Private Skills / Training Sessions

Improve Your Skills  |  Ride Safer  |  Maximize Workouts

Crush Your Strava PR's |  Surpass Your Riding Buddies

  • The secret to Coach Brinton's success at helping riders improve at extremely fast rates is his proprietary skills and ride strategy formula!  Brinton has a gift for breaking down and teaching the best pro techniques in a way that even beginning riders can easily understand and quickly develop.
  • Whether you are brand new to cycling and want to learn how to clip into pedals for the first time without falling or are already winning local USACycling races, Coach Brinton has the verse expertise and proprietary skill development formulas to help you improve your skills at unexpectedly fast rates.
  • For decades, Coach Brinton was known as one of the most skilled bike handlers in road and track cycling.  Having such well-developed skills played a huge role in him becoming one of the fastest descenders and most diverse cyclists in the sport.
  • Confirmation of Brinton's extreme descending, sprinting, and overall bike handling skills can be seen in his Strava KOMs on short power hills and long twisty descents, many of which have lasted for more than six years.
  • Brinton teaches the same skills he has continued to use as a racer. Over the years he has developed a keen eye for pinpointing individual deficiencies within a particular skill. From your first session, you will clearly see how developing even a few simple skills can make a huge difference in your performance, confidence, and safety.
  • Privately coached rides and skill sessions can be scheduled weekly, bi-weekly, or as desired.  (See standing weekly discounts, agreement and cancellation fee.)  Each ride is custom-tailored with emphasis on skills and ride strategy while getting in result-producing workouts. 

Private Skill / Training Session Fees

  • Standing Weekly Sessions - Discounted - $110 per hour
  • Non-Standing Weekly Sessions - As Needed or Desired - $130 per hour 
  • Non-Standing Weekly Sessions - Monthly Program Members - $110 per hour
  • Group Sessions - together with 1 or 2 of your riding buddies - $150 per hour

Standing Weekly Session Agreement | Cancellation Fee

  • Get the weekly discount with a minimum of six scheduled weekly sessions 
  • Riders who cancel more than once per month could lose their timeslot. (Timeslots are very limited and riders are commonly waiting for openings)   
  • There is a $130 fee for rider cancellations within 48 hours. (Cancellation fee strictly enforced due to extremely limited Skill Session availability)
  • Standing weekly rides are pay as you go, advance payment not necessary

Beginning Riders - Sample Skill / Training Sessions 

  • Clipping into pedals for the first time - Avoid falling, increase confidence, and feel safe riding clipped in on your own. See Bike Fitting page for clipping-in session details.
  • Learn safety / performance basics - CoachBrinton is a master at teaching newer riders advanced pro techniques years faster than most pros took to develop them.  From the very first skills session, you will experience this for yourself
  • Street safety and traffic awareness - Better understand bicycle laws, standard practice, how to maximize safety, minimize traps that can easily take you down, and ride safer with greater predictably on roadways
  • Climbing and descending basics - reduce fear, increase confidence, maximize safety, and if you are the more adventurous type, descend faster with greater margin for error

Experienced Riders - Sample Skill / Training Sessions

  • Advanced climbing and descending technique that will simultaneously increase your speed, efficiency, and safety
  • Seated pedaling mechanics - Most riders gain 1 to 2 mph speed increases immediately following this proprietary 2-hour session
  • Standing pedaling mechanics that will increase your sprint speed, attack power, and conserve energy while still mainlining contact with your riding buddies
  • Pinpoint your threshold heart rate - simple, highly effective progressive interval method that is also used to most accurately determine your heart rate zones for those on the Monthly Training Program


Privately Coached Rides
(Rider Stories)

Cycling TechniqueRichard Schoenberg (51) CEO F3 Ferrari Racing Team, New Rider: “When Dave and I began doing weekly rides, it was like changing gears! I literally went from the small ring to the big in terms of becoming a better rider. I can now keep up with experienced and younger riders, and that did not happen by chance.”


Cycling TechniqueDean Ziehl (63) Lawyer:     "David’s deep knowledge and systematic pedaling, sprinting, descending, group riding, and most helpfully, pacing and energy saving tactics has saved me years of trial and error and gotten me to a level I wouldn't have thought possible."


Ben Platkins (43) Physician, Triathlete: "I'm a triathlete, that was never good with bikes. I have been doing regular skill sessions with David for a few months, and in a short time I have become much more confident and skilled, and less fearful of crashing. David has been very patient, and with his experience is able to identify all the crazy, stupid things I do and help me to recognize and correct them."


Cycling TechniqueMarcos Cielak (53) Plating and Chemical Engineer, New Rider: "I have been doing weekly rides with David for several months. His techniques and drills are clear, easy to follow, and really work. More importantly, I am having a lot of fun. My pedaling is smoother and more efficient. I am faster on the descents and with greater control, and I can also beat my buddies easily in the climbs."


Carlos Carter (34) Graduate Student, USC: "It's apparent that David is unmatched in competition experience, coaching credentials, and teaching ability. This is evident in his systematically tailored plan that reflected my current skill level. Every skill session is targeted and has been incredibly effective at helping me become a stronger, faster, and a more skilled cyclist. He not very clear in explaining and demonstrating the exercises, but also explains why they are important. I leave each session excited to practice when I'm out cycling on my own."


Cycling TechniqueManny Hernandez (47) Network Programmer, New Rider: "Before my weekly training rides with David, the climb up the hill to my house was written off as impossible. Now, I can climb it three times in succession. David is not only inspiring, but he has also taught me better descending, pedal isolation, and standing techniques. I also feel much safer in traffic."


Cycling TechniqueVielka McFarland (43) CEO Celerity Educational Group, New Rider: “Thanks to your expertise and patience during our weekly rides, my skills have improved exponentially. I am now riding longer, faster, safer, more confidently, and anxiety free on roads I used to shy away from.”


Cycling TechniqueKellie Morris (44) Senior IT Auditor, Recreational: “I was a frustrated cyclist with no improvement for over a year. Over the last 4 months we have ridden together almost every week. I can now climb hills that made me break out in a cold sweat, and several of my cycling buddies have commented on my improved confidence, bike skills, and speed! David is all you could ask for in a coach: friendly, outgoing, and encouraging."


Cycling TechniqueJosh Goldstein (36) Entertainment Industry Executive, New Rider: "I have been riding a few years and was not making progress. After doing bi-weekly rides with David for only a few months my pedaling mechanics, bike control, speed, and confidence have really improved! David is very patient and a tremendous motivator."

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