Meet the team

Name: Owen Carter
Role: Team Leader
Experience: 6 years customer service experience and 4 years bike riding. Started at 99 Bikes Penrith before moving to Lidcombe and Stanmore..
Expertise: E-bikes, road bikes and mountain bikes.
What do you love about bikes?: The relaxation of road riding and the excitement of mountain bike riding combined to allow the freedom to do what you want.
Current Bikes: BMC Roadmachine 02 one, Cube Stereo 140 hpc race.
Favourite Ride: M7 cycleway, Westleigh or even the ride to work.
Email: owen.carter@99bikes.com.au

Name: Matthew Chapman
Role: Sales Consultant
Experience: 14 years retail experience.
Expertise: Road bikes!
What do you love about bikes?: Exploring new places. Trying to ride fast and far and that the more you ride the better you’ll feel.
Current Bikes: Canyon Aeroad CF SLX.
Favourite Ride: Bay run, Cheddar Gorge and Box Hill in the UK.
Email: matthew.chapman@99bikes.com.au

Name: Lewis Ihnatko
Role: Sales Consultant
Experience: I finished my degree in Fine Art in early 2019 and then began a career at 99 Bikes because of my love for cycling.
Expertise: Road bikes, commuter bikes.
What do you love about bikes?: The freedom of riding, the satisfaction of building your own bike and the great feeling you get from exercise.
Current Bikes: Surley Cross Check with handbuilt Mavic Wheels and Shimano 6500 groupset and a Merida Big Nine 100.
Favourite Ride: City to Balmain via Blackwattle Bay because varied levels of hills and traffic as well as the beautiful waterside views.
Email: lewis.ihnatko@99bikes.com.au

Name: Sabrina Santos
Role: Sales Consultant
Experience: Working in a range of industries such as hospitality, retail, telecommunications, and self-employment, I began my career with 99 Bikes in their Stanmore store in November 2019.
Expertise: Road bikes, single-speed and fixie, touring/adventure bikes.
What do you love about bikes?: The ability to be 100% self-sufficient getting around, travelling, and running errands.
Current Bikes: Vintage discontinued Australian brand "Technicomps" steel road bike, self-made bikepacking adventure bike, and a disassembled Avanti Hybrid.
Favourite Ride: 50km ride to the south coast through Royal National Park (Sydney).
Email: sabrina.santos@99bikes.com.au

Name: Harris Manning
Role: Sales Consultant
Experience: Riding Enduro for 5 years, recently joined the bike industry and loving every moment!
Expertise: Everything Mountain Bike.
What do you love about bikes?: The enjoyment of riding and having fun with mates, hitting the trails hard and fast.
Current Bikes: My pimped out Pivot Mach 5.5.
Favourite Ride: Thredbo's Cannonball express trail.
Email: harris.manning@99bikes.com.au

Name: Andy Lathouris
Role: Workshop Leader
Experience: Been working in a number of different workshops for 6 years.
Expertise: The ins and outs of how they work.
What do you love about bikes?: The freedom of being on a bike and how they work.
Current Bikes: Merida Reacto 5000 (Road), Lapierre Audacio 200 (Road), Merida One Sixty 4000 (MTB).
Favourite Ride: The Chicken shop, The Bay Run, Eastern Beaches, Hot Laps around CP, La perouse.
Email: andy.lathouris@99bikes.com.au

Name: Jean-Paul Williams
Role: Mechanic
Experience: 3 years.
Expertise: Road bikes, adventure bikes and commuters.
What do you love about bikes?: They are the most enjoyable form of transport. Also the way that the bike brings people together and create life long friendships.
Current Bikes: Wilier Zero 7, Scultura 400 (AKA - crit pig).
Favourite Ride: Southern Highlands.
Email: jeanpaul.williams@99bikes.com.au

Name: Adnan Al Dabet
Role: Mechanic
Experience: One year bike building. Can bike stand! Have had a passion in bicycles for many years and have even built up a few of my own.
Expertise: Bike Building.
What do you love about bikes?: Freedom and exercise.
Current Bikes: Specialised Sworks Mclaren.
Favourite Ride: Bulli Pass.
Email: adnan.aldabet@99bikes.com.au

Name: Lee Heness
Role: Mechanic
Customer Service Experience: I've worked in the industry officially now for four years
Riding Experience: I grew up riding BMX, then fell in love with MTB. For years now though my passion has been with the beauty and speed of early road bikes.
Expertise: Problem solving.
What do you love about bikes?: Bikes have always been there for me.
Current Bikes: Custom 90's Japanese steel road bikes.
Favourite Ride: Through traffic.
Email: lee.heness@99bikes.com.au