes.com.au

Name: Zachary Yallamas
Role: Mechanic Apprentice
Customer Service Experience: Working with customers inside 99 Bikes retail/mechanical workplaces. Been riding bikes since I was 8 and still love it as much.
Expertise: All things bike repair related.
What do you love about bikes?: How enjoyable/fun they are and how convenient they are to get from point A to point B.
Current Bikes: Norco sight A.73 DH.
Favourite Ride: 'Sorcerous' at Nerang.
Email: zachary.yallamas@99bikes.com.au

Name: Matt Clay
Role: Sales Consultant
Experience: New kid on the block, just moved up from Tassie with 5+ years retail experience.
Expertise: So far a gun at minor repairs and part installs, bike accessories and kids bikes.
What do you love about bikes?: There's a bike for literally any person for any situation. They're so versatile and a great way to commute to work, have fun or run errands.
Current Bikes: Pedal Gotham 3.
Favourite Ride: Bunya/Jinker Track.
Email: matthew.clay@99bikes.com.au

Name: Belinda Goldsack
Role: Sales Consultant
Experience: After a career cross roads, decided to do something new and different. Looking forward to the new challenge.
Expertise: Road bikes, hope to do my first Tri before Christmas next year.
What do you love about bikes?: Gets you outside in the fresh air, keeping fit and having the freedom to go wherever your bike takes you.
Current Bikes: Focus Culebro.
Favourite Ride: Nothing beats cruising along the waters edge with breaky and coffee at the end.
Email: belinda.goldsack@99bikes.com.au

Name: Kai Nowitzke
Role: Sales Consultant
Experience: Over 3 years in customer service facing roles, 2 years specifically in the bike industry. Lifetime spent around High Performance Sports and Coaching.
Expertise: Road Bikes, Triathlon, Hardtail Mountain bikes and e-Bikes.
What do you love about bikes?: Bikes are a funny thing that every single one has its own personality, even if its the same model, bikes can take you everywhere from one side of Australia to the other or just down to the local coffee shop.
Current Bikes: 2019 Merida Big Nine Limited, 2019 Merida Scultura 8000e Disc, Pedal Messenger Gotham.
Favourite Ride: Nothing beats smashing yourself up Mount Cootha for a new PB or a scenic pedal along the Redcliffe Water Front, no matter what ride as long as it ends at coffee.
Email: kai.nowitzke@99bikes.com.au