Calling all fixies!!
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Survey closed thank you all for your help. I will post with report in the future.
Thank you again for your input!!!
Burke
Thank you again for your input!!!
Burke
Last edited by burkenaut; 11-13-05 at 11:32 PM. Reason: closing
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1. What city do you reside in? Ames, IA
2. How old are you? 42
3. What is your sex? a
a. Male
b. Female
4. What sparked your interest in a fixie f. the simpicity of it
a. Friend
b. The social circle
c. Magazine
d. Transportation
e. Exercise
f. Other ________________
5. How many bicycles do you own? e
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5+
6. Was your fixie the last bike you acquired? a
a. Yes
b. No
7. How many friends of yours own a fixie? a
a. 0
b. 1-5
c. 6-10
d. 10-19
e. 20+
8. How many days a week do you ride your fixie? d
a. 0
b. 1-2
c. 3-4
d. 5-6
e. 7
9. What do you mainly use your fixie for? e
a. Recreation
b. Exercise
c. Social reasons
d. Work
e. Transportation
f. Other __________________
10. Do you belong to a bike club? b
a. Yes
b. No
11. Do you belong to a fixie club? b
a. Yes
b. No
12. Are you involved in any sort of fixie social circuit other than a club? a
a. Yes
b. No
13. Can you recommend any www forums, sites, or club pages geared toward fixies that would aid me in my research? no
2. How old are you? 42
3. What is your sex? a
a. Male
b. Female
4. What sparked your interest in a fixie f. the simpicity of it
a. Friend
b. The social circle
c. Magazine
d. Transportation
e. Exercise
f. Other ________________
5. How many bicycles do you own? e
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5+
6. Was your fixie the last bike you acquired? a
a. Yes
b. No
7. How many friends of yours own a fixie? a
a. 0
b. 1-5
c. 6-10
d. 10-19
e. 20+
8. How many days a week do you ride your fixie? d
a. 0
b. 1-2
c. 3-4
d. 5-6
e. 7
9. What do you mainly use your fixie for? e
a. Recreation
b. Exercise
c. Social reasons
d. Work
e. Transportation
f. Other __________________
10. Do you belong to a bike club? b
a. Yes
b. No
11. Do you belong to a fixie club? b
a. Yes
b. No
12. Are you involved in any sort of fixie social circuit other than a club? a
a. Yes
b. No
13. Can you recommend any www forums, sites, or club pages geared toward fixies that would aid me in my research? no
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1 Lakewood CO
2 23
3 A
4 F Bike to work day
5 C
6 A
7 A
8 C
9 E
10 B
11 B
12 B
2 23
3 A
4 F Bike to work day
5 C
6 A
7 A
8 C
9 E
10 B
11 B
12 B
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Better than you since 83!
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1. What city do you reside in? Pasadena CA
2. How old are you? 21
3. What is your sex?
a. Male
4. What sparked your interest in a fixie
a. Friend
5. How many bicycles do you own?
a. 1
6. Was your fixie the last bike you acquired?
a. Yes
7. How many friends of yours own a fixie?
b. 1-5
8. How many days a week do you ride your fixie?
e. 7
9. What do you mainly use your fixie for?
e. Transportation
10. Do you belong to a bike club?
a. Yes
11. Do you belong to a fixie club?
b. No
12. Are you involved in any sort of fixie social circuit other than a club?
a. Yes
13. Can you recommend any www forums, sites, or club pages geared toward fixies that would aid me in my research? You're on it.
2. How old are you? 21
3. What is your sex?
a. Male
4. What sparked your interest in a fixie
a. Friend
5. How many bicycles do you own?
a. 1
6. Was your fixie the last bike you acquired?
a. Yes
7. How many friends of yours own a fixie?
b. 1-5
8. How many days a week do you ride your fixie?
e. 7
9. What do you mainly use your fixie for?
e. Transportation
10. Do you belong to a bike club?
a. Yes
11. Do you belong to a fixie club?
b. No
12. Are you involved in any sort of fixie social circuit other than a club?
a. Yes
13. Can you recommend any www forums, sites, or club pages geared toward fixies that would aid me in my research? You're on it.
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formatting these questions would make people more likely to take your survey!
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1. Boston (Cambridge)
2. 22
3. male
4. e
5. c
6. yes
7. b
8. d
9. b
10. yes (bike team, actually)
11. no
12. yes
13. fixedgearfever.com
2. 22
3. male
4. e
5. c
6. yes
7. b
8. d
9. b
10. yes (bike team, actually)
11. no
12. yes
13. fixedgearfever.com
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hang up your boots
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offering free beer or bike parts would be even better
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1. Minneapolis, MN
2. 29
3. a
4. My brother loved them, and I wanted more control on the ice in the winter
5. d (two rideable)
6. b
7. e
8. e
9. a,b,c,e
10. b
11. b
12. b (if this forum counts)
13. You're here, dude.
There are a bunch of sites that let you build surveys online - you might check into them, as they'd aggregate the data for you. If you need some help making up just a basic one, send me a PM - I could probably set you up something over the weekend.
