Tony Ingram is the founder of Virtualbike Ltd, which has traded globally since 1999. Like most enthusiasts, he started off 20 years ago just cycling to keep fit in between commercial diver contracts. This turned into a passion that has not abated as new technology continues to make this an exciting way to get out of doors and get off the beaten track at weekends. Therefore he is perfectly positioned to advise in the area of adventure cycling and mountain bikes.

Being a dedicated mountain biker and technophile and afflicted with the burden of having to push the edge of technology to the max, he also has a partnership designing a new super-lightweight full suspension mountain bike frame. This partnership is pushing the parameters of technology using the latest manufacturing techniques and design software. The product used no prototyping and embraced the aircraft philosophy of getting it right first time.

Tony has two engineering degrees from Coventry University and an MA Ed from the University of Warwick. He has a long history in engineering, working as a sub-sea engineer for 18 years and having his own engineering consultancy designing racing exhaust systems. This includes a current stint as a visiting Professor to Haward Technology Middle East, specialising in corrosion and corrosion protection of pipe-lines and offshore platforms, welding metallurgy and fracture mechanics. He has worked as an E-Business Consultant at the National B2B Centre at the University of Warwick, alongside managing the Virtualbike website. Tony also lectures in Profitable E-Business at the University of Warwick and supervises postgraduate students studying E-Business Management courses there.

Vital Stats:

Age: 54 years

Likes... Excitement Communicating Adventures Learning News & gossip Writing Travel Gadgets

Dislikes... Wasting time Repetitiveness Immorality Hypocrisy Seriousness Being analyzed Narrow-mindedness Holier-than-you mindset

Lives: Warwickshire.

Sporting injuries: Best stitchable event hole in bicep punctured by brake lever $800 worth of stitching, 3 concussions, + other usual biking gashes and petrified sandstone grazes.

Favourite places to ride: Moab and Central Wales for MTB.

His first book "Fundamentals of e-marketing After the Hype" ISBN 1-84479-529-2, Published by Pearson Educational, London.
The second Edition can be found as an e-book on lulu.com. Other publications coming out this autumn will be transcribing old Masonic texts into usable modern prose.