It’s that time again when we look back at the year that was. The year in review takes a look at some numbers and standout performances (from users and content) for the year.
In 2015 one of the biggest changes was our name. This year we became ‘Bike Hub’ (read about that here if you missed the article). Although in many senses a very subtle change, it was symbolic of our growing up – a maturing of the platform and our community as a whole.
Thanks for joining us on the journey and helping shape who and what we are as ‘Bike Hub’.
Here’s to an exciting 2016!
Website Stats – South African Visitors
1,049,499
+26.1%
47,559,733
+23.97%
5,286,991
+23.84%
09m42s
-7.9%
9
+0.11%
01:13
-8.01%
South African User Split
32% Western Cape
9.5% Kwazulu Natal
3.5% Eastern Cape
1.8% Freestate
0.8% Mpumalanga
0.6% Limpopo
0.3% Northern Cape
Website Stats – World Wide Visitors
1 591 055
+4.52%
49 937 189
+8.48%
5 951 828
+6.53%
09m18
-7.73%
8.39
+1.86%
01m16
-9.61%
International User Split
7.52% United States
4.19% United Kingdom
2.2% Germany
1.62% Kenya
1.41% France
1.29% Netherlands
1.25% Canada
1% Italy
* World wide growth was somewhat flat thanks to fewer international visitors finding us via Google this year. This is a direct result of name change, but should recover in the next 3-6 months.
Gender Split
Website Activity – New Members
New Members
14 133
Total Members
70 964
(+ 24.9%)
Website Activity – Forums
New topics
9 504
Replies
266 192
Topic views
9 510 535
Top 10 Most Viewed Topics
2. The Hub TdF Fantasy Comp 2015
3. Disappointed in coach Swen Lauer – swenlauer.com
4. Cape Town Cycle Tour will go ahead, detour route now 47km
5. 2015 Vuelta a Espana
6. The I-Team
7. 2015 FNB Wines2Whales
8. CWC Online: Black Friday … IT’S COMING …
9. Karoo To Coast 2015
10. Jonkershoek fire
64 849
53 703
42 878
39 723
38 876
35 577
31 403
31 131
30 994
Top 10 Most Replied-to Topics
2. Post your bike porn 2.0
3. Where has your bike taken you today
4. Giro ‘d Italia 2015
5. 2015 Momentum 947
6. Boast about your latest purchases here
7. Online racing – Virtualtraining (Cycleops)
8. The Munga 2015
9. The Spring Classics – 2015
10. Cape Town Cycle Tour 2015
2971
2408
1707
1626
1582
1542
1524
1518
1474
Topic starters
1. Robojedi 59
2. hellocolour 37
3. Sidmouth 29
4. Vivek B 28
gummibear 28
6. FatFossil 25
7. Patchelicious 24
8. Zatek 23
9. Lurch the stalker 23
Karma 23
Top Posters
1. Myles Mayhew 4818
2. Gen 3314
3. gummibear 3088
4. ‘ Dale 2665
5. Patchelicious 2595
6. DIPSLICK 1819
7. geraldm24 1819
8. Hairy 1747
9. my stuff 1597
10. Pure Savage 1593
Website Activity – Classifieds
Adverts Posted
50 767
Comments
66 851
Advert Views
13 288 389
Avg. value – All Categories
R 7 637.48
Avg. value – Mountain Bikes
R 11 065.03
Avg. value – Road Bikes
R 14 813.03
Adverts by Location
1. Western Cape 42.2%
2. Gauteng 41.5%
3. Kwazulu Natal 7.1%
4. Eastern Cape 3.5%
5. Free State 1.9%
6. Mpumulanga 1.8%
7. North West 1.1%
8. Limpopo 0.4%
9. Northern Cape 0.1%
Adverts by Category
1. MTB 47.3%
2. Road 28.1%
3. Clothing & Accessories 15.4%
4. Miscellaneous 7.9%
5. Non-cycling 1.3%
Website Activity – Top 20 Articles
1. 2015 Mountain Bike Stage Race Calendar
2. Cape Town Cycle Tour will go ahead, detour route now 47km
3. Statement regarding alternative routes for 2015 Cape Town Cycle Tour
4. Review: 2015 Giant Trance 2
5. First Look: 2016 Giant Anthem X, Reign, TCR and Liv Lust
6. First Look: 2016 Momsen VIPA XT
7. First Look: Pyga Stage MX and Plus Five chain line concept
8. The SahmuraiSword: A new way to carry your tubeless repair kit
9. Pyga Industries launches the Stage: a new carbon marathon bike with a twist
10. Croeser contravenes UCI medical rules
11. Exclusive: 2016 Momsen VIPA Trail Prototype
12. 2016 Merida Scultura: World’s lightest production bike?
13. Shimano DEORE XT 11 speed and 1×11 option unveiled
14. Trail Daze: The hidden gem that is Piket-bo-berg
15. New ballot-style entry process for 2016 Cape Town Cycle Tour
16. Review: 2015 Silverback Sprada 2
17. Rourke Croeser found not guilty of contravening Medical Rules
18. Launch: 2016 Momsen VIPA TEAM, XT and new dual bottle cage adaptor
19. Trail Daze: Contermanskloof during Winter
20. New Garmin Edge 520: First GPS Bike Computer with Strava Live Segments
All stats for the period 1 January – 16 December 2015 (and compared to the same period for 2014).
