{"id":15264,"date":"2019-12-23T12:40:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T12:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2019\/12\/23\/bike-hub-2019-year-in-review-r8028\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T19:47:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T19:47:38","slug":"bike-hub-2019-year-in-review-r8028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/bike-hub-2019-year-in-review-r8028\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike Hub: 2019 Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

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Website Stats – Visitors<\/h2>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\n
\nUnique visitors
2 158 018<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
+9.78%<\/em>\n<\/div>\n
\nPageviews
55 498 430<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
+5.18%<\/em>\n<\/div>\n
\nSessions
7 623 159<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
+8.30%<\/em>\n<\/div>\n
\nAverage visit duration (minutes)
06:21<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
-7.46%<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

South African User Split<\/h2>\n
\n
\n48.88% Gauteng
31.85% Western Cape
9.92% KwaZulu-Natal
3.68% Eastern Cape
1.37% Free State\n<\/div>\n
\n1.04% Limpopo
1.03% Mpumalanga
0.91% North West
0.38% Northern Cape\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

International User Split<\/h2>\n
\n
\n46.30% South Africa
13.86% United States
5.17% United Kingdom
3.41% France
2.50% Australia\n<\/div>\n
\n2.00% Canada
1.76% Germany
1.22% Netherlands
1.21% Spain
1.20% Italy\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Website Activity – New Members<\/h2>\n
\n
\n
New Members
13 023<\/strong><\/span>\n<\/div>\n
\n
Total Members
128 434<\/strong><\/span>
+11.28%<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Gender Split<\/h2>\n
\n
\n77.17% Male<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\n<\/div>\n
\nvs.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n
\n22.83% Female<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Classifieds Activity<\/h2>\n

Total listings value<\/strong><\/p>\n

R 511 395 478<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Top 10 most searched bike brands<\/h2>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\n
\n
Adverts listed
58 389<\/strong><\/span>\n<\/div>\n
\n
Leads Generated
187 406<\/strong><\/span>\n<\/div>\n
\n
Advert Views
19 950 461<\/strong><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n
Avg. value – All Categories
R 9 271.80<\/strong><\/span>\n<\/div>\n
\n
Avg. value – Mountain Bikes
R 20 682.37<\/strong><\/span>\n<\/div>\n
\n
Avg. value – Road Bikes
R 19,126.90<\/strong><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Advert count by Location<\/h2>\n
\n
\n
1. Western Cape 42.0%
2. Gauteng 40.3%
3. KwaZulu-Natal 8.0%
4. Eastern Cape 3.7%
5. Freestate 1.95%\n<\/div>\n
\n
6. Mpumalanga 1.7%
7. North West 1.4%
8. Limpopo 0.5%
9. Northern Cape 0.3%
10. International 0.1%\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Advert count by Category<\/h2>\n
\n
\n
1. Bikes 34.06%
– Mountain bikes 18.91%<\/span>
– Road bikes 10.22%<\/span>
2. Components 28.53%
3. Accessories 11.41%\n<\/div>\n
\n4. 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<\/em><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Website Activity – Top 20 Articles Published in 2019<\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. 2019 Mountain Bike Stage Race Calendar<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
  2. Trek unveils all-new Supercaliber<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
  3. 2019 Trek Madone SLR 6 review<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
  4. Review: Canyon Endurace CF SLX 8.0<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
  5. Review: Scott Foil 10 Disc<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
  6. Giant unveils the Revolt E+ Pro<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
  7. Epic Bike Check: Nino Schurter’s Scott Spark RC<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
  8. New Shimano XT and SLX groupsets go 12-speed<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
  9. SRAM Eagle cuts the cord with AXS electric-wireless shifting<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
  10. Epic Bike Check: Henrique Avancini’s Cannondale Scalpel Si<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
  11. Specialized’s Sam Gaze Exits Cape Epic<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
  12. Lyne Components launches The Holy Rail on-bike storage system<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
  13. End of the road for Team Spur<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
  14. Gaze to partner with Kulhavy for Investec-songo-Specialized<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
  15. Trek Top Fuel 9.8 First Ride Review<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
  16. Stan\u2019s NoTubes Introduces DART Tool and Refill Kit<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
  17. Epic Bike Check: Oli Munnik’s Signal Elite<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
  18. Bike Check: Jennie Stenerhag’s Silverback Stratos SBC<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
  19. Titan Racing Announce All-New Cypher Racing Bike<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
  20. An Epic Journey<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    \n

    Forum Activity<\/h2>\n
    \n
    \n
    New topics
    4 729<\/strong><\/span>\n<\/div>\n
    \n
    Replies
    178 550<\/strong><\/span>\n<\/div>\n
    \n
    Topic views
    5 802 750<\/strong><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    <\/p>\n

    Top 10 Most Viewed Topics<\/h2>\n
    \n
    \n
    1. UCI DH World Cup 2019 Season<\/a>
    2.     Bike Hub 2019 Commuters Challenge<\/a>
    3.     947 Cycle Challenge 2019<\/a>
    4.     Enduro\/gravity bike suspension and geo<\/a>
    5.     The Munga 2019<\/a>
    6.     #My Training, #A.483k B.456k C.522k D.486k E.502k
    F1135KM!<\/a>
    7.     Mathieu van der Poel!<\/a>
    8.     Johann Rissik RIP<\/a>
    9.     #4 EVERESTING 4 DAYS, WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT! #1
    @BAINES & @OU KAAPS. #2 CHARITIES.<\/a>
    10.     Stuff you learn(t) the hard way by being your own
    mechanic<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
    \n
    83331
    67377
    63861
    63796
    61902
    56142
    49462
    46903
    45078
    44575\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Top 10 Most Replied-to Topics<\/h2>\n
    \n
    \n
    1.     Cyclists with a “Running” Problem<\/a>
    2.     Where has your bike taken you today?<\/a>
    3.     Tour de France 2019<\/a>
    4.     Cape Town Cycle Tour 2019<\/a>
    5.     Post your bike porn 2.0<\/a>
    6.     Boast about your latest purchases here…<\/a>
    7.     Cape Epic 2019<\/a>
    8.     The Classics<\/a>
    9.     Discovery Health – Vitality and Team Vitality plus everything else you need to know<\/a>
    10.     UCI DH World Cup 2019 Season<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
    \n
    3450
    2634
    2025
    1753
    1727
    1314
    1214
    1112
    1099
    1081\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    \n
    \n

    Topic starters<\/h2>\n

    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\n<\/div>\n

    \n

    Top Posters<\/h2>\n

    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\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    All stats for the period 17 December 2018 – 16 December 2019 (and compared to the same period for the prior year).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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