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.
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.
2 158 018
+9.78%
55 498 430
+5.18%
7 623 159
+8.30%
06:21
-7.46%
South African User Split
31.85% Western Cape
9.92% KwaZulu-Natal
3.68% Eastern Cape
1.37% Free State
1.03% Mpumalanga
0.91% North West
0.38% Northern Cape
International User Split
13.86% United States
5.17% United Kingdom
3.41% France
2.50% Australia
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
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%
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 2019
- 2019 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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2025
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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).
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