THESE ARE THE TOUR READERS
Touring athletes 67%
Road cycling is the ideal sport for me to stay fit and relax. The best way to do this is on quiet roads away from traffic. I occasionally take part in RTFs or marathons, but the focus is on arriving and experiencing. Times and placings are secondary.
Competitor 14%
For me, cycling is first and foremost racing. I love the challenge for my body and mind when I'm cycling fast. Everyman race or epic mountain marathons. I also push myself to my limits and enjoy competing with like-minded people.
Explorer 19%
For me, riding a road bike is first and foremost an experience of nature and relaxation. That's why I ride more and more often on off-road tyres or with a cross bike or Gravelbike away from tarmac roads to discover new paths and get closer to nature.
TOUR Readers' Award 2022: These are the winners in the individual categories
THE FIVE MOST IMPORTANT REASONS TO RIDE A ROAD BIKE
- 93% Because it's fun
- 79% Health and recreation
- 73% movement
- 72% Landscape experience
- 66% Compensation for everyday working life
E-RACING BIKE
The interest in E-road bikes is decreasing rather than increasing among the survey participants.
- I am interested/very interested: 13% (2020: 18%)
- Interests me less/not at all: 86% (2020: 83%)
WHAT'S COMING?
- Electronic switching: 81% (2020: 67%)
- Wide tyres (more than 25 millimetres:) 64% (2020: 43%).
- Tubeless tyres 41%
TOUR READER SURVEY ON THE GRAVEL TREND
52% of participants in the TOUR reader survey see this as the attraction of travelling with the Gravelbike to experience nature and off-road riding fun away from road traffic and without the pressure to perform, 49% therefore see it as the perfect complement to road cycling. 65% ride on asphalt and unpaved surfaces in roughly equal measure. The ideal tyre width for this is considered by 73% of participants to be 33-40 millimetres.
TOUR READER SURVEY ON THE TOPIC OF SUSTAINABILITY
"Sustainable and environmentally friendly production should be a matter of course these days", say 70% in the TOUR reader survey.
"I am prepared to spend more money on an environmentally friendly product than on an equally good one of unclear origin or manufacture," say 50%.
THE RACING BIKE OF THE TOUR READERS
- Age: 5.2 years
- Weight: 8.2 kg
- Purchase price: 3844 Euro
77% of the bikes of TOUR readers are equipped with Shimano components (Campagnolo 10%, SRAM 13%), the tyres on 84% of the bikes are already wider than 25 millimetres.
A good quarter (27%) ride tubeless tyres and 47% already have disc brakes. In terms of frame material, carbon clearly predominates with 71%. (aluminium 24%, steel 4%). Titanium remains a matter for enthusiasts (1%).
NEW BIKE
Around 50% of participants in the TOUR reader survey want to buy a new road bike within the next 12 months. The new bike may cost an average of 5207 euros, 59% of participants want to spend more than 4000 euros. The clear favourite for the desired equipment is Shimano's Ultegra Di2.
THE NEXT BIKE WILL BE A ...
- Competition racer 52.3%
- Marathon bike 36%
- Gravel bike 16.8%
THE FIVE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF BUYING A ROAD BIKE FOR TOUR READERS
- Product quality 86%
- Longevity 68%
- Optics/design 57%
- Availability 34%
- Price 31%
THE MOST POPULAR CYCLE TOUR DESTINATIONS
- Germany 39% (Allgäu 13.9%, Black Forest 11.8%, Upper Bavaria 8.5%)
- Italy 31% (South Tyrol 26.5%, Dolomites 11.7%, Tuscany 10.7%)
- Spain 22% (Majorca 70.1%, Canary Islands 20.6%, Andalusia 5.5%)
- Austria 22% (Tyrol 33%, Carinthia 15.3%, Salzburger Land 15.3%)
