Miriam
Ok, so here is the first set of data. Ivar is analyzing the actual data (because he's more nerdy than I am), but its in a pretty rough format so that'll take a little bit.
Initial Results:
424 Respondents
1)What type of mountain bike racing do you participate
Cross Country 84.4% (358) responses
Short Track 60.8% (258)
Downhill 7.3% (31)
Ultra Endurance 12.7% (54)
2)How many OBRA mountain bike races did you do in 2008?
1 race 28.3% (120)
2 races 13.0% (55)
3 races 14.6% (62)
4 races 7.3% (31)
5 races 8.7% (37)
6+ races 28.1% (119)
3)What is your mountain bike category?
Beginner Male 13% (55)
Beginner Female 5.4% (23)
Sport Male 39.9% (169)
Sport Female 6.1% (26)
Expert Male 24.8% (105)
Expert Female 1.9% (8)
Semi-Pro 5.4% (23)
Pro Male 2.6% (11)
Pro Female 0.9% (4)
4)What types of conditions deter your participation in mountain bike races?
Rain 25.5% (108)
Snow 38.0% (161)
Hail 27.1% (115)
Mud 21.2% (90)
Dust 8.0% (34)
Heat (>85F) 15.6% (66)
Cold (<50F) 12.3%, (52)
Other 36.6%, (155)
(these varied widely, but many were none of the above and referencing distance of driving)
5)What is the significance of the following in your participation in mountain bike racing? 1=low, 5=high
Raffles
1 58.5% (242)
2 16.4% (68)
3 15.5% (64)
4 4.6% (19)
5 5.1% (21)
Series Points
1 45.0% (187)
2 17.1% (71)
3 17.3% (72)
4 12.0% (50)
5 8.7% (36)
Distance of race
1 12.5% (52)
2 14.0% (58)
3 32.5% (135)
4 28.4% (118)
5 12.5% (52)
Distance from home
1 3.3% (14)
2 3.8% (16)
3 14.4% (61)
4 29.2% (124)
5 49.3% (209)
Family Obligations
1 20.1% (84)
2 12.7% (53)
3 17.9% (75)
4 17.7% (74)
5 31.6% (132)
6)What months of the year would you most like to race mountain bikes?
January 4.0% (17)
February 5.5% (23)
March 15.9% (67)
April 38.9% (164)
May 73.9% (312)
June 89.1% (376)
July 83.9% (350)
August 72.7% (307)
September 55% (232)
October 25.1% (106)
November 6.6% (28)
December 3.3% (14)
7)How Frequently would you prefer to race mountain bikes per month?
1 21.5% (90)
2 53.0% (222)
3 12.6% (53)
4 9.8% (41)
5+ - 3.1% (13)
8)Other than mountain biking, in which other cycling activities do you participate?
Road Racing 63.2% (268)
Commuting 69.1% (293)
Track 13.2% (56)
Fitness 56.6% (240)
Triathlons 10.8% (46)
Cyclocross 74.8% (317)
Zoo Bombing 2.6% (11)
9)Average Age
Under 18 4.0% (17)
18-24 5.4%(23)
25-29 12.0% (51)
30-34 17.2% (73)
35-39 24.8% (105)
40-44 19.3% (82)
45-49 9.4% (40)
50-54 5.2% (22)
55-59 1.9% (8)
60+ - 0.7% (3)
This is the basic info that Survey Monkey created. I'm hoping to have some more info that can correlate some of the data together. We'll see though.
Miriam