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[Alison D..., Asheville, North Carolina]

Dear Pedal Magic,

Thank you, thank you, thank you. We have struggled for two years trying to get our son over his fear of riding. Your techniques gave him the confidence that the "School of Hard Knocks" never did. We received the video on Saturday and watched it with our son on Sunday morning, and off we went to the local public school playground.

He completed the first two exercises in the first five minutes. As we attempted "The Launch", I noticed that he was favoring one side and had him practice ... I turned my attention away for not more than five seconds and when I looked back at him, he was riding all over the playground. Later that afternoon, our entire family went on a six mile ride.

I can't thank you enough for showing us this simple way of achieving this milestone in our child's life, and bringing the joy of bicycling to our family. I will forever preach the benefits of your program.

Respectfully yours,

Val J. A...
val...@earthlink.net
Burbank, California

Hi Pedalmagic,

Thank you! I ordered the video for my 7 year old son. He couldn't seem to get his balance on his bike no matter how hard we tried or how long we practiced. We watched the video together, he practiced while he watched TV, and this morning we went to a large parking lot. We did one last practice ... and he took off immediately, riding solo. He spent three hours riding his bike today without any help. He's so proud of himself and so are we. Thank you for this ingenious method - it really is a paradigm shift.

My husband is calling a friend of his who is a former professional cyclist and now owns a bike shop to encourage him to stock the video and I've already told a friend to buy the video instead of training wheels for the bike she's buying her son for Christmas. Good luck with this! You deserve to be enormously successful.

Thanks again,

Elaine P...
Los Angeles [, California]

From: Hugh & Doreen S...
Sent: 10/14/2001 2:10:34 PM
To: ...@pedalmagic.com
Subject: The Pedal Magic System is great

I just wanted to pass along my thanks for your Pedal Magic system. My wife was one of those 1-in-9 Americans that hadn't learned to ride a bike. Now that our kids are of riding age, it was time for my wife to learn as well so that we could take family bike rides. I had been trying to teach her to ride myself using the "just pedal straight, honey" technique and it just wasn't working.

We ordered and watched the Pedal Magic tape and applied the techniques. The results were nothing short of miraculous! After just 3 minutes of the training techniques the tape suggests, she was taking her first tentative ride all on her own! After that first day she's been on riding on her own and getting better at it everyday.

Thanks for your tape...it's brought a very positive change to our family!

- Hugh S...[, Weston, Massachusetts]

From: "Margaret A S..." s...28@juno.com
Sent: 9/3/2001 4:59:58 PM
To: ...@pedalmagic.com
Subject: another pedal magic success story

Dear Pedal Magic,

Please add us to the list of very satisfied customers. My eight year old daughter had tried many times to ride a bike but with no success. She was unable to keep up with her friends (all of whom were already riding a bike) and was becoming angry with herself because she could not ride a bike. She actually tried to sell her bike because she felt she would never get to ride it and felt someone else might be able to use it.

Her Occupational Therapist told us about Pedal Magic and said it really was indeed magic. We watched the video once on a Saturday night and once more on Sunday morning. It seemed too easy. But we went out and gave it our best shot. Twelve minutes later, my daughter was off and riding! This morning she got up at 6 AM and was ready to ride.

Thank you for allowing my daughter to meet with success so easily. It really is magic.

Thank you,
Meg S...[, Toms River, New Jersey]

From: derek.s...@syngenta.com []
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 6:01 AM
To: ...@pedalmagic.com
Subject: RE: PEDAL MAGIC ORDER [5...]

Dear Usha,

I thought I would just give you an update on our progress and thank you for the video. My daughter had reached a stage at the age of eight where her friends could ride bikes and she was loosing face because she couldn't. Her confidence had been knocked and this came across as a total refusal to want to learn to ride.

Once we received the video I sat down with her and watched it. Afterwards she was enthusiastic to start. Unfotunately the rain here in the UK has been relentlous and so we had to wait until the next day to find a suitable car park to practice in. We did all the excercises as shown and within 20 minutes she was balancing and riding on her own. This had the major advantage of restoring her confidence and within four half hour sessions she was steering the bike and starting and stopping on her own.

We have just come back from a fantastic weekend in the Peak District where the two of us were cycling along tracks in the hills of Derbyshire - a day I thought would never happen!

many thanks,

Derek S... [United Kingdom]

From: S..., Paula [mailto:paula-s...@uiowa.edu]
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 9:17 AM
To: '...@pedalmagic.com'
Subject: Wonderful results!

I just wanted to say a huge "Thank you!" After much frustration from previous attempts, my nine-year-old daughter learned to ride her bike last night...what a thrill! After we watched your video and practiced the exercises, the actual riding came so quickly. This morning she is still beaming from her accomplishment... and that is priceless. You've given her a wondering gift....thanks!

[Paula S, Iowa City, Iowa]

From: Greg Rodriguez
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 9:29 PM
To: ...@pedalmagic.com
Subject: Thank You!!!

Greetings,

Just a couple of weeks ago, I decided that it was time to get my 5 year old daughter, to try to ride her bike without the training wheels. It was quite the scene. I was running along the side holding onto the bike and to make a long story short: I got tired and frustrated and she got frustrated and started losing confidence in her previous ability. I decided that I needed to put the training wheels back on for awhile.

Well, the next week we were out, I saw a child that was a little younger than my daughter and he was riding like it was nothing.

