I’m Chris (the one at the front).

I’m a big fan of cycling as a way of seeing the world and connecting with the people who live in it. I also believe you don’t need a lot of money to have an adventure.

My day job is digital marketing. I’m proud to help some third-sector organisations on a pro bono basis – with a focus on cycling advocacy groups.

For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to write books. Trying to make this a reality takes up a lot of my time.

What I’m up to at the moment –

• Running an SEO consultancy in Witney
• Letting ChatGPT decide what I read for a year
• Selling 503 copies of the second print run of Eastwards and Far! Want one?
• Enjoying life as a dad of two amazing humans! 👧 
• Volunteering with The Windrush Bike Project in Witney to get more people cycling
• Volunteering with The Reader in Liverpool to help kids in care have access to reading

What I’ve been up to recently:

• Trying to read more books I already own than new books in 2024
• Preparing for my first author talk! – gave this in November 2024
• Selling 488 copies of my first print run! – sold out in March 2024
• Aiming for a 1000-day streak on a Duolingo Spanish course – hit this in Jun 2024 
• Waiting for 500 copies of my book to arrive – it’s here!
• Learning how to use Adobe InDesign to design book covers – Done, despite the near-vertical learning curve
• Trying to read more books by women than men in 2022 – I did it: 55 to 47
• Trying to read more books in translation than books originally written in English in 2023 – I did it: 56 out of 103 (54%)
• Working my way through the Wordle archive (currently 32:3 win:lose) – it got taken offline
• Aiming for a 500-day streak on a Duolingo Spanish course – hit this in Nov 2022
• Aiming for a 365-day streak on a Duolingo Spanish course – hit this in Jul 2022
• Learning chart.js so I can create richer data-based content – got bored of this
• Volunteering with Ready Set Go in Oxford to get more people cycling – the role came to an end
• Writing a book about cycling across Canada – finished writing it!