Rocks & Road Performance Coaching & Guiding Reviews 38

We had a brilliant morning with Andrew covering the basics. Body position, cornering, breaking and the manual. Spot of lunch followed by a two hour guided ride around the Surrey hills. Amazing day !!. We now find ourselves constantly beating PB’s on Strava, and seeking out more challenging and tougher terrain every time we ride. Huge increase in confidence and speed since our day, so can’t thank you enough.
Matt & Rich..

Andrew totally changed the way I think about riding my bike.
I just wanted to be safer on my bike and after three hours, that rushed past, I was far more confident and a better rider. We even went down some single tracks that I would never have even looked at before.
Andrew is an excellent instructor and made things very clear. He simplified technical jargon and made it accesible.
I would recommend his services to anybody interested in improving their riding.
Excellent, informative and very enjoyable morning.

Andrew did a family session for us, was tailored to our ability, built core skills we were looking for, and gave all 4 of us the confidence to get down the trails. Thanks. Highly recommended.

Great session learning the basics with Andrew. Much more confident heading down the trails afterwards. Will be back again once i progress to jumps!

Three hours later I'm less nervous, more confident and (not that it matters) faster. It turns out that I don't need to comfort brake, can lean a bike and improve flow without learning the hard way. Andrew is a great instructor; patient and pleasant and lets your riding make the point for you. Very much recommended.

Outstanding tuition from Andrew who really knows his s**t. In just one fun and insightful lesson, the guy took me from cautious beginner to a rider able to fly down a trail and over obstacles with confidence. Five stars all round.

This guy knows what he's doing and has the patience of a saint so that he can get you to do it too. I have gradually fallen in love with mountain biking and got more and more serious about it over the last 3 or 4 years, but have never had any instruction. In the absence of knowing what to ask for my 48th birthday present I thought perhaps a bit of training might be both fun and help me to become a better rider. I never really understood why I could do some stuff really well one day, but be really sketchy the next and why some guys looked so smooth going down a hill, whereas I was fairly sure I was more akin to a rabid bull in a china shop.

Andrew stripped my technique back and just made a few small adjustments that got me doing a few simple basics well. He then got me to apply these on the trail. Immediately I could feel I was smoother and much more in control, I was working with the bike as opposed to having a ruck with it and the trail to boot. When I could feel my wheels leave the ground I had a degree of confidence that gravity wasn't the only force dictating where they going to land.

A really great day in the most amazing place, this guy knows his onions, he even fixed a snapped cable and indexed my gears in a matter of minutes using a couple of tools and some form of Jedi powers. However good you are, or think you are, Andrew will make you better. Book him and go for a ride

I'm not the easiest person to coach, but Andrew had me sussed pretty quick. He knew when to push me, and when to call it quits and move on if I was frustrated. I learnt a lot to put into practice, and will definitely be back for the next progression!

My wife, 11 year old daughter and I had a great day mountain biking with Andrew. We were all complete novices and by the end of the day we were going down single tracks we wouldn't have had the confidence to tackle without Andrew's coaching and guidance. He's very patient and has a warm and engaging coaching style. Thoroughly recommend his services.

I had a great session with Andrew - absolutely knackered by the end. Andrew gave me plenty to take a way and work on. He's got a great style and approach. The time went very quickly. Looking forward to going on that guided ride sometime. James

Andrew quickly spotted some bad habits I’d let creep in along with adding a few things I’d never picked up in the first place. We spent some time bedding in these skills along trails I tend to be wary of (not any more!) before heading out for an enjoyable spin around some of the best riding in the area to make sure it all sticks. A fun day out.

I was bought a one day session with Andrew for Christmas and what a great gift!
Arranging the day was very simple and Andrew responds very quickly. Additionally as i live overseas he was able to arrange to have a spare bike available for me to ride.
The day itself was split into a full morning session on skills and the afternoon riding some tracks in the Peaslake area. I have certainly come away with some new skills to try and some old ones to improve!
Andrew was very patient, knowledgeable and i'd certainly recommend booking with him.

Andrew gave me one-to one coaching on mountain bike basics on 20 Jan 2019. As an experienced road cyclist I thought I needed some specific training and boy was it worth it! Everything explained in a clear and detailed way, with Andrew demonstrating and me then practising. Have come away with far greater knowledge and am now practising as much as I can. Will definitely be going back for more coaching, there is quite a lot to mountain biking!

Andrew was a very patient and attentive instructor, he was able to find our faults and with a little tweak correct them. All I have to do now is go away and practise!

I found our lesson really helpful and perfectly tailored to our needs

Great morning, learnt a lot! Thank you 😁

Great coaching from Andrew. Gave us enough to challenge our limits, but kept it safe enough that no one got hurt.

Andy. Thanks for a great guided ride last Saturday the technique tips proved very useful on the steep down hill section.

Andrew is a very pleasant approachable and friendly chap who is a great guide/coach. Pushed me enough, has good skills himself and also knew when I’d had enough! I learnt a lot and will be booking again in the near future. Great stuff, immensely enjoyed my day even in the mud and rain!

Awesome ride in the Surrey Hills ... learned a few skills as well ... great experience. Andrew took his time to explain each trail before we went down it, so we knew exactly what to expect.