The 2025 SA MTB Survey, presented by Garmin

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* 2. How long have you been mountain biking for?

One year or less

1-2 years

3-4 years

5-6 years

7-10 years

11-15 years

16-19 years

20 years and longer

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* 3. What level of mountain biker would you say you are?

Very social

Recreational

Very keen

Highly committed

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* 4. Which is most applicable to you?

I am a learner (still at school)

I am a student

I am currently unemployed

I am a stay-at-home parent/spouse

I work part-time in one or more jobs

I have a full-time job with a salary

I own a business

I am retired

I am a pensioner

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What is your age category?

12-15

16-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70 or older

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* 6. What is your sex?

Male

Female

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* 7. How often would you say you participate in a MTB race in a year - on average?

As often as I can/more than twice a month

About once a month

About 3-6 times a year

Not often - 2 or fewer times a year

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* 8. What type of mountain bike races/events do you participate in mostly (you can choose more than one)?

Fun Rides (less than 20km)

Fun Races (20-25km)

Half-marathons (30-45km)

Marathons (50-90km)

Ultra-marathons (90-180km)

Ultra-endurance Races (longer than 180km)

Gravel Races (40-180km)

Short stage races (2-4 days)

Long stage races (5-9 days)

Cross-country (XCO)

Downhill

Enduro

Dirt jumping

I don't really enter races/events

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* 9. Are you a member of an established/official cycling club?

Yes

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* 10. Do you normally take an annual Cycling South Africa (CSA) membership?

Yes

Only if I have to when entering a race

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* 11. Do you have a Strava account?

Yes, I'm a subscriber

Yes, I use the free version

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* 12. Which is your favourite local mountain bike trail (the one you ride most). If you ride the Tygerberg MTB Club network, specify which one of the trails parks you ride most?

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* 13. How often would you say you ride at an established mountain bike trails park? Where you buy a pass to ride marked, managed mountain bike trails.

I don’t live near any trails parks

Less than 12 times a year

About once a month (at least 12 times a year)

2-3 times a month

At least once a week

More than once a week

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* 14. When you do your rides, which applies to you most of the time?

I mostly ride alone

I mostly ride with a couple of regular riding mates/family/spouse

I mostly ride with a big group or club

I do some rides alone and some with a group

A mixture of all of the above

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* 15. Do you use sports supplements for riding/racing energy/recovery?

Yes

Sometimes

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* 16. If you use sports supplements, which brand do you prefer?

Biogen

32Gi

USN

Enduren

Cadence

Named Sport

PVM

Hi5

RaceFood

Powerbar

Hammer

Maurten

SISS

Fit Sports Nutrition

Other (name it here)

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* 17. What motor vehicle brand do you drive? If more than one, choose the primary brand and type additional brand into 'Other'

Toyota

Ford

Volkswagen

BMW

Nissan

Suzuki

Land Rover

Audi

Hyundai

Renault

Mercedes Benz

Mitsubishi

Isuzu

Kia

Mazda

Subaru

Honda

Volvo

Jeep

Haval

Porche

Mahindra

Chery

Chevrolet

GWM

I don't have a motor vehicle

Other (please specify)

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* 18. How do you normally transport your bike by motor vehicle?

Back seat or boot

In the back of a bakkie/van

Roof rack

Rear-mount clip/strap hanging rack

Rear-mount towbar rack

On top of a bakkie bin

On top of a trailer

I don't have a motor vehicle

Other (please specify)

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* 19. If you use a bike rack, what brand do you own?

Thule

Buzzrack

Holdfast

Raleigh

Peruzzo

Saris

Westfalia

EZ Rack

Frontrunner

Yakima

Marvel

Double D

Bosal

Tree Frog

Geof

I made my own

I don't own a bike rack

Other (please specify)

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* 20. Do you have at least one social media account?

Yes

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* 21. If you have a social media account/s, which platforms do you spend most of your time on? You may choose more than one

Facebook

Instagram

Tik Tok

X (Twitter)

YouTube

Linked In

Other (please specify)

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* 22. Do you listen to cycling/MTB podcasts?

Occasionally

Quite regularly

Yes, I listen to several

Other (please specify)

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* 23. Do you follow professional mountain bike racing (World Cups/World Series)?

Yes

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* 24. If you follow professional mountain bike racing/competition (World Cups/World Series), which do you follow – (you can select more than one)?

XCO and XCC

Downhill

Enduro

Slopestyle

Other (please specify)

The 2025 SA MTB Survey, presented by Garmin

1. General questions

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* 1. Where do you live?

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* 2. How long have you been mountain biking for?

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* 3. What level of mountain biker would you say you are?

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* 4. Which is most applicable to you?

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* 5. What is your age category?

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* 6. What is your sex?

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* 7. How often would you say you participate in a MTB race in a year - on average?

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* 8. What type of mountain bike races/events do you participate in mostly (you can choose more than one)?

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* 9. Are you a member of an established/official cycling club?

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* 10. Do you normally take an annual Cycling South Africa (CSA) membership?

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* 11. Do you have a Strava account?

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* 12. Which is your favourite local mountain bike trail (the one you ride most). If you ride the Tygerberg MTB Club network, specify which one of the trails parks you ride most?

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* 13. How often would you say you ride at an established mountain bike trails park? Where you buy a pass to ride marked, managed mountain bike trails.

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* 14. When you do your rides, which applies to you most of the time?

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* 15. Do you use sports supplements for riding/racing energy/recovery?

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* 16. If you use sports supplements, which brand do you prefer?

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* 17. What motor vehicle brand do you drive? If more than one, choose the primary brand and type additional brand into 'Other'

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* 18. How do you normally transport your bike by motor vehicle?

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* 19. If you use a bike rack, what brand do you own?

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* 20. Do you have at least one social media account?

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* 21. If you have a social media account/s, which platforms do you spend most of your time on? You may choose more than one

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* 22. Do you listen to cycling/MTB podcasts?

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* 23. Do you follow professional mountain bike racing (World Cups/World Series)?

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* 24. If you follow professional mountain bike racing/competition (World Cups/World Series), which do you follow – (you can select more than one)?