Speakers 2022 | Speaker: MJ Somerville
Producer of XYZ Cargo Cycles UK
Cargo Cycle & Utility Cycling Specialist and Consultant
MJ is an accomplished bike builder, project manager, mechanic and consultant. MJ has worked at organisations including Bike Station (Edinburgh) BikeWorks (London) and Sustrans (UK), where they led the establishment of the NGO’s Cargo Bike Library. One of the first of its kind, the scheme loans cargo cycles out to small businesses and organisations, allowing them to try before they buy, also providing rider training and full fleet maintenance.
Since January 2022, MJ has been based at the Edinburgh Open Workshop where they are the authorised UK producer of XYZ CARGO cycles.
See page 9 of this year’s ICBF Magazine for MJ’s article with Tom Parr about diversity in the cargo bike industry.