I knew there had to be some tips or lessons on the internet and so I went searching. Well, I found "Pedal Magic" and to tell you the truth, I was very skeptical but I thought, "Hey, it comes with an unconditional guarantee, what do I have to lose?"

We bought the video online, received it a few days later and watched it that night. My daughter was very intent on watching. Right after the video, we went out to the back porch and took off her training wheels forever!

We started her excercises that night. Just for about 5 minutes. The next night, another 5 minutes. She was doing them so well, I decided to take the next day off from the office, so that we could do the "launch".

A quick review on one of the excercises and it was launch time.

WOW! I held her seat for about four steps and then let go and she was off! :o) I couldn't get over how effective your method works! She rode the entire length of the parking lot.

I took her out again later that day and she was starting/stopping herself, making right turns, left turns and doing figure eights. When her mom got home from work, the three of us went out again and all I did was pull the bike out of the trunk and handed it to my daughter. She hopped on and took off! I thought her mom was going to cry. :o)

We can't thank you enough for this product. I've already told several people and will continue to forward them to your site.

Thank you so much,
The Rodriguez Family[, Chandler, AZ]

From: Charley S... - Personal [mailto:chs...@fuse.net]
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 3:59 PM
To: msmickey@kids1st.com
Subject: PedalMagic

Hi Mickey,

Just wanted to let you know we received the PedalMagic tape on Friday, looked at it Friday night and started Saturday morning. My 5 1/2 year old daugther was riding on 2 wheels within about 30 minutes. She had been on training wheels for over a year, but we got through all the excercises pretty easily. We had tried the old fashion way of me holding the bike and running with her once before and it was a disaster (a lot of crying - me and her). The method in this tape was easy on both of us. Worth every penny...

Thanks again, Charley S, [Kentucky]

From: P...@aol.com [mailto:P...@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 5:51 PM
To: ...@pedalmagic.com
Subject: From a customer

... I've been meaning to write to you to tell you how WONDERFUL your video was. I managed to teach my 3 year old to learn how to "2-wheel". When I go jogging at the park, people can't help but stare at this little guy on a little 2 wheeler. It's very "fun". It took us more than 2 weeks, a little at a time... doing the drills a little longer. I also taught him to use his feet to hold up the bike by letting him watch t.v. only if he sat on his bike. It was an adventure. Thank you so much.

Sincerely,

Charissa H...[, Baltimore, Maryland]

From: A..., Jeffrey [mailto:Jeffrey.S....@Norwest.com]
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 1:23 PM
To: 'Ushar'
Subject: RE: Dear Pedal Magic customer

Your video worked. After watching your video with me, my 7 year old daughter instantly overcame her fear and was motivated to do it. Your video gave her a "game-plan" for success. She was riding within a few hours. Many thanks.

Jeffrey S. A... [, St. Paul, Minnesota]

From: Andrea O... [mailto:ao...@aomc.com]
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 1:16 PM
To: 'Ushar'
Subject: RE: Dear Pedal Magic customer

Dear Ushar,

...Your video was a lifesaver. For two years my husband and I had been frustrated with my son's inability to even consider riding a bike. Every time we brough it up (he's 7) we'd hear moaning how every other kid could ride but him. When we'd ask him to got out and practice, he'd flately refuse. After one session with the video and one outside, that all changed. One week after his viewing of the video, Drew was doing the bike trails around our home with ease. These range from 6 to 8 miles. Two weeks ago, we went to Vermont and did roads and paths of 8 to 12 miles everyday. He kept up and he loved it.

Thanks you for giving a wonderful activity that the whole family can and does enjoy. And it's all your fault!

Andrea O...[,Bloomfield, Connecticut]

From: Beverly R... [mailto:bev_r...@hotmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 9:22 PM
To: ...@pedalmagic.com
Subject: At Last...

I am one of those adults whose attempts at learning to ride a bicycle as a child was a failure. More recent attempts where friends tried to hold the bike steady while I pedaled also resulted in failure. Though, according to your video and website, one out of nine adults are unable to ride a bike, there is a surprising dearth of instruction for novice bicycle training. As a matter of fact, your video was the only instructional aid that I found on the web that was not either training wheels or some other equipment that must be installed on the bike.

I was hopeful but geared for disappointment when I ordered the pedalmagic video. I watched and completed some of the exercises that did not require assistance of a second person. Indeed, I would sit on my bicycle in front of the television and practice one exercise explained in the video. Today was the day of reckoning. It was my first opportunity to use the method in a parking lot. After a few false starts, I was actually pedaling...all over the lot...but still pedaling.

I committed to spending one half hour a day with a goal of successfully balancing by Labor Day. I simply didn't believe that I could do something in five minutes where previous attempts have been total failures. Well, it happened. I was balancing very quickly and ended up spending the majority of my one half hour allotted time practicing other techniques like stopping and moderating my pace. However, the BIG issue, balancing, took about 10 minutes, if that.

Thanks very much for creating the video. I am definitely a satisfied customer.

Beverly R [Arlington, Virginia]

From: Lisa H... [mailto:...@worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 11:12 PM
To: ...@pedalmagic.com
Subject: Re: [5124...] Authorization of $25.00 Y:...

