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South African Mountain Biking Lockdown Survey, presented by Ciovita

Since mid-March 2020, South Africa has been in a continuous stage of lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Lockdown Levels have ranged from 5, the most stringent, to 1. There have been both positive and negative effects on mountain biking in South Africa during the lockdown. We want to find out more about how the lockdown has affected you.
Here are 16 questions we'd like you to answer. It should take around 5 minutes. If you want to stand a chance to win one of five R1000 Ciovita vouchers, please include your name and email address at the end. 
1.How has the lockdown overall affected your standard of living?(Required.)
2.Did the lockdown lead to the loss of employment for you?(Required.)
3.If you’re self-employed or a business owner how did the lockdown affect you?
4.During the lockdown, how has your volume of mountain biking been affected?(Required.)
5.With races heavily affected by the lockdown, have you ridden more MTB trails than before?(Required.)
6.Name a specific trail near you that you have ridden most during the lockdown (if you ride the Tygerberg MTB Trails, name the specific venue you have ridden at most)?(Required.)
7.Did the lockdown motivate you to buy a home stationary trainer?(Required.)
8.Have you bought a new bicycle during the lockdown?(Required.)
9.Have you bought a bicycle that’s designed for a different sub-category of cycling over what you normally do – you can choose more than one if relevant?(Required.)
10.Have you had difficulty buying a bicycle due to the global and South African stock shortage?(Required.)
11.Have you had difficulty buying parts, spares or accessories due to the global and South African stock shortage?(Required.)
12.Have you done any online buying for your riding/bike during the lockdown?
13.Have you encouraged/helped someone else get into mountain biking during the lockdown? You may select more than one if relevant.(Required.)
14.How has your health been during the lockdown?(Required.)
15.What has been your greatest frustration during the lockdown?(Required.)
16.What has been your greatest success during the lockdown?(Required.)
17.If you would like to stand a chance of winning one of 5 Ciovita vouchers, please leave your name and email address.