Want to know what went down on Bike Hub in 2019? Take a run through the headline numbers, classifieds statistics, most read articles, the top contributors, most viewed and discussed topics... it's all here. Download attachment: ccs-2-0-13680300-1482485972.jpg Website Stats - Visitors In 2019 we saw some modest to steady gains across most numbers and despite a generally negative outlook in our industry, Bike Hub remains on the rise.
Unique visitors 2 158 018 +9.78%
Pageviews 55 498 430 +5.18%
Sessions 7 623 159 +8.30%
Average visit duration (minutes) 06:21 -7.46%
South African User Split
48.88% Gauteng 31.85% Western Cape 9.92% KwaZulu-Natal 3.68% Eastern Cape 1.37% Free State
1.04% Limpopo 1.03% Mpumalanga 0.91% North West 0.38% Northern Cape
International User Split
46.30% South Africa 13.86% United States 5.17% United Kingdom 3.41% France 2.50% Australia
2.00% Canada 1.76% Germany 1.22% Netherlands 1.21% Spain 1.20% Italy
Website Activity - New Members
New Members 13 023
Total Members 128 434 +11.28%
Gender Split
77.17% Male
vs.
22.83% Female
Classifieds Activity Total listings value R 511 395 478 Top 10 most searched bike brands Interestingly this list remained largely static in terms of positions and share of search with the only mover being Bianchi jumping from 10th to 8th ahead of Pyga and Silverback. The clear leader remains Specialized which gained an extra two percentage points year-on-year, leaving them at 22.26% - more than double the next highest brand. 1. Specialized - 22.26% (20.23%) 2. Scott - 10.92% (10.65%) 3. Giant - 9.98% (9.91%) 4. Cannondale - 8.62 (9.18%) 5. Trek - 7.29% (6.66%) 6. Santa Cruz - 4.31% (4.70%) 7. Merida - 4.23% (4.49%) 8. Bianchi - 3.12% (3.19%) 9. Pyga - 3.08% (3.67%) 10. Silverback - 2.89% (3.45%) (2018 figure listed in brackets)
Adverts listed 58 389
Leads Generated 187 406
Advert Views 19 950 461
Avg. value - All Categories R 9 271.80
Avg. value - Mountain Bikes R 20 682.37
Avg. value - Road Bikes R 19,126.90
Advert count by Location
1. Western Cape 42.0% 2. Gauteng 40.3% 3. KwaZulu-Natal 8.0% 4. Eastern Cape 3.7% 5. Freestate 1.95%
6. Mpumalanga 1.7% 7. North West 1.4% 8. Limpopo 0.5% 9. Northern Cape 0.3% 10. International 0.1%
Advert count by Category
1. Bikes 34.06% - Mountain bikes 18.91% - Road bikes 10.22% 2. Components 28.53% 3. Accessories 11.41%
4. Clothing & Apparel 9.92% 5. Wheels & Tyres 9.16% 6. Frames 3.85% 7. Entries & Services: 2.58% 8. Electric Bikes* 0.46% * Added in December 2019
Website Activity - Top 20 Articles Published in 20192019 Mountain Bike Stage Race Calendar
Trek unveils all-new Supercaliber
2019 Trek Madone SLR 6 review
Review: Canyon Endurace CF SLX 8.0
Review: Scott Foil 10 Disc
Giant unveils the Revolt E+ Pro
Epic Bike Check: Nino Schurter's Scott Spark RC
New Shimano XT and SLX groupsets go 12-speed
SRAM Eagle cuts the cord with AXS electric-wireless shifting
Epic Bike Check: Henrique Avancini's Cannondale Scalpel Si
Specialized's Sam Gaze Exits Cape Epic
Lyne Components launches The Holy Rail on-bike storage system
End of the road for Team Spur
Gaze to partner with Kulhavy for Investec-songo-Specialized
Trek Top Fuel 9.8 First Ride Review
Stan’s NoTubes Introduces DART Tool and Refill Kit
Epic Bike Check: Oli Munnik's Signal Elite
Bike Check: Jennie Stenerhag's Silverback Stratos SBC
Titan Racing Announce All-New Cypher Racing Bike
An Epic Journey
Forum Activity
New topics 4 729
Replies 178 550
Topic views 5 802 750
Top 10 Most Viewed Topics
1. UCI DH World Cup 2019 Season 2. Bike Hub 2019 Commuters Challenge 3. 947 Cycle Challenge 2019 4. Enduro/gravity bike suspension and geo 5. The Munga 2019 6. #My Training, #A.483k B.456k C.522k D.486k E.502k F1135KM! 7. Mathieu van der Poel! 8. Johann Rissik RIP 9. #4 EVERESTING 4 DAYS, WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT! #1 @BAINES & @OU KAAPS. #2 CHARITIES. 10. Stuff you learn(t) the hard way by being your own mechanic
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Top 10 Most Replied-to Topics
1. Cyclists with a "Running" Problem 2. Where has your bike taken you today? 3. Tour de France 2019 4. Cape Town Cycle Tour 2019 5. Post your bike porn 2.0 6. Boast about your latest purchases here... 7. Cape Epic 2019 8. The Classics 9. Discovery Health - Vitality and Team Vitality plus everything else you need to know 10. UCI DH World Cup 2019 Season
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Topic starters 1. Sbloomer - 32 2. Chris Newby-Fraser - 23 3. F.R.A.I.L. -K - 20 4. Markellis - 19 5. Rolling Stone, CWC Online - 18 6. Craig Armstrong - 17 7. Veebee - 16 8. lechatnoir, Simon Kolin, The Philthy Hippie - 14 9. MudLark, ouzo, love2fly - 13 10. OnTheRicky, Paarl Adventure Trails, Swift&Aero, Furbz - 12
Top Posters 1. DieselnDust - 2604 2. Hairy - 2213 3. ChrisF - 1498 4. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem - 1475 5. Eddy Gordo - 1454 6. Dale - 1377 7. Jewbacca - 1247 8. Shebeen - 1218 9. Long Wheel Base - 1212 10. Swift&Aero - 1157
All stats for the period 17 December 2018 - 16 December 2019 (and compared to the same period for the prior year). Click here to view the article
