Pedal MTB Reviews Summary

Coaching Quality

Pros:

• "A really friendly guy with a natural way of presenting his techniques."
• "The training weekend was great and the open, interactive and fluid approach to it made the learning experience fun yet challenging."
• "Clear and calm instruction, broken down into chunks."
• "Rikki introduced new techniques progressively so that even l was not overwhelmed or confused."
• "Our coach was knowledgeable, professional and supportive."
• "Supportive, knowledgable and hugely encouraging, I would massively recommend Pedal to anyone."
• "The coaching session covered a range of topics, including body position, cornering, braking, and jumps."
• "Had to change venues due to Covid but this did not affect the quality of delivery."

Cons:

• "I would say the session went really quickly and maybe a longer session would have been even better."

Personalization and Adaptability

Pros:

• "Everything was delivered with ease, despite a large gap in skill between participants."
• "The two days training was expertly facilitated, each person got tailored feedback."
• "My coach, Rikki, tailored the instructions to each rider according to their style, strengths and weaknesses."
• "Me and my husband booked a days private coaching and would really recommend investing the time and money in yourself and book on a course."
• "The morning session was a couple of runs of the blue run, then onto the green where we stopped and talked about body positioning."
• "Henri catered for all our differing skill levels and requirements."
• "Had a family lesson with Keith... This helped build the confidence in our boy."
• "Henri stripped everything back to basics and by the end of the day I was jumping confidently."

Cons:

• "My only regret is not getting him coaching for the previous six times we have been here."

Professionalism and Knowledge

Pros:

• "Al made everyone feel safe on this 6 day process, he is fantastic coach and leader and has extremely good knowledge about leadership."
• "Both guides were friendly and approachable and were both brilliant with the children in the group."
• "Our coach was knowledgeable, professional and supportive. But also great fun."
• "Supportive, knowledgable and hugely encouraging, I would massively recommend Pedal to anyone."
• "Their passionate yet friendly approach really made my experience a real treat."
• "During the course I was pushed out of my comfort zone, but in a very supportive environment."
• "Both Ed & Al are obviously hugely competent instructors, guides and facilitators."
• "We felt our riding really progressed. We all had slightly different needs and Al did an excellent job with our varied styles and requirements."

Cons:

• "A couple of challenging sections at Antur Stiniog, with ex World Cup racer, Marc Beaumont donning his coaching hat for the day. My only regret is that I wasn’t brave enough to ask for a selfie with Marc."

Enjoyment and Engagement

Pros:

• "This could have presented a challenge, as there is a large gap in skill between myself and the other participant, however everything was delivered with ease."
• "The assessment day was much the same making what could have been quite a stressful experience really enjoyable."
• "Our son came back each day extremely proud of what he had achieved that day and said that it 'was the best biking experience' he had."
• "Would 100% recommend for all levels of skills and experience. Can’t believe I waited this long to have a lesson."
• "My son also had 3 days with Rik in the mini shredders class. He absolutely loved it."
• "A big part of the success was obviously the sunny weather too."
• "I felt confident putting our son in their care."
• "We had a fantastic day of coaching with Ed. In the morning we spent most of the time around the skills park as we stripped everything right back to basics."

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