A 33-year-old inventor and entrepreneur has quit his job designing cars and motorcycles to pursue his dream – to build the best downhill mountain bike in the world.
Since leaving the automotive industry five years ago, Chris Williams' bikes are being raced in the World Cup by elite riders, the Citizen reports.
Mr Williams recently unveiled his new AP-1 model at an inventors' exhibition in Darwen.
The bike is made from just three parts and is driven by his passion for mountain biking.
He told the newspaper: "The AP-1 is the result of sweat, scuffed knuckles, endless late nights in the lab and many a long weekend pounding the trails, pushing the frame to its absolute limits."
Mr Williams has now sold over 100 bikes which have been used by well-known riders Lewis Buchanan and Oscar Harnstrom.
Recently, the mountain bike course for the London 2012 Olympics was completed.
The Hadleigh Farm, Essex course will host biking events on August 11th and 12th.