Are you going to share the results with us?
2. 29
3. a
4. My brother loved them, and I wanted more control on the ice in the winter
5. d (two rideable)
6. b
7. e
8. e
9. a,b,c,e
10. b
11. b
12. b (if this forum counts)
13. You're here, dude.
There are a bunch of sites that let you build surveys online - you might check into them, as they'd aggregate the data for you. If you need some help making up just a basic one, send me a PM - I could probably set you up something over the weekend.
Are you going to share the results with us?
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1. Milwaukee
2. 22
3. a
4. Curioisty
5. 4
6. b
7. c
8. e
9. a and e
10.b
11. a (does this count?)
12. a
13. no
2. 22
3. a
4. Curioisty
5. 4
6. b
7. c
8. e
9. a and e
10.b
11. a (does this count?)
12. a
13. no
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For all that are replying I want to thank you. For all that don't have the time and want an easier way to answer the survey like an html or custom form I will look into that soon. Sorry for my limited computer skills. Thank you for viewing my thread though.
Burkenaut
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1, Scappoose
2, 60
3, a
4, e
5, d
6, b
7, a
8, c
9, b
10, b
11, b
12, b
13, google
2, 60
3, a
4, e
5, d
6, b
7, a
8, c
9, b
10, b
11, b
12, b
13, google
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Love me some Crown...
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Hey everyone, Burkenaut is a friend of mine, and due to his severe lack of computer skills, I decided to help him out.
Take this survey, cause he's a standup guy, and pretty much the only other guy I know in my town that rides a fixie.
CLICK HERE FOR SURVEY! DO IT! YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO! PBR FOR EVERYONE!
it's in the mail... I swear...
Take this survey, cause he's a standup guy, and pretty much the only other guy I know in my town that rides a fixie.
CLICK HERE FOR SURVEY! DO IT! YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO! PBR FOR EVERYONE!
it's in the mail... I swear...
Last edited by Plinkerton; 10-13-05 at 06:19 PM.
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Originally Posted by burkenaut
My name is Burke and I am conducting a research project about fixed gear bikes and their geographical gravitation.
will be the same...near a computer.
and seriously that survey format hurts my eyes. try printing up something proper and puting 'em in bike shops. Good luck with your paper it sounds a lot more fun than mine was ("A Review of Advanced Cognitive Modeling Techniques in Enterprise Information Architecture: or Yyyyaaawwwwwnnnn")
jeff
Edit: Woops! ignore! Nice friends
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Survey Done. Please post the results and your paper. Should be an interesting read.
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I'm not one for fawning over bicycles, but I do believe that our bikes communicate with us, and what this bike is saying is, "You're an idiot." BikeSnobNYC
I'm not one for fawning over bicycles, but I do believe that our bikes communicate with us, and what this bike is saying is, "You're an idiot." BikeSnobNYC
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Done!
It sounds interesting. What is the premise of your research? Sociological?
It sounds interesting. What is the premise of your research? Sociological?
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All that's needed now is a new hipster thread, and today/tonight will constitute the Internet version of the "perfect storm."
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Originally Posted by stinkyonions
Done!
It sounds interesting. What is the premise of your research? Sociological?
It sounds interesting. What is the premise of your research? Sociological?
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Originally Posted by Cynikal
Survey Done. Please post the results and your paper. Should be an interesting read.
Burkenaut
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1. What city do you reside in? Chicago, IL
2. How old are you? 24
3. What is your sex? A
4. What sparked your interest in a fixie? Other - walked into the bike shop and was intrigued
5. How many bicycles do you own? B
6. Was your fixie the last bike you acquired? B
7. How many friends of yours own a fixie? B
8. How many days a week do you ride your fixie? C
9. What do you mainly use your fixie for? E
10. Do you belong to a bike club? B
11. Do you belong to a fixie club? B
12. Are you involved in any sort of fixie social circuit other than a club? B
2. How old are you? 24
3. What is your sex? A
4. What sparked your interest in a fixie? Other - walked into the bike shop and was intrigued
5. How many bicycles do you own? B
6. Was your fixie the last bike you acquired? B
7. How many friends of yours own a fixie? B
8. How many days a week do you ride your fixie? C
9. What do you mainly use your fixie for? E
10. Do you belong to a bike club? B
11. Do you belong to a fixie club? B
12. Are you involved in any sort of fixie social circuit other than a club? B
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Thank you everyone for being so helpful in my research. I will be running this research for the next month and a half. If you could refer friends or oth fixed gear riders to my survey I would be very appreciated. I think it is fantastic that I have gotten quite a few questions of the nature of my research. To answer, once I have finished my paper and research I would be more than happy to share my findings and research. I will post for you all how to get it.
Thanks again. Referals are great.
Burkenaut
Thanks again. Referals are great.
Burkenaut
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look everyone a fun time taking a survey