Though the extended family of Xtracycle co-conspirators, volunteers, and two-wheeled ne'er do wells numbers in the dozens, the current core crew is a fiery little bundle of four on most days.
Kipchoge Spencer
Kipchoge joined his college buddy Ross in 1998 to help turn the product into a business. He works on business development, product testing (especially kayak carrying diagnostics), sticker sloganeering, and corporate sustainability. He's leading the charge to show the world how the Longbike changes everything, from urban commerce to emergency medicine to sustainable surfing and beyond. He uses his experience as an expedition leader and a think tanker, along with his BS from Stanford's Earth Systems Program (environmental economics, civil engineering, resource efficiency), to forge a corporate strategy heavy on values, common sense, and creativity. Find out more about Kipchoge's other life as a river guide. His band, the Ginger Ninjas, tours by bicycle.
Ross Evans
The hombre who had the vision, who saw the world in need and came up itching for a fix. He scratched his head and sketched his pad and figured out how to enable a beautiful machine (the bicycle) to meet more needs and desires than it ever had before. He brings more than a decade of bicycle industry experience to the team, and his BS in Engineering/Product Design from Stanford helps ensure the influx of paradigm-busting ideas that will keep Xtracycle on the leading edge. He is a designer, inventor, humanitarian, yogic twister, and photographer. ID Magazine declared him one of the 40 most notable socially responsible designers in the world in 2000. In 2005, his first foray in the child-development biz sold out and was named Toy of the Year within 3 weeks of its launch.
Laughter Medicine
Laughter runs Xtracycle headquarters with loving paws and lots of hugs. A lifelong bicycle advocate and aboriginal skills master, hers is the passionate and kind voice you most likely hear on the other end of the line.
Gregg Osofsky
Gregg lives and works in upstate New York. Gregg has been working with Xtracycle in various capacities for a few years now and is the man behind the scenes of our e-commerce and website tools.
