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Bike Fitting Testimonials

A Little Goes a Long Way — by Max Langeveld

Fellow bike riders: Let me share with you my newfound pleasure in bike riding. Bike riding by itself is already a delight for me. It relieves stress and improves my physical condition. I even lost a few pounds in the process. Also important to me is to be together with a bunch of pleasant people with the same interest in what the sport has to offer.

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Reprinted from The Spoke ’N Word newsletter of the Riverside Bicycle Club, May 2005

I was afraid to ride my new bike very much until you had a chance to work on it, because I know from friends that your work is the best. I wouldn’t trust my bad knees to anyone else. Since your adjustments, my bike is so much more comfortable! I can’t wait for my first long ride. Thank you, thank you!

Theresa Jennings

We were skeptical, we tried it, now we think you should too.

Paul Romero
Karen Lundgren
Team SOLE Professional Adventure Racers

Hey Mike,
Thanks very much for all your help last week. The bike and body adjustments brought obvious improvements on today’s club ride, particularly up hill. I don’t have a watt meter but I was turning a higher gear and going faster without working any harder. The only “bad” thing is spending all that time on the front.

I’ve got to convince my buddies to give you a call!

Thanks again,
D. A. “Bo”

I normally do not believe in promoting products or services. However, I had the pleasure of getting a professional bike fit done about three months before Kona. The fitter’s name is Mike McKovich from Performance Bike Fit.

I was truly amazed about Mike’s knowledge of bicycles of all kinds from Mountain, Road, or Tri bikes. He is current with all his information and technology. Mike spent endless hours getting me dialed into my softride with very positive results. The testing was done on a CompuTrainer. We did a one-mile TT before any adjustments were made, on the CompuTrainer to establish a starting point. Then over the next several hours he made numerous adjustments. The result was: Going at the same heart rate and wattage, my MPH increased by 1.9. What does that mean? Over an IronMan distance, I would save 32 minutes on the bike course. That is huge! That savings is better than any after-market product you could buy for enhanced performance.

After I got fit, I felt I could go a lot faster on the bike with less effort. However, I had another problem with “Hot Spots” in my shoes. Mike contacted me several times with ideas and products to try alleviate the problem. He even came over to my house a few times to drop off products to try.

I was totally impressed with his genuine concern of how my bike fit was going. He called me numerous times after the fit to make sure things were going fine. So, if your goal is to go faster on the bike, I highly recommend Mike. He is willing to travel and meet you anywhere. Also, his fees are very reasonable.

Happy training,
Big Chris

After seeing Mike, I gained 25% more watts to the wheels. I feel way more comfortable on longer rides and I have the peace of mind that I am set up on my bike the best possible way, just one more thing to have taken off my mind.

It took Mike about two-and-a-half hours to fit me and it was worth every cent. I will have Mike fit me for every bike I buy in the future. I’m even going to have Mike fit all my XC mountain bike race teammates.

Adam

After going to Mike, I can’t believe I paid money for someone else to fit me.

He is very patient with you, I think he is this way because he wants to eliminate the problem: i.e., back problems.
He is knowledgeable. He has an old-school train of thought, but he talks about new ideas.
He has a follow-up with you...very important. He just doesn’t take your money, he takes in interest in you.

My back problems went away right after I saw him. So I am a success story!!!

Anthony

Hi all... I totally agree with Chris. I got Mike to do my fitting as well. I am an avid rider and found many of his adjustments and advice very helpful. He took the time to be sure that all aspects of my bike fit me. He was not only thorough but had great ideas on how to improve my riding. As with Chris, the adjustments that he made truly made a serious change in not only my watts and time but also my heart rate and cadence. I would recommend Mike any day of the week!

Mari

I had an easy four-hour ride on Thursday and a hard 3:30 ride today and things feel very good. Today, after the ride, I put on my running shoes and did a little run. My quads were (as you warned me) a little sore, but I seemed to have an unusual spring in my step, which I realized was my hamstrings not feeling so trashed. Good work!

Cherie
Nine-Time IronMan Age Group Winner

I just wanted to thank you again for the excellent bike fit at Ecamps two weeks ago. I REALLY appreciate it and noticed a big difference during those 30 hours. Thanks!!

Ian MacDiarmid

It has been a couple of months since my bike fit with you at Go For It Sports. I have ridden between 350-400 miles since then and now have zero knee pain since the adjustment. The pain (really just an annoyance) slowly subsided and then I was out riding after about the first 150 miles and noticed that about 60 miles into the ride I was on I was having no pain. Thank you so much for job well done. The time and care you took to insure that I was on the bike properly was awesome. I really felt that you were genuinely concerned with doing things properly. That is something that is getting harder and harder to find these days. I have told several people about you and I believe a couple of those people will be looking you up to get fitted also....Maybe someday I will get to take you up on that bike fit in Hawaii.

Mike Lewis

Coaching Testimonials

With Mike's coaching, bike fits, guidance, and support, I am able to train smarter and ride more efficiently. The custom training program and feedback that Mike provides has taken the guesswork out of training. It allows me to concentrate more on work, family, and actually making it to each race with good health, excellent fitness and confidence to win.

Matt Freeman, pro mountain biker

"The combined training and coaching program that Mike offers has allowed me to realize my full potential as a XC and endurance mountain bike racer. Not only has the program improved my overall fitness level, it has also improved my understanding of every aspect of training, including nutrition, bike fitting, training, performance testing and recovery. This has allowed me to train smarter and more effectively every day. Mike’s experience as a coach is invaluable as well. He is able to identify weaknesses and build a custom training program that is specific to those needs. The result is that I’ve been on the podium a lot more this year. Thanks for everything, Mike!

Allan Laframboise, semi-pro XC and endurance mountain bike racer
Don’s Bikes Race Team
www.donsbikesraceteam.com

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