Hi. Add me to your testimonial list!!!! I thought that I was going to be in for a lot of back breaking and tears finally teaching my 8 year old son to ride. We decided to try the pedal magic tape and to my absolute amazement, it work as advertised. A few minutes trying the recommended exercises and away he went. Seeing how excited my son was when he realized that he could ride is something that I will always cherish.
Best regards,
Scott H [Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania]
July 6, 2000

From: Kim H. W... [mailto:58k...@airmail.net]
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 9:38 AM
To: ...@pedalmagic.com
Subject: It worked!

Our eight (almost nine) year old daughter had tried for several years to learn to ride her bike. We had tried the old methods of training wheels, no training wheels, running along side her trying to keep her balance. Mostly, we had just procrastinated because she was never receptive to giving it another try. Finally, I decided to search the internet for some suggestions for teaching her that would be less painful to all of us.

I found the Pedal Magic website in my search. It sounded too good to be true. But with all her friends riding their bike so easily, I was desperate to help her. So with great skepticism, I ordered the video tape. When the video arrived (within just a few days), we discussed with our daughter and her six year old brother that we had a video on bike riding that we wanted to watch together. On Saturday, we watched and again on Sunday, which was Father's Day. We planned to take the children to our office where we have a large, open parking lot as suggested. In preparing to go, my husband removed the training wheels off our son's bike and went through the techniques with him. As he began the techniques with our daughter, our son took off on his bike! No falls, no practice, no help launching! This was before we even got in the truck to take them to the office! Once we got to the parking lot, our son was off without any hesitation. Our daughter, certainly not to be outdone by her younger brother, was determined and encouraged. And after working the techniques with her, in just a few short minutes, she was riding her bike at last!! We felt overwhelmed with emotion. The look on her face was priceless!! What a great Father's Day present for Dad!! She told us later that she had asked God to help her. What great reward it is when He answers the prayers of His children so quickly!!

Your techniques accomplished exactly what was promised. Thank you for being a means to help in this area which can be so critical in the development of self-confidence and self-esteem. May the Lord continue to bless your business.

Sincerely,
Kim W...
Grand Prairie, Texas

From: Shanthi S... [mailto:ss12@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 3:14 AM
To: ...@pedalmagic.com
Subject: Yet another success story

Hello.
As guaranteed, I managed to start cycling on my own after the 2nd Launch attempt. It was truly amazing as I have never cycled in my life and have wanted to do so for the past 25 years! Thank you for your brilliant video. A simple concept that works so well...
Thank you once again.
Regards
Shanthi [, East Sussex, United Kingdom]

From: Catherine V... [mailto:catv...@cytanet.com.cy]
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 5:09 AM
To: Ushar
Subject: RE: Pedal Magic

...And now, let me tell you what I thought about the tape. First of all, ... was frightened to view either one. So frightened that I hid them away, in order not see or think about them. Face it, this was my last chance to get my daughter on wheels. If it didn't work, and believe me I thought it must be a gimmick, that was it. So I ignored the issue until one day in April, when out of sheer frustration from seeing that bike gathering dust, I told my daughter that we had to try. So we watched the tape and I realized that we were doing everything wrong... I compromised by finding a big parking lot (not an easy task on such a small island). Doing things strictly by the tape (except the size issue), I have to admit that I didn't expect anything. As a mechanical engineer, I appreciated the validity of the premises, but as a mother, I was still convinced she would just fall again. But, in 5 minutes, she was riding. I cried. She was a bit wobbly, so I went and bought the smaller bike, and then she was flying. It was the most beautiful thing. As I said before, I have been meaning to email you with our story ..., but I had some difficulty putting into words exactly how great this system is, and time went on.

We thank you.

Catherine and Marie V...[, Cyprus]

From: Mark E... [mailto:ME...@myrealbox.com]
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 9:14 PM
To: ...@pedalmagic.com
Subject: Thanks! and an FYI

Thank you very much!!! I recently (order #5124291) purchased your tape. This past Saturday I watched the tape and started working with my 6 year old son, whom I thought had an incurable training wheel dependency. Sunday afternoon he was riding. You can't imagine (or maybe you can) how proud he was (me too).

As an FYI - I saw a report about Pedal Magic on 9 News last year, and I kind of thought it was from Mark Koebrich. I have been looking for this for several months, but I could not remember the name of your company.

I could NOT find any reference by searching the 9KUSA web site for "bicycle". I eventually found you by searching Alta-Vista. You can try yourself to search www.kusa.com for either "bicycle" or "ushar". You should ask KUSA to fix that.

Thanks again, Mark E [, Aurora, Colorado]

From: Don S... [mailto:sp...@bateman-am.com]
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 10:15 AM
To: '...@pedalmagic.com'
Subject: HOORAY

What a great product. My 6 yr old daughter was riding on the first launch. She has been using training wheels for about 2 years. We followed the instructions on the video and SHAZAM, she was thrilled and so pleased with herself.
Thank you.
[Don S, Littleton, Colorado]

A little background on this one about a 4-year old may make it more relevant to you...

From: Ushar [mailto:...@pedalmagic.com]
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 5:50 AM
To: steph...@aol.com
Subject: Pedal Magic

Hi,

We read the following comment on your order:
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|Comment
I'm skeptical of course... We were at the park yesterday... when I heard another little boy making fun of him because he was riding with training wheels. That really broke my heart... He is big for his age and looks about 6 years old so it's even worse. He is so afraid of falling. I just hope that he gives this video a chance.
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We had to take the time out to send you an email.

