I’ve been a keen mountain biker since I was about 11 and I’ve always been really interested in the technology aspect of mountain bikes. When I was 16 I did some field testing work for Specialized, a large American bike brand, and since then I’ve been fixed on wanting to pursue a career in the mountain bike industry.

I looked at various universities that offered courses in Product Design and Product Design Engineering (PDE). I came to Loughborough to look at PDE and ended up finding out about the Sports Technology course. I decided on Sports Technology at Loughborough as my firm choice and PDE as my insurance choice. For me it had to be Loughborough; its reputation for sport and engineering made Sports Technology seem like the right course at the right place.