Survey for Commuters and Practical Riders

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB22942Y7R2KR

It is with great enthusiasm I am posting a link to a survey on
practical bicycling.

As an unemployed marketing professional with a passion for cycling, I
am conducting this study. I'm a fervent advocate, decent mechanic,
sloppy wheelbuilder and near-daily rider.

The objective of this study is to better understand practical /
commuter cycling category. I am looking for some back-up to my
assumption that this is a growth category. Perhaps I can find an
opportunity to share some learnings with the industry in order to help
grow it. You'll have to make a leap of faith that my motives are
clean and that I would truly love to see practical cycling increase in
popularity.

I'm looking to understand what, how and why we ride for practical and
transportation reasons.

This should only take about ten minutes. HERE IS THE LINK

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB22942Y7R2KR

Huge Thanks!!


Nick P.

Chicago, IL

On May 5, 9:35*am, Nick P wrote:
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB22942Y7R2KR

It is with great enthusiasm I am posting a link to a survey on
practical bicycling.

As an unemployed marketing professional with a passion for cycling, I
am conducting this study. I'm a fervent advocate, decent mechanic,
sloppy wheelbuilder and near-daily rider.

The objective of this study is to better understand practical /
commuter cycling category. I am looking for some back-up to my
assumption that this is a growth category. Perhaps I can find an
opportunity to share some learnings with the industry in order to help
grow it. *You'll have to make a leap of faith that my motives are
clean and that I would truly love to see practical cycling increase in
popularity.

I'm looking to understand what, how and why we ride for practical and
transportation reasons.

This should only take about ten minutes. HERE IS THE LINK

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB22942Y7R2KR

Huge Thanks!!

Nick P.

Chicago, IL

Bad question on sweat. I'm not a lone wolf, but I have no problems
with sweat or odor.

- Frank Krygowski

Frank Krygowski wrote, On 5/5/2009 11:10 AM:
On May 5, 9:35 am, Nick P wrote:

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB22942Y7R2KR

It is with great enthusiasm I am posting a link to a survey on
practical bicycling.

As an unemployed marketing professional with a passion for cycling, I
am conducting this study. I'm a fervent advocate, decent mechanic,
sloppy wheelbuilder and near-daily rider.

The objective of this study is to better understand practical /
commuter cycling category. I am looking for some back-up to my
assumption that this is a growth category. Perhaps I can find an
opportunity to share some learnings with the industry in order to help
grow it. You'll have to make a leap of faith that my motives are
clean and that I would truly love to see practical cycling increase in
popularity.

I'm looking to understand what, how and why we ride for practical and
transportation reasons.

This should only take about ten minutes. HERE IS THE LINK

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB22942Y7R2KR

Huge Thanks!!

Nick P.

Chicago, IL


Bad question on sweat. I'm not a lone wolf, but I have no problems
with sweat or odor.

- Frank Krygowski

Frank,
Your beloved coworkers may have a different opinion... ;-)

--

Paul D Oosterhout
I work for SAIC (but I don't speak for SAIC)

On May 5, 12:22*pm, Paul O wrote:
Frank Krygowski wrote, On 5/5/2009 11:10 AM:

On May 5, 9:35 am, Nick P wrote:

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB22942Y7R2KR

It is with great enthusiasm I am posting a link to a survey on
practical bicycling.

As an unemployed marketing professional with a passion for cycling, I
am conducting this study. I'm a fervent advocate, decent mechanic,
sloppy wheelbuilder and near-daily rider.

The objective of this study is to better understand practical /
commuter cycling category. I am looking for some back-up to my
assumption that this is a growth category. Perhaps I can find an
opportunity to share some learnings with the industry in order to help
grow it. *You'll have to make a leap of faith that my motives are
clean and that I would truly love to see practical cycling increase in
popularity.

I'm looking to understand what, how and why we ride for practical and
transportation reasons.

This should only take about ten minutes. HERE IS THE LINK

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB22942Y7R2KR

Huge Thanks!!

Nick P.

Chicago, IL

Bad question on sweat. *I'm not a lone wolf, but I have no problems
with sweat or odor.

- Frank Krygowski

Frank,
Your beloved coworkers may have a different opinion... *;-)

Nope. We've been through this before. They can't tell when I bike in
or when I take the car. They have to ask.

But they _can_ tell when I ride the motorcycle, because I carry a
helmet up to the office with me.

- Frank Krygowski

On May 5, 9:35*am, Nick P wrote:
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB22942Y7R2KR

It is with great enthusiasm I am posting a link to a survey on
practical bicycling.

As an unemployed marketing professional with a passion for cycling, I
am conducting this study. I'm a fervent advocate, decent mechanic,
sloppy wheelbuilder and near-daily rider.

The objective of this study is to better understand practical /
commuter cycling category. I am looking for some back-up to my
assumption that this is a growth category. Perhaps I can find an
opportunity to share some learnings with the industry in order to help
grow it. *You'll have to make a leap of faith that my motives are
clean and that I would truly love to see practical cycling increase in
popularity.

I'm looking to understand what, how and why we ride for practical and
transportation reasons.

This should only take about ten minutes. HERE IS THE LINK

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB22942Y7R2KR

Huge Thanks!!

Nick P.

Chicago, IL

Sorry Nick. I got though about 3 pages of the questionnaire and
realized that I don't know the answers to most of the questions. My
technical knowledge of cycles is close to zero and so I have no idea
of what components are on my bike, etc. I ride it, usually between 2
-5k km per year for commuting and recreation but if it's something
worse than a flat tire I hit the LBS. Heck the last time I had a flat
tire I took it to the LBS were they diagnosed a nasty little slash in
the sidewall that I could not find.

John Kane Kingston ON Canada

Frank Krygowski wrote:


Nope. We've been through this before. They can't tell when I bike in
or when I take the car. They have to ask.

But they _can_ tell when I ride the motorcycle, because I carry a
helmet up to the office with me.


I'm the same as is my wife. As George Sheehan wrote about commuting by
running, if you are in balance and healthy, your sweat doesn't stink. In
fact, it cleanses.

I can answer your survey with one statement.

It's been my observatiopn over the 37 years I've been riding that the
more practical, designed for the non professional cyclist a product is,
the more likely it will fail.

Because if the latest TdF big-name doesn't use it, no one will buy it;
its not "cool" enough.

It's really no different that with automobiles. Look at how many big
auto makers started out by making practical, affordable vehicles omly to
have completely abandoned the concept in favor of more "powerful",
"sportier", "luxurious"...

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