... because Pedal Magic is not magic, but sheer science... the core exercises should do the trick, so you may want to consider putting him through them in the basement or garage where other kids won't see him go through the conditioning process...

From: Steph...@aol.com [mailto:Steph...@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 7:19 AM
To: ...@pedalmagic.com
Subject: Re: Pedal Magic

Hi! I just wanted to thank you for taking the time out to email me on my comment. I also wanted to tell you that we got the video in the mail yesterday. We, my son & I, watched it together and did the exercises in the house. He did great... We then took him to our church parking lot to do the launch. It was a little shaky at first. But then all of a sudden he just started to going. He got about two "fair" launches in before it started to rain. We went home and he wanted to watch the video again. Then after my husband came home from work my son wanted to show his Daddy how good he did today. We went back out to the church parking lot and he did absolutely terrific!!... He is so proud and so excited!!! --And so are we! Thank you so much for this video. I think it's the best $25.00 that we have spent. I will be sure to send the copied article to our local news station and make another copy to send to our newspaper. You have a wonderful gift to give the world. A gift of pleasure, excitement, and most of all confidence and self esteem. Thank you again.

Stephanie, Jared, and Jordan (4 yrs old) V...[, Lima, Ohio]

From: Ch...M@aol.com [mailto:Ch...M@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 9:16 PM
To: ...@pedalmagic.com
Subject: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU...

Thank you all so very much. That was the best $20 I have ever spent. My son is 6 years old. We received the video today and as soon as I arrived home from work we sat down together and watched it. We watched the video 3 times, just to be sure we both understood the principles involved. Trent , my wife, and I, loaded up the bike and went down the street to an open parking lot. Trent and I reviewed what we had seen on the tape then started the exercises. Just like you guaranteed, Trent was riding that bike, by himself. In just a few more minutes, he had figured out how to get going from a complete stop as well as how to turn when he wanted and how to stop without falling over. We were all so excited, especially Trent, his self esteem shot to the sky. He just wanted to keep riding around and around. I was so happy, I had tears of joy streaming down my face.

Thank you,
Chuck M...[, Wichita, KS]

From: Marc M... [mailto:Marc.M...@bsbmlaw.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 6:35 AM
To: ...@pedalmagic.com
Subject: Re: Pedal Magic

Thank YOU for the video. It turned what had been a difficult and dispiriting effort into a joy. My son, who had decided that riding a bike "wasn't for him" was thrilled when he quickly learned. Thanks for your work.

[Marc M., Janesville, Wisonsin]

From: ...C@aol.com [mailto: ...C@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2000 2:37 PM
To: ...@pedalmagic.com
Subject: (no subject)

Wow! It really worked. We got the video today and my daughter was off and riding. My 5 year old said " Wow I guess my pedals are magic now."

Cherie W [, Greensboro, North Carolina]

Student: Male, 6, dependent on training wheels.
Parent, actively looking for a solution, commented on the order:
I'm intrigued, optimistic and can't wait to try this. Watching my 6-year-old son with his training wheels, I could see that he was developing the wrong habits, which was what finally prompted me to remove the training wheels a few days ago. However our sessions without them, with me running alongside holding the bike seat from behind, have been exhausting for me and frustrating for him. I've got my fingers crossed about your technique, and I am anxious to learn and try it. ps: I enjoyed reading about the background behind your approach, as I have been a management consultant with a scientific background for many years - often applying concepts from other disciplines to business problems for my clients...

From: Jonathan R. S...[mailto:j..@strong.com]
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 9:27 AM
To: Ushar
Subject: RE: ..., software, etc.

Reginald --

Hi again.

Well, we finally put Pedal Magic to the test. We watched the video with my 6-year-old son Zachary. It was pretty late in the evening for him, so we watched it again the next afternoon. After that, we tried the most basic exercises in our garage -- for about 5 minutes each time on three different evenings. Last Saturday, we found a wide-open, empty parking-lot. We reviewed the exercises once more for about 1 minute and then proceeded with the launch.

Probably no surprise to you, but the results were amazing! Zachary made about 20 passes across the entire parking lot on his own -- about 400ft each way -- without a single fall. What a wonderful experience for him (and for us!).

Thanks again for such a great concept. I've already told about half a dozen people about Pedal Magic and how to find you on the web so they can order a copy for their own children.

Pedal Magic was worth every penny -- many times more in fact. Thanks from all of us.

Regards,
Jonathan S... [,Princeton Junction, New Jersey]

From: Jason [mailto:jw...@email.msn.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2000 8:39 PM
To: ...@pedalmagic.com
Subject: Video

TOP NOTCH VIDEO AND RESULTS!!!

The cost of the video is definately the best $25 bucks that I have spent in a while. I taught my child in just under 20 mins.

Where was this video when I learned in the 70's!!!!

Thanks.

J[ason]. G
A very satisfied customer.
[Lemoore, California]

The following customer placed her order on April 3, 2000, it was shipped on the next business day per our customer service policy, and she sent us this email on April 6.

Additional information from the order:

Student: Male
Age: 7
Training Wheels Use: Moderate
Comment: My 7 year old is very frustrated by traditional methods of teaching to ride a bicycle. He has developed a real fear of falling that we are unable to overcome. I hope this works, all of his friends ride and it is affecting his social life.

