Feedback & Testimonials
"Thanks for teaching us! I was on a 'high' all weekend after the course. I even bought a map and mountain bike route book online yesterday. I can't wait to get out again soon!"
Lisa from Nottingham - Skills Course
"Thank you! I hope to put all the different skills we learnt into practise and will definitely feel more confident heading out and about. Both Mike and I agreed that we would not have managed the stuff we were doing by the end of the day before the course. Just need to master the map reading now.
I really enjoyed the day, thanks. I was buzzing for the rest of the weekend, all recovered now, legs back to normal functioning."
Gill from Manchester - Skills Course
"This day belongs to my top 5 of mountain biking. I have thoroughly enjoyed both the challenge and scenery that the Peak District offered.
Thank you Lee for the well guided ride, it enabled me to fully concentrate on my biking skills without having to stop at every junction to see which direction to take. This day also enabled me to discover what my strong and weak points were in mountain biking because of the wide variety in different disciplines needed eg uphill, downhill, single tracks, gravel, rocky paths, different sorts of obstacles and much more.
I am very pleased with the coaching you gave me during the ride, it has improved my biking a lot, not just on this day but also now in Holland.
I definately will contact you the next time I am in England (hopefully next year) to book again such a ride organised by you.
Lee thank you very much, this ride was the topping on the cake for my holiday in the UK.
Ron from The Netherlands - Guided Ride
"Thanks for an enjoyable day yesterday.
It was good to have confirmation that I'm not doing anything too drastically wrong and my technique is generally good. The 'feathering the back brake thing' is probably about the only thing you mentioned that I'd not read somewhere: but reading about employing a certain technique doesn't necessarily result in the proper application of it on the trail. The tip about using a credit card for a ripped tyre may come in very handy one day!"
Darren from Glossop - Skills Course
"Hi Lee, thanks for the feedback, I thought yesterday was fantastic, a really enjoyable day and I learned so much in such a short time. I would very much like to join you on a guided ride, particularly if there is some more advanced skills training thrown in.
Look forward to seeing you again"
Mike from Sheffield - Skills Course
"I thought I'd do a short write up for the skills course.
On Sunday, Andy and I had the benefit of some instruction from Lee of Peak Mountain Biking. The course was aimed at either beginners or those who wanted to build confidence and check they were doing it right. Arguably Andy and I fell into thelatter category!
The weather hadn't read the script. Although there had been storms the night before, it was dry and sunny - yes sunny - for most of the day.
The morning consisted of some short sections to brush up on use of gears and brakes. Checking that we were positioning ourselves right on descents and ascents. Neither of us were hanging back far enough onsteep descents. Lee also taught us how to use the back brake when doing low tight turns or to regain balance. Very useful trick and we both found ourselves using it.
After some comedy offs on technical climbs we stopped for a quick lunch before setting off up a 1k technical climb, some mud sliding (first time I have had to pedal down hill!) and the Haggs Farm descent. All in all we rode about 40k in the day and were clearing things with more confidence by the time we got back to the car park.
The skills course is a must for anyone new to riding - it will save you months of trial and confidence sapping error. For those who have been iding a while but feel that they clear sections using luck rather than technique it is also a great way to spend a day. Lee tailors the ride to the skill level of those on the course. It meant we covered some harder sections than a beginners course. All in all it was excellent value for money"
Mark & Andy from Manchester - Skills Course
"I found your teaching style very relaxed and informative, I am not a natural course taker but found you to be knowledgable, approachable and above all encouraging!
Perhaps the highest recommendation I can give is that you have inspired me to get out and ride more. I think the course would be invaluable to those just starting out and would provide a very solid introduction to biking. Those with more experience can certainly benefit as well, it is hard to know exactly what you do when you are on your bike. I found having someone experienced observe and comment was fantastic.
The physical level of was fine for me and achievable by most people who are at least reasonably active I would think. The technical difficulty was again spot on for me, I think the course is well suited to people who are keen to start more challenging cross country riding.
Overall a fabulous day, made even better by the sunshine.."
Thanks again!!
Andrew from Selby - Skills Course
"Many thanks for Saturday, I really enjoyed it and learned a lot - I'm sure it would take me many days of riding to pick up what I learned in a few hours so really useful and I would have no hesitation in recommending it to someone else."
Ian from Huddersfield - Skills Course
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