Lily Chalmers is the project lead and founder of Free Ride. Lily is a community developer with 30 years experience working in the arts, youth and Naenae community. Lily is a member of Greater Wellingtons Public Transport Advisory group. Her background is in community education, and she is a passionate advocate for her community especially when it comes to transport.

Ben Mansfield is the Programme Manager of Bike Hubs at Auckland Transport. Strongly committed to empowering communities to build their own futures, he’s motivated by the freedom bikes bring and is intent on unlocking a better future for Tāmaki Makaurau. Brent is the Community Bike Hub Manager, for the EcoMatters charitable trust in Auckland. He helped to establish the Bike Hub model, and has been instrumental in overseeing and driving the growth and success of the project. Brent is passionate about supporting society to adopt more sustainable practices, and believes the humble bicycle can play a major role in addressing many of the issues facing our urban communities. Brent has a degree in engineering, and has over 20 years experience working with communities through both governmental and non-governmental roles. Richard & Brad bios pending.

Jessica Rose is a placemaker and sustainable transport advocate. With over a decade designing and delivering cycle events with the aim to promote mode shift behaviour change and to normalise a bike as a form of primary transport. Her experience has ranged from advising on precinct scale urban design to being elected to local government to general neighbourhood change maker.

Miriam: I’ve been a cyclist for three years, finding my way after never learning to ride a bike as a kid (I know!). My e-bike has given me wings and shown me the joy of going by bike, and now I aim to help others discover the same, as I understand the challenges and roadblocks of being an inexperienced rider, I work as an urban designer at Boffa Miskell and am an elected member on the Tawa Community Board, bringing my passion for designing places for people of all backgrounds to my everyday mahi as well as advocacy in the community. Catarina: I am the Treasurer of Women in Urbanism Aotearoa and a member since its inception. I consider myself an urbanista, digital marketer, public speaker, and advocate of cycling in New Zealand. I've dedicated my time to getting more people on bikes and helping them find joy in riding. I've spoken at conferences such as Asia-Pacific Cycling Congress 2017 and Cycling Action Network Conference 2017 on topics such as inclusivity and gender bias, diversity, digital marketing strategies, and the future of advocacy. Most recently, I've served as the e-bike representative on the NZ Government’s Electric Vehicle Leadership Programme Group.

Cleve Cameron was a high-flying advertising creative until one day he realised he'd had enough. His passion to change behaviour remained, and he's now channeling it into trying to reduce carbon emissions through transport - specifically, bicycles. Cameron is a co-founder of Big Street Bikers - a company aiming to get New Zealanders out of their cars and onto two wheels.

Alex rides all over Pōneke on a yellow bakfiets "Bullitt" cargo bike for a majority of journeys and usually has some music playing. He is not a cyclist. But he does like also using bikes for recreational activities some times. Alex considers that being enabled to journey all over town by bike, shopping, eating, visiting friends, working, or just exploring is a liberating experience, and that enabling everyone to access this powerful way to improve their quality of life is also effective at strengthening communities, reducing harm and healing the environment.