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2013 Customer Feedback

David W 2013-Feb-02	So, I started back racing at the age of 50 after 15 years of being a couch potato and set myself a totally daft target of going faster than when I was 22 years old. Like I said – totally daft! Slowly but surely, year-on-year, the times came down and then they stagnated just 20 seconds short of my life time best for the 10 mile TT. Didn’t matter what training I did or how hard I tried the times just wouldn’t reduce anymore. I’d given up hope!! So, in desperation I went to see Mike on the recommendation of Chris H – see 2010 for his feedback. Mike changed my position so drastically that it was almost madness - but if you don’t try something new how do you know it’s not for you??? Took a few rides to get used to it. I even changed my road bike to near the same position – must say that Mike DID NOT recommend this action. Guess what - it was right for me. Did some cracking rides on horrid days and set some course PBs. Then, low and behold, that life time best that I set in 1976 was taken – 1976 is not a mis-type, it really was 36 year old PB. Thanks Mike, wouldn’t/couldn’t have done it without your insight and vision.
Phil H 2013-Feb-02	Thanks very much for a hugely informative session yesterday. I set up the saddle position on the tandem for Linda and after 60 miles today she was still comfortable and felt she was putting out more power for the same effort.
Michael L 2013-Jan-29	Hi Mike. Thanks for all the help with the Bike. It now feels a good deal better and am particularly impressed with the level of comfort I am now getting all round.
John P 2013-Jan-29	Thanks for the report. Had my first ride out on the roads yesterday after a week stuck on the turbo. Everything feels 'just right' now - got some 170 cranks and put the saddle up a touch and all feels good. Did some tests on the turbo and my heart rate for a given power is now the same if not better on the drops than the hoods, and feels like I am pedalling much smoother circles now. Ride yesterday just generally felt a bit easier.
Brain S 2013-Jan-17	Many many thanks for the consultation yesterday, to say I enjoyed it would be an understatement. Incredibly interesting and informative. Anyway, the proof of the pudding: I have just returned from the same ride I did last Saturday – some interesting stats: I did the route quicker by a full 10 minutes – I kept to the same gearing as I would normally (to try to get a true comparison), the only change was to sit up on climbs and try to push over the top of the stroke, as discussed. Power was definitely there, more so I think than would have been on the Aeron. Although at all times I did feel I was pushing too hard a gear and I think now I need to learn to use smaller gears. Even though I tried to keep to the same gears my cadence was up from 67 to 72, but average heart rate was also up 153 to 161. I feel this would have been lower had I used the gears more. After 12km I felt the familiar feelings in my lower back but this never materialized into pain and was never, all through the ride, more than a niggling ache. At the end of the ride there was no pain, no exhaustion and I felt that I enjoyed the ride – even though it was very cold and I was constantly aware of ice.
Matt C 2013-Jan-14	I think one of the best things I did last year was to come over and see you, I have had no problems with my knees or shoulders since, plus my bike has never felt better. The 165mm cranks are great; I feel they have really helped with both my climbing and just general flat out riding cadence. I didn’t expect it to help with climbing so much.
Andrew C 2013-Jan-10	Thanks Mike,I was really pleased with my session and this output.100% happy.
David W 2013-Jan-08	Many thanks for a very thorough and professional assessment. Even cycling back home from Leamington felt better, and I'm really looking forward to a longer ride to check things out. Thanks for the report also, it's much more detailed than I was expecting.
Tim S 2013-Jan-03	Thanks for the report Mike and thanks for a very interesting session. The position we finished with felt very comfortable and I'm looking forward to putting it to the test, as well as using the info and tips to improve my pedalling technique and climbing. I'll let you know how I get on!