From: Karen S... [mailto:ks...@radiks.net]
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 6:20 PM
To: ...@pedalmagic.com
Subject: WOW!

We got your video today, 1 hour before the Cub Scout bike ride. We did the exercises prior to going on the ride. By the end of the ride my son was "doing it"! He was riding a two-wheeler all by himself. His friends and I are very proud of him. Thank you so much for making this possible.

...I will send the [Denver Post] article to various area newspapers etc. I also thought about writing to Walmart.

Thanks again,
Karen and Blake [, Malvern, Iowa]

From: D...@cs.com [mailto:D...@cs.com]
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 12:11 PM
To: ...@pedalmagic.com
Subject: Video Tape

Dear Sirs,

First, let me thank you. My 5 year old son, who had used training wheels, rode his bike on the first "Launch". Prior to his first launch, I had run him on some of the remedial exercises, without pedals. How long it will take him to learn to go where he actually wants to go, I am not sure, but he is riding his 2 wheel bicycle...

David G. M [Baton Rouge, Louisiana]

Transcript of a note dated 2/28/2000:

Dear Pedal Magic -

Just a quick note to say thanks! Our little boy turned 5 in October, and, had been using training wheels. So, needless to say, I was both hesitant and skeptical. But, we watched the video together, did the exercisees, and rode - in less than 15 minutes! We were both amazed. Thanks for a great product!

Best wishes.

Brody C.
Denver, Colorado

From: "R. R..." m...@bellsouth.net
To: "'...@pedalmagic.com'" ...@pedalmagic.com
Subject: RE: Order 204.227.27.171-942652827 Shipped
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 10:52:33 -0400
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Dear Gentlemen:

I had my doubts on your system. But I want to congratulate you´ll. After viewing the video with my daughter, we stepped out of the house and while I was pumping air in my bicycle, my daughter climbed on top of hers and was riding by herself.

Unbelievable.

Many thanks,

Rene R...[, Wellington, Florida]

Transcript of a letter from...

Rusty R...
...
Aurora, Colorado 80015

November 17, 1999

Ushar Enterprises Inc
Pedal Magic Project
8270 South Steele Court
Littleton, CO 80122-3651

I purchased your Pedal Magic video last month and I was really hoping that your methods would work. I could not believe how fast and effective the exercises and techniques proved out. I had given up teaching my six year old son for about two months until I resumed again after purchasing your video tape. We did the exercises in the garage for two days and then went to a parking lot and on the first launch he pedaled on his own and he followed your techniques perfectly. His confidence grew in a matter of seconds. On our second session, he was circling the parking lot and trying to follow a straight line. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!

We have some good friends in California who are having difficulty with their child's learning to ride. We would like to purchase a video from you and send directly to them as a gift from us. Will you please send the video to the address below and include the enclosed note in your package? Thank you...

Date: 13 Oct 99 11:23:39 -0500
From: "Cathy M..." cm...@meganhealth.com
Subject: Thanks
To: "...@pedalmagic.com" ...@pedalmagic.com
Reply-To: "Cathy M..." cm...@meganhealth.com
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I just wanted to pass along a thank you letter. I purchased the video about one month ago when it became apparent that my nine year old son was developing a phobia about riding bikes. My son never took the time to learn to ride a bike when he was younger because he always had his roller blades. He is excellent on roller blades and didn't feel he needed a bike to get around. It wasn't until his friends starting calling and asking him to bring his bike over that he felt different. After trying and failing several times, he convinced himself that he would never be able to do it. At my wits end, I researched the net and came across your product and decided to give it a try. I had nothing to lose since there was a money back guarantee.

Well, within 15 minutes he was up and riding. The smile on his face gave me a feeling that is indescribable. Since Saturday when he learned, he has obsessed with it. He is riding and trying new things every day.

Thank you for helping to restore some of my son's self-esteem.

Cathy M [, Sunset Hill, Missouri]

From: "Sophie & Richard P..." s...@freewwweb.com>
To: "Reginald Joules" rjoules@pedalmagic.com>
References: <05503717103482@pedalmagic.com>
Subject: Re: PedalMagicSurvey
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 10:56:23 -0400
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Hello Mr. Joules,

Had to write to thank you for producing such a wonderful product. I have had the tape for some time, but today I finally sat on my bike and rode it for some time without falling. Having fallen and broken my wrist on a bicycle before purchasing your tape, I decided that I wouldn't hurt myself again. I slowly let myself become accustomed to the bicycle and how it felt in my grassy backyard, being sure that my feet could reach the ground when sitting on the bicycle. I had no help and just practiced five and ten minutes at a time. Your product surely is worth the price, and personally I would have paid $50-$60 for it. I've only wanted to do this for my whole life. I plan on going back to the bicycle shop where I purchased mine and talk to the owner about your tape and how useful it has been. You are right, there are many adults who are unable to ride and this would help them. If it worked for me, it will work for anyone because I doubt if there is a person out there more cautious about getting hurt than me. Thanks again.

