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Fitness Coaching

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Regardless of your age, athletic background, occupation, or fitness level, we will provide you with a personalized, mountain bike specific training plan to help you achieve your performance goals.

We will build your training plan around the time you have available ensuring each of your workouts really count.  Coaching pricing is based upon the level of attention you want or require.

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What To Expect

All above coaching programs include an online training diary, via a Training Peaks account, so that you and your coach can easily view, update, and track your training anywhere, any time. Training plans are written to work within personalized heart rate zones, or power zones if you are training with a power meter.

Fixed-Plan Coaching

Fixed-Plan coaching is a great way to get a training plan that’s built to prepare you for your upcoming race season.   This is not full on coaching as there is little to no interaction from your coach.  Starts at $49 per month.  Learn more.

Who We Coach

Whether your goal is to crush a race or two at your local race series, complete a Bucket List ride like the High Cascade or Maah Daah Hey 100, or earn a gold coin for Leadville, we can help you achieve it. Even if you don’t have a race or ride goal, but maybe have just a fitness goal of being a faster, fitter rider, we can help you.

Below are a few of our current and past coaching clients and some of their accomplishments …

14225487_10153692396186529_5820402692834421312_nKristina Vevia

  • California State Champion 2016, Cat 3 (W 19-29)
  • National Championship Winner 2016, Cat 3 (W 19-29)
  • Kenda Cup West, Series Overall Winner, Cat 3 (W 19-29)

paula_evenson_mountain_bike-300x300Paula Evenson

  • 1st Place Masters Open Enduro (2015) USA National Championship
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1st Place Cat 2 Downhill (2015)
 USAC National Championship
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3rd Place Overall (2015)
 SoCal Enduro / Kenda Cup
  • USA National Championship Winner Cat 3 XC (2014)
  • 2nd Place Series Overall US / Kenda Cup XC (2014)

eric_knowles_mountain_bike-300x300Eric Knowles

  • Completed his longest event ever! (2015) High Cascades 100
    100 miles, 10,600′ of climbing on 80% single track.

 heidi_amunsdon-e1440529588307Heidi Amundson

  • 1st Place AG Cat 3 XC California State Championship (2014)
  • Fireroad 60k AG Winner (2014)
  • 5th Place AG Series Overall XC  US / Kenda Cup (2014)
  • 1st Place AG Series Overall Beginner Women XC Racers and Chasers (2012)

stephane_roch_proStephane Roch

  • 3rd Series Overall XC US / Kenda Cup Pro (2014)
  • 1st Place AG Fireroad 100 (2014)
  • Pro XC Upgrade Approved 7/2013
  • 2nd Place Cat 1 AG XC California State Championship (2013)

2016-09-23-07-41-35-amPlus Many, Many More …

  • Local Series Winners
  • Numerous Leadville 100 Belt Buckles
  • Bike Tour Preparation

Selecting The Right Plan

Need help sorting out which plan is right for you?  We’d love to help.   Drop us a quick message and we’ll promptly get in touch with you to discuss your specific needs and get you rolling with the best plan.

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Enrolling in the Intermediate/Advanced clinic was the best thing I’ve ever done to improve my speed and ability on the bike.

Hands down, enrolling in the Intermediate/Advanced clinic was the best thing I've ever done to improve my speed and ability...
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2014-03-19T14:31:49-07:00
Hands down, enrolling in the Intermediate/Advanced clinic was the best thing I've ever done to improve my speed and ability on the bike. I am so much faster on singletrack and through technical sections/jumps that even if people are more fit than me, I still keep up with them (and kind of love watching them do a lot more work than they need to). Richard and Kris are fantastic and break things down in a way that makes sense and is manageable. By the end of my first clinic, I was jumping off ledges and power climbing up sections that I couldn't drive a car up. You could buy a $5,000 carbon bike and do 10,000 ft rides every day, but you will get the best return on any investment you make in your riding by attending a Ninja Skills Clinic. ~ Regina J.  

Great clinic, just what I needed!

Great clinic. Just what I needed to better know how to handle situations on the trail to maintain speed/momentum and...
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2014-03-19T14:47:22-07:00
Great clinic. Just what I needed to better know how to handle situations on the trail to maintain speed/momentum and be more efficient. ~ Harper M.  

This will not be our last Ninja training clinic!

