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OFF-ROAD MOUNTAIN BIKING:

A profile of participants and their recreation setting and experience preferences

A report by Gordan Cessford, Department of Conservation, New Zealand. 1995

Abstract 4k

Summary Table 9k

Executive Summary 9k

1. Introduction 15k
2. Research Methods 9k
3. Results - Rider Characteristics 36k
4. Results - Setting and recreation experience preferences 119k
5. Results - Attitudes to opinion statements 35k
6. Discussion of Key Findings 30k
7. Recommendations 13k
8. References and Acknowledgments 5k
9. Appendices: 5k
   1. Mountain Bike Questionnaire 40k
   2. Differences between 'racers' and 'non-racers' 129k
   3. Riding sites used around Wellington 99k
   4. Differences between Male and Female riders 119k
   5. Validity of self-rated experience 18k
   6. The top-ranked features of mountain biking (by experience groups) 40k
   7. Preferences for setting attributes (by experience groups) 17k
   8. Favourite riding conditions: total list (by experience groups) 42k
   9. Attitudes to opinion statements (by experience groups) 42k

Documents available, in Word 7 for Win95 format:

the full report 215k

the full appendices 352k

Note on the web version:
This report was created in Word Perfect in 1995 then converted to Word. I used the Save As HTML to create the web edition. I then added navigation links. Time contraints have prevented me from cleaning-up the HTML produced by Word. Comments on the content should be directed to the author Gordan Cessford, comments on links and layout should go to Email Paul.
28 April 1998

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