Sophie P... [Middleburg, Florida]

> Hi, when you get back on the bike after watching Pedal Magic, we suggest > that you use the remedial exercises to alleviate your fears before trying > the core Pedal Magic process. >

> Happy riding. If you feel up to sharing your success with us, please send us > a note some time. Thank you. --Reginald Joules >

> At 09:37 AM 8/20/99 -0600, you wrote: >

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> >StudentAge_: 52 > >StudentSex_: Female > >StudentStartLearn_: > >StudentTW_: No > >StudentTWTimeQ_: > >StudentTWTimeU_: Hour(s) > >StudentTWGot_: * > >Coach_: CoachOther > >HowFoundUs_: AltaVista > >Remote Name: 216.70.73.231 > >Date: August 20, 1999 > >Time: 09:37 AM > >

> >HowFoundUSKeys_: > >

> >I saw an article in "ThirdAge Newsletter" but could not read the article > because it had a broken link. I kept thinking about it and tried search > engines on the net. Finally I found you with AltaVista. I had tried > learning to ride about two weeks ago with my husband running and releasing > me, but I fell and hurt my knee and broke my wrist and felt that I wouldn't > be able to learn to ride. I have learned that my bicycle was much to big > for me and that may have been part of my problem. But I am scared of just > jumping back on a bicycle, especially with my husband's limited patience. I > hope this works for me; I have always wanted to ride for exercise.

Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 17:49:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: kate s... ts...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Order 204.227.27.185-936067350 Shipped
To: rjoules@pedalmagic.com


Dear Pedal Magic people,

Danny became frightened of riding a bicycle when he was four years old, and refused to even try to ride one with training wheels.

After I persuaded him to try again last spring at the age of 9, he became so frustrated after only 15 minutes that it took us another three months to talk him into another try. Unfortunately, he lasted only another 15 minutes. In desperation, I searched the web and found your information. I almost didn't send for the video, because even though the price was so low, it just didn't seem possible that it could help.

Danny and I watched the video together, and then went to the schoolground on Sunday and did the exercises together. It took him a little longer than five minutes, maybe ten, but the first time I launched him he went ten feet, stopping only because he suddenly noticed I was too far away to be holding the seat for him! The next time he went thirty feet, and after that, he just needed a reminder to pedal faster to keep going. He never fell down, because he knew what to do when the bike began to tip to the side.

Later, Danny told us that it helped to know that some grownups also had trouble learning to ride a bike; when he saw them fall down the same way he used to, and then saw them learn to ride after doing the exercises, he knew he could do it too, if he tried.

Your video earned its name and your guarantee - Danny is so proud of his accomplishment, and now we have a whole new family activity to enjoy. Before Danny was born we were avid bikers, so you can imagine our own happiness, too...

Kate S... [, Berkeley, California]

Reply-To: "Dave A..." @bigsky.net
From: "Dave A..." da...@bigsky.net
To: "r joules" rjoules@pedalmagic.com
Subject: A very satisfied customer
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 22:33:54 -0600
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Dear Mr. Joules,

Thanks so much for the great video. Having conducted training seminars in the past, I knew how to teach adults just about anything, but when it came to my five year old, Zach, I was flustered. Zach's training wheels had been on and off his bike more times than I care to say. Each time we would gain a little ground, something would happen that sent him back to his "security blanket." Needless to say, we were both frustrated and had just about given up for the year. I can't tell you how many different ideas I tried (including some that were very close to your own.) Thank goodness I don't give up easily! After spending an exhausting day chasing a bike, I thought to myself that someone must have faced this problem before, and decided to check the internet. I don't remember what key words I typed, but I found your site. We first watched your video on Friday night. It didn't take long to figure out we needed the remedial course to break our training wheel habit. We spent about 20 minutes Saturday and 15 minutes Sunday working on the exercises. We launched and Zach rode about 50 ft. To his surprise, he found I was not holding on to his seat. He finshed the day by riding around the school parking lot. He even waved at a boy cutting the lawn.

We did have a minor setback when we returned to our subdivision to show Mom. The road is very narrow in spots and is bordered by small irrigation ditches that are lined with river rock. This situation so frightened Zach that he forgot all that he had learned. I didn't think that going back to the school parking lot would help in this situation, but it did. When we launched , I told Zach to follow the yellow line that separates adjacent parking spaces. Once he figured out that staying reasonably close to the middle yellow line was the same as riding down the middle of our street, he was fine...

Perhaps you have some suggestions for our last challenge?.... Speed Bumps!!!! Again, Thank You.

Sincerely,

Dave and Zach [,Kalispell, Montana]

Date: Thu, 02 Sep 1999 23:29:45 -0700
From: "Donald B. C..." don...@tscnet.com
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To: ...@pedalmagic.com
Subject: Thank You

I would like to thank you for a great product. My wife had a bad experience trying to learn to ride over 25 years ago and would never try again. Recently she decided that she wanted to try to learn and after only a couple of evenings we were both feeling discouraged. While searching for information on training wheels on the internet I came across your site.

The claims seemed to good to be true but after only a couple of days I was desperate already. I ordered the video and when it arrived we both watched twice and then we practiced your techniques for about 15 minutes. We did this for the next two evenings because of the weather and then went to a large parking lot for the real test.

It took a little longer than 5 minutes but she was able to ride for a short distance without assistance. She practiced again tonight and did much better being able to ride around the parking lot several times. This is the most amazing thing I have ever seen.

I would like to thank you again for a wonderful product and possibly saving my marriage.