My 14 year old son and I (I'm 43) went to the Intermediate/advanced skills clinic at Malibu Creek State Park....
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2017-05-04T08:16:07-07:00
My 14 year old son and I (I'm 43) went to the Intermediate/advanced skills clinic at Malibu Creek State Park. We both race and ride at a very fast pace. Getting faster for us is about making sure our fundamentals are solid and we can continue to use those fundamentals to smooth out our flow to increase our skills and confidence. Richard has a way of breaking down all the information to make it very understandable and usable. My son and I have been to other skills classes before and knew what to expect, mostly. Richard was able to coach us to better form riding high speed flat corners! We brushed up on and cleaned up some less helpful habits. We really worked to understand the how and why behind some skills that we already had but didn't know we that we did. All in all we had a blast! Richard was fun and informative. Taylor was helping Richard out for the day. It was fun to watch her demo some skills at speed. Her input throughout the day was informative and light hearted. It was a fun day on the bike with some great people and coaching. This will not be our last Ninja training clinic! Thanks for everything Richard and Taylor! ~Eric Zubick

Overall, the camp exceeded my expectations.

I have, like many cyclists, been riding bikes since childhood.  Feeling like I hit a plateau in my technical riding...
Ninja Mountain Bike Skills
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2017-06-05T14:40:55-07:00
I have, like many cyclists, been riding bikes since childhood.  Feeling like I hit a plateau in my technical riding skills (because I had), I began searching for a mountain bike skills camp.  I wanted to attend a camp that would push me to be a better rider, but I needed it to be in a great location on actual trails.  After a fair amount of searching, I decided that spending a weekend at a Ninja Mountain Bike Skills camp would be perfect.  It didn't hurt that the camp was in Big Bear. The condensed review: It took only a few hours of trail riding with Richard and Daniel to drastically change my riding for the better. The long review: The camp was broken into morning and afternoon sessions, separated by an amazing lunch on each day.  The morning sessions were, in general, based on technique and riding isolated technical features.  The afternoon sessions functioned more like a capstone; we rode incredible trails, like Fall Line and Skyline, and put our newly-learned skills into action. Richard and Daniel were attentive to both the class as a whole as well as each individual.  The pacing of each individual lesson (I'm a teacher, so I viewed each piece as a lesson) was wonderful.  There were constant checks for understanding as well as incremental assessments of our skills on the bike.  We were never once, all weekend, bogged down in repetition, nor were we rushed through a skill or concept.  I was blown away by the sheer volume of skills that were taught in such an easy-to-grasp manner. Of course, we were not standing by our bikes the whole time listening to a lecture: we were actively riding while Daniel and Richard looked on with critical eyes.  Richard was clear in his introduction...

G2 Bike looks forward to many more of these clinics in this area.

Ninja Mountain Bike Skills is a warm and friendly environment to learn new skills and hone ones you already know....
Ninja Mountain Bike Skills
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2014-03-19T14:32:41-07:00
Ninja Mountain Bike Skills is a warm and friendly environment to learn new skills and hone ones you already know.  It's a non intimidating environment where mistakes are welcomed so corrections can be made.  I own G2 Bike is Aliso Viejo and this clinic has been ran out of the Aliso Woods area and when I interviewed the clients they had all but great things to say.  None arrogant instructors and easy to follow steps. The biggest bang for many was meeting new area riders at their skill level, gaining confidence, and getting the bike set up and fit properly.  G2 Bike looks forward to many more of these clinics in this area.  Thanks Richard for all you do for the MTB community! ~ AJ S.  

That was time well spent – thanks Coach Richard!

That was time well spent – thanks Coach Richard! If you do more clinics, I’d recommend them to my friends...
Ninja Mountain Bike Skills
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2014-03-19T14:48:13-07:00
That was time well spent – thanks Coach Richard! If you do more clinics, I’d recommend them to my friends regardless of their speed level… ~ Patrick K.  

I’m so glad I made the decision to be part of the Mulberry Gap 3-day clinic.

I'm so glad I made the decision to be part of the Mulberry Gap 3-day clinic. Richard and Randy are...
Ninja Mountain Bike Skills
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2017-05-04T08:17:07-07:00
I'm so glad I made the decision to be part of the Mulberry Gap 3-day clinic. Richard and Randy are really skilled at breaking things down, very patient and kind. They were very attentive to what each of us needed individually while maintaining a no-pressure, fun vibe. The place is beautiful, rustic and offers a great opportunity to unplug. It's the seemingly little things that make a big difference in your riding, and I feel like I gained some useful insight about not only being on the bike, but set-up and nutrition as well. ~Susan Tully
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