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.

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* 1. How has the lockdown overall affected your standard of living?

I’m better off

I’m about the same

I’m worse off

I’m significantly worse off

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Did the lockdown lead to the loss of employment for you?

Yes

I’m self-employed

I’m retired

I’m a scholar/student

Other (please specify)

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* 3. If you’re self-employed or a business owner how did the lockdown affect you?

I was fortunate and am doing better as a result of the lockdown

I was unfortunate and am doing worse as a result of the lockdown

I had to close my business as a result of the lockdown

I had to change my business/type of work to adjust to the lockdown

Other (please specify)

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* 4. During the lockdown, how has your volume of mountain biking been affected?

I ride more than I used to

I ride about the same as I used to

I ride less than I used to

I am unable to ride much anymore

Other (please specify)

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* 5. With races heavily affected by the lockdown, have you ridden more MTB trails than before?

Yes, significantly

Yes, a bit

About the same

Have ridden less

Other (please specify)

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* 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)?

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* 7. Did the lockdown motivate you to buy a home stationary trainer?

Yes

I already had one

I upgraded the one I had during lockdown

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Have you bought a new bicycle during the lockdown?

Yes, more than one

Yes, one

I actually had to sell mine to survive

Other (please specify)

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* 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?

Yes, I bought a XCO/Marathon bike

Yes, I bought a Trail/Enduro bike

Yes, I bought a Downhill bike

Yes, I bought an eBike (MTB)

Yes, I bought an eBike (Road)

Yes, I bought a Gravel bike

Yes, I bought a Road bike

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Have you had difficulty buying a bicycle due to the global and South African stock shortage?

Yes

If yes, please give details

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* 11. Have you had difficulty buying parts, spares or accessories due to the global and South African stock shortage?

Yes

If yes, please give details

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* 12. Have you done any online buying for your riding/bike during the lockdown?

Yes, most of my buying is now online

Yes, but I used to always buy online before the lockdown

Yes, but I buy online AND from a local bike shop

No, I only buy from a local bike shop

Other (please specify)

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* 13. Have you encouraged/helped someone else get into mountain biking during the lockdown? You may select more than one if relevant.

Yes, my partner/spouse

Yes, my parent

Yes, my sibling

Yes, my child

Yes, a friend

Yes, a relative stranger

Other (please specify)

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* 14. How has your health been during the lockdown?

I am healthier than I was before

I have remained very healthy

I have had some illness

I have been very ill

I have been very ill but am recovering

I have been very ill but am now fully recovered

Other (please specify)

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* 15. What has been your greatest frustration during the lockdown?

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* 16. What has been your greatest success during the lockdown?

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* 17. If you would like to stand a chance of winning one of 5 Ciovita vouchers, please leave your name and email address.

Name

Email Address