Don C... [, Bremerton, Washington]

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Subject: Thanks
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I had to write you and thank you for the wonderful video. I can't believe how great it worked. Anyone who has a child should buy this video. My ten year was struggling to ride, frequent crying and yelling episodes led me to your site. She was frustrated, I was frustrated and I felt bad because she really was trying, I felt guilty afterward yelling at her that she wasn't trying. Enter the video, she and I sat down watched it, the next day, five minutes following the instructions, off to the parking lot, a quick refresher and off she went, no more running along side. Not once since then has she had any problems, two weeks later at camp she enrolls in mountain biking. Now we are all riding because we can't keep her off. What used to be a struggle to get her on the bike, is a pleasure. Thanks again for something that is worth every penny. And thanks for putting that smile on my daughters face, she is so proud of herself every time she gets on the bike.

Best Regards,

Kurt ...[,Livingston, New Jersey]

Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 07:30:11 -0700 (PDT)
From: scott m...
Subject: Re: Pedal Magic order status
To: Reginald Joules

Hi!
Just want to drop you a line expressing my graditude for your video Pedal Magic. My 5 year old daughter was riding after 5 minutes ... This after using training wheels for two years and then trying with me running along side for two months. She still is learning to turn, but she can balance (and I can rest).

Thanks again.

scott...@yahoo.com [, Bellmore, New York]

Date: 07 Jun 99 10:57:01 -0500
From: Jim H... james-h...@uiowa.edu
Subject: pedal magic
To: ...@pedalmagic.com
Reply-To: Jim ... james-h...@uiowa.edu

I spoke with you on the phone last week in regard to Pedal Magic. It arrived last week and I took my ten year old son out on saturday. We practiced the initial exercises in the garage since he was embarassed that he is almost eleven and unable to ride a bike. He was able to do twenty correct ... on the second attempt... He was quite skeptical. I launched him twice and he put his feet down both times, crashing on the second attempt. He told me he did not want to learn anymore but I convinced him to give it one more try. I set the gears on his bike very low so that even pedalling at top speed he would not pick up much velocity hoping he would not panic because he was going too fast. We launched and he went fifty feet. We launched again and he went the equivalent of a city block...

He was ecstatic!

On Sunday we returned to the lot. He insisted that we do ... as a warm up and then he took off. We practiced turning left and did some big circles. He is reluctant to turn right but wants to work on that tonight. Tuesday we will work on him launching himself without help. Practicing every night I am hopeful we can tackle the trail system in our park by the weekend. It has wide paved paths and I think it will be a wonderful place for him to really build up his confidence before tackling the public streets with me.

He is so proud of himself and so happy. Thank you for a wonderful product. I have a bachelor's degree in psychology and work in psychiatry so operant conditioning is not foreign to me but once again I am amazed by its ease and power. I conditioned a lot of rats in college but I still found it hard to believe that I could train my son to ride in ten minutes after all the summers of frustration...

Once again thanks for your help. Ryan will be sending you his own e-mail thanks as well.

Jim H
Coralville, IA

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Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 07:30:53 EDT
Subject: Thankyou
To: ...@pedalmagic.com
Reply-To: ...@aol.com

Thank you so much for the video. I ordered the video after my son and I had spent a horrible afternoon of me running beside him and him falling several times. We had both had enough and figured we had many, many grueling days ahead of us. That night I searched the Internet and found your sight. We got the video on the following Saturday, and practiced the exercises for less than 2 minutes and he wanted to be launched. The joy we both experienced was, and still is wonderful. I cannot thank you enough for your video, it has brought joy into our lives. Thank you again.

Mark P. B... and Tr..., Amarillo, Texas

Date: Sun, 06 Dec 1998 18:27:14 -0600
From: Andre ...
Reply-To: a...@arlington.net
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To: USHAR Enterprises Inc
Subject: Re: Pedal Magic
References: <199812040421.UAA10224@scaup.prod.itd.earthlink.net>

Hi,

I just wanted to let you know that both of my kids (5 & 7) began bicycling this week-end, thanks to your video tape!

I tore my knee a year ago (playing soccer!) and have been unable to safely teach my kids how to bicycle (using the traditional methods of chasing them, etc.!). However, after watching your video tape with the kids, practicing the drills on the bicycle in the kitchen (!), and 'letting them go' outside the next morning, I couldn't stop laughing as I watched them actually bicycle! Even though my kids have been using training wheels for at least 2-3 years, it took both them less than 5 minutes to be on their own!

Thank you again for your wonderful video!

Andre F [Arlington, Texas]

P.S.: Why don't you market the video through more bike stores (none of the bike stores in Arlington, Texas knew of your video), since I stumbled on your home page by accident! I'm sure thousands of other parents will love to have your video!

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From: "Jane C..." <,,,@hotmail.com>
To: rjoules@earthlink.net
Subject: WOW!!
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1998 10:21:28 PST

November , 1998

Dear Mr. Joules:

I recently purchased your Pedal Magic video in order to help our 9 year old daughter learn how to ride her bike. Before purchasing your video, we spent many sessions trying our best to help her learn (running beside the bike, giving her "tips", etc.). Not only did she not learn how to ride, but she was becoming increasingly frustrated - usually ending up in tears. Not being able to learn how to ride when all of her friends and neighbors could was very difficult for her.

I came upon your website quite by chance and we decided if the video even helped a little, it was well worth the money.

The day the video arrived my daughter and I watched it and she immediately wanted to go out and try it. WOW! It couldn't have been more than 5 minutes and she was riding on her own. The look on her face at that moment was priceless.

