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| About Us
Walkers Cycling is a Trading Name of Walkers Cycling Services Limited. Walkers Cycling Services Ltd is a family owned and managed business. Our retail outlet in Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire was established in 2003 trading as 'Walkers Cycling'.
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| John Walker | ||||
Husband of co-director Susan, John Walker has done most things that can be done on a bike - commuting, touring, bike holidays, racing. In cycle sport John competed in cycling events in Scotland for over 12 years including track, time trialling, road and off-road racing winning several Scottish Championship medals, mainly in mountain biking. He also competed in the Western Isles Challenge, an adventure race involving cycling, running, canoeing and swimming. Off the bike, John's experience extends to event organisation, race management and cycle maintenance & repairs. John's commercial background lies in the area of economic development. After graduating from Aberdeen University with an MA Honours in Economic Science he went on to pursue a successful career in property development - in both the public and private sectors.
Twelve years with Scottish Enterprise saw John lead a variety of major projects including the refurbishment of Kilmarnock Town Centre and the upgrading of Prestwick Airport. Latterly, John was Project Manager on the £78m Millennium Link engineering project to restore the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals in central Scotland.
John also headed the team responsible for attracting several prestige inward investors to the West of Scotland including Egger, Polar Air Cargo and Direct Holidays. John's leisure activities include cycling, cycling, cycling, badminton and er... cycling. Given that Bicycle Polo is popular in some parts of the world, it can only be matter of time before John invents Bicycle Badminton!
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| Susan Walker | ||||
Susan rides bikes too - though somewhat more sedately than husband John - and has partnered him on their extensive tandem tours of Scotland and beyond. She has extensive experience in event organisation including the cycling events at the World Medical Games and World Island Games. For many years Susan and John coordinated the timing and results service which Walkers Cycling provided to the Scottish Cross Country Mountainbike Race Series.
Susan served on the Executive Committee of the Scottish Cyclists' Union, including a period as National Track Racing Coordinator, and was Vice Chair on the British Cycling Board of Management. In the office Susan is the company's "computer whiz" possessing in-depth knowledge of a wide variety of software packages. Susan is also a skilled computer and network constructor and maintains the company's IT network. In her free time Susan enjoys spending quality time with grandson Finlay, riding one of her stable of bikes and trikes and amateur dramatics. Top |
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| Neil Walker: Business Manager | ||||
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| Anna Walker: Shop Manager | ||||
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| Steve Lockhart: Workshop Manager | ||||
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| Tom Bruce: Part-time Sales Assistant/Webmaster | ||||
Tom is our longest serving employee having been with us on Mondays and Tuesdays since we opened our original shop in Kilmaurs. Since seeing the Scottish Milk Race pass through his home town of Ayr when he was a child, Tom has been hooked on cycle sport ever since and, following a brief but unspectacular racing career which peaked when he won the Ayrshire & Dumfriesshire Schoolboy Best All Rounder championship, he has been involved in the administration and organisation of the sport in one way or another. He is currently a member of the team which organises the annual Girvan 3-Day Cycle Road Race. After "too many years in a local authority desk job" Tom retrained in web design and became involved with Walkers Cycling when he created our website as a college project. In addition to maintaining our web presence Tom helps out with sales and draws on his experience as Dad of two young boys to help our customers choose from the range of good quality children's cycles we have available. When not in the shop Tom enjoys getting out and about with his family, cycling, walking, photography and listening to music. Now into his second half century Tom is too old to know how to work an MP3 player but has just about got to grips with those new fangled CD thingies and subjects his long suffering family to his 'eclectic' taste in music which ranges from Abba and Black Sabbath to Tangerine Dream and Ludovico Einaudi.
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| Mike Beith: Part-time Mechanic | ||||
Mike is the 'spanner man' you'll see beavering away in the workshop from Wednesday to Friday. Back in 2003 he came in to the shop to have a puncture repaired and ended up working for us!
Mike's working background lies in engineering and his innovative approach to problem solving often comes in handy whenever there are what we refer to as 'special projects' to be tackled in the shop. Rumour has it that our Mike played in a band in the sixties. Could he be the Beatle that got away? Mike's staying tight lipped on that one - we'll let you know if we manage to get the details out of him. Top |
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| Kelly McNee - Sales Assistant | ||||
Kelly is our 'Girl Saturday' when she works as a sales assistant. She has built up a comprehensive knowledge of the product range we stock and can help our customers quickly find the right bike or accessory for their requirements. Kelly took part in the Loudoun Academy Cycling Group's 'Hebridan Challenge' ride in summer 2008. The trip had the riders island hopping from Arran northwards with a return down the rugged west coast of Scotland. |
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| Drew Thomson: Part Time Sales Assistant | ||||
Drew is our latest 'Saturday Boy' - although it's a few years since he was at school. He has been one of our regular customers for a while and, having spent so much time in the shop eyeing up the latest kit, he thought he may as well work here! As an experienced road and off-road rider Drew is well placed to advise customers on all aspects of both types of riding. In 2007 Drew and partner Julie successfully completed the Land's End to John o' Groats ride so when we get 'End-to-End' riders in the shop, as we do quite regularly in the summer months, Drew will have first hand knowledge of their requirements. Top |
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| David McNamee - Sponsored by Walkers Cycling | ||||
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| Emma Mackie - Sponsored by Walkers Cycling | ||||
| Walkers Cycling is pleased to support local duathlete Emma Mackie. | ||||
What can we do for you? If you don't find what you're looking for here, please contact us to discuss your ideas We regret that we are unable to accept payment by cheque unless accompanied by a valid cheque guarantee card. © Walkers Cycling Services Ltd 2003 - 2008
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