I just wanted to say thank you so much for your product. I wish you much future success.

Sincerely,

Jane C... [Tallahassee, Florida]

We were a little surprised by the following note. It seemed from this feedback that a child actually taught another child to ride in minutes without direct parental involvement. So, we asked the parent specifically if we understood it correctly. From the customer's first note it also seemed to us that the kids must have tried Pedal Magic successfully at least once before they called their mother out to show what they had accomplished. Here are all the notes:

From: "The ..." <...@worldonline.nl>
To: "USHAR Enterprises Inc"
Subject: Re: Pedal Magic order status
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 21:38:34 +0200
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What an amazing tape.. My 6 year old daughter has been using stabilizer wheels for the last year and a half. We removed them about 6 weeks ago and then started an awful struggle to get her going alone. We cajoled, begged, shouted, attempted to bribe, threatened all to no avail. She was terrified. We couldn't let go and she couldn't maintain her balance.

What is a parent to do ? Especially one currenlty in Amsterdam land of the bikes ?... Search the internet of course. And there via the search engine " Ask Jeeves for kids" we found salvation. Four days later my nine year old son and my six your old stabilizer dependent daughter watched the tape together... The next non rainy day (a rare thing in this country) they went out and miracle of miracles ten minutes later they both called me out to see Tal my son launch Amit my daughter and off she sped.... wobbley but confident and ALONE
Thanks very much !

A happy mum and dad in Amsterdam
[Karen T, Amsterdam, The Netherlands]

Email from us to Karen T:

Dear Mrs. ...:

Thank you very much for the feedback. It appears from your note that your 9-year-old son learned the instructions from the video and then taught your daughter to ride without either you or your husband being present. If this is so, it is a record (to the best of our knowledge). We do not know of any such prior incidents where a child taught another child using Pedal Magic.

If our understanding of your situation is wrong, please let us know...

Thank you again for taking the time out to send us your feedback. -- Reginald Joules

Reply form Karen T:

From: "The ..." <...@worldonline.nl>
To: "USHAR Enterprises Inc"
Subject: Re:Tal and Amit
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 10:03:50 +0200
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Dear Reginald,

Hi,

Yes you understood perfectly well... My husband was actually away on business and I was in the kitchen... (where else ) So Tal and Amit did this by themselves...

Thanks,

Karen T

To: rjoules@earthlink.net
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 21:47:01 -0700
Subject: Pedal Magic
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From: ...@juno.com (Donald J E...)

Just wanted to tell you that my daughter learned to ride after several years of failure and frustration. It was hard to get her to sit down and view the video and then to go out and try. But she did and was able to learn after 15 minutes or so of "launches". She has now been riding on her own each day for the last 4 days and is really enjoying her new freedom.

Thank you for such a simple yet effective method.

Now I'm trying to teach my wife to ride. Any suggestions?

Don [, Belmont, California]

Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1998 02:10:26 -0400
From: David ... <...@mail.atl.bellsouth.net>
Reply-To: ...@mail.atl.bellsouth.net
Organization: What? Me Organized?
To: rjoules@earthlink.net
Subject: Pedel Magic Testimonial

Reginald,

just want to thank you for creating your tape - I have already recommended it to several other parents with kids after my success in teaching both my 7 year and 12 year olds how to ride last weekend after we all watched the tape. I was skeptical at first, but I am now convinced that this is the *only* way that children should be taught to ride.

Best Regards,

Dave R [,Marietta, Georgia]

Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 17:53:13 -0500
From: "Saul A. ..." <...@nuthena.com>
To: rjoules@earthlink.net
Subject: More Experience with PEdalMagic

Your technique has scored two quick successes ... and one slower success. My son, almost 6 years old, had never ridden a tricycle, nor was he a motivated bike rider. I tried using the Pedal Magic technique straight off, but it was clear that he lacked motivation to succeed (he didn't know how fun it would be to propel himself on a bike), nor the motor skills to keep his feet on the pedals. So, I installed the training wheels on his bike, and worked on the basic motor skills of biking. Once he had mastered the training wheels (about 10 15-minute practice sessions), we started the exercises, as per your tape.

It took three sessions of about an hour, but, he succeeded. I think the strength of your [remedial] technique is that the exercises slowly build the balance skills needed, so that the step from [them] to riding is a small one. Thus, although it took much longer than 5-20 minutes, I'm very happy that you supplied me with the tools to teach my son at his speed, with him gaining confidence from his incremental mastery of the exercises...

I taught my son (with your help) to ride a bike, mostly as a way of building his self confidence in his physical abilities. As such, maintaining motivation was key. I think that training wheels have their place (as do tricycles) in the motivational equation, especially when your exercises can help the student to quickly undo the damage of training wheel usage...

Even though my son was younger and less physically capable (strengh /coordination) than my daughter, it was MUCH easier and less stressful for student and teacher to teach my son, based on your techniques. In fact, I'm not sure either of them would be riding bikes today without your insight.

Thanks again! You made what was an unpleasant experience into a pleasurable father-son learning activity.

-Saul K [, Potomac, Maryland]

From: "Larry F..." <...@usinternet.com>
To: rjoules@earthlink.net
Subject: Success!!!!!
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 01:12:30 -0500
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I just wanted to write you to tell you that your system worked WONDERFULLY!