Introduction
This is a collection of literature (both academic and non-academic) having some connection to economic impacts of mountain-biking. In the articles I attempt to analyze the literature and abstract data to the extent practicable and possible to allow for some very rough comparative analysis between regions, countries and times. There are no standardized baselines for comparison so I used my own judgment to come up with categories that would hopefully make sense.
These articles, the analysis within and the methodology are rough and ready. Criticism and input are welcome. I’ve been told that the information within has been useful for trail advocates and for tourism organizations – which I expected. Much to my surprise, I’ve also been told that movie makers, photographers, grant-writers, government organizations and other research houses have also found the data useful so that has been particularly gratifying.
The information within is donated freely for what its worth. If you could cite the source I would be grateful.
Thanks to Pinkbike (particularly Ty and Radek) for letting me have a huge web audience with which to share this information and for letting me scratch both the data-analysis and bike advocacy geek within me at the same time.
For an article to be published on Pinkbike in Summer 2016. See the article for analysis
British Columbia
Kamloops – email Larose Research and Strategy to request a copy
Bridge River – 2012 Bridge River Valley Tourism Workshop Report final
BC Bike Race – 2014 BCBR EI report – Draft 1
Northern BC – full report 2014 MBTA-Northern-BC-Mountain-Bike-Recreation-Tourism-Development-Strategy-12042014 and survey – 2014 Northern BC EIA draft Mountain Bike Riders Survey Summary Report Oct 15 2014
Revelstoke – 2014 Revelstoke BC MacphersonEconomicImpactStudyRecovered
USA
Coldwater Alabama – 2012 Coldwater – Alabama 2012 Coldwater-Bike-Trail-economic
Oakridge, Oregon – 2014 Oakridge OR June 2014The_Impacts_of_Mountain_Bike_Tourism_in_Oakrige_Oregon
International
Tasmania, Australia – 2013 – Tasmania Potential for Mountain Biking in North Eastern Tasmania – March 2013
Graubuenden, Switzerland – 2015 Graubunden HB_grBIKE_2.211_Befragung-der-bestehenden-Mountainbike-Gaeste 2015
Taupo – 2013 Taupo NZ Assessment_of_Taupo_Cycling_Economic_Impact_2013-08-12(1) and Rotorua, New Zealand – 2016 Rotorua NZ Crankworx – Economic Impact Assessment and Visitor Analysis of the Event on Rotorua
General information
Scotland historical re mountain bikers as a target market – 2005 Scotland cyclin mbikingsummary_2005 and EIA re mountain biking in general – 2009 Scotland Economic-Impact-of-Mountain-Biking-Final-Report
New Zealand historical case study for the Manawatu Region re planning – 2007 New Zealand jost0080097
UK profile of all mountain bikers – 2007-8 UK Mtb tourism participant characteristics DISSERTATION_MICHAL_GAJDA and general EIA for all cycling (impossible to carve out mountain biking) 2014 UK A Systematic review and meta-analyses of the potential local economic impact of tourism and leisure cycling
BC general re marketing to mountain bikers – 2008 BC Mountain Biking Tourism Association 2008 mbtguide08_web and re Tourism Marketing plan – 2010 Mountain-Bike-Tourism-Plan-March-2010-Final
Parks Canada re profile of mountain bikers – 2010 Mountain-Bike-Tourism-Plan-March-2010-Final
Arizona re economic impacts of all human powered recreation – 2011 Arizona Human Powered Recreation Study 041211 and re impacts of all cycling (primarily road) – 2013 ArizonaTrail_Study_71-bicycle-impact-arizona
Jackson Hole re economic impact of all trail users – exec summary 2011 Jackson Hole JHTP_ExecutiveSummary and full study 2011 Jackson Hole kaliszewski_JHTP_final
Wales – EIA of all outdoor recreation (impossible to carve out mountain biking) – 2014 Wales The-Economic-Impact-of-Outdoor-Activity-Tourism-in-Wales-Visit-Wales-March-2014
Washington state re re economic impacts of all outdoor recreation (impossible to carve out mountain biking)- 2015 Washnigton state EconomicAnalysisOutdoorRec
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Yukon historical comparative – Yukon 1995 Koepke study PotentialforMtnBikeTourisminYT2004
New Zealand historical – 1995 New Zealand Cessford Mountain biker profiless sr93
British Columbia (Sea to Sky)
- Bike Park survey 2012 results (condensed) Whistler
- Economic-Impact-of-Mountain-Biking-in-Squamish Jan 2014
- North Shore EIS 00549
- S2S MTB Touirsm Symposium – Martin Littlejohn – Donna Green MBTA
- S2S_E_I_Study (2007)
- Whistler 11×17 Trail Uses 2013
- Whistler raw Trails numbers MP 2013
- SeatoSky ei_study_dec15 (2007)
British Columbia (Other)
- Mountain-Bike-Visitor-Study_Golden_FINAL_ES
- Mountain-Bike-Visitor-Study_Rossland_FINAL
- RosslandGoldenMntBike_EI_FINAL (1)
- CMBC_Economic_Assessment_2012 Cariboo 2012
British Columbia (General)
- Outdoor-Recreation-for-Distribution-14Jan13-FINAL-DRAFT-(2) BC-wide
- Touring_Sector_Profile general BC 2009
United States
- Economic Impact of Mountain Biking Adirondacks 1997
- Headwaters Economics Moab area GrandCounty_Report 2012
- mcnamee_mtb_report Oregon 2012
- Portland 2007 Economic Benefits of Bicycling
- Santa Cruz 2007 2007.07.economic_benefits_mtb_tourism_sc-v2
- Maine 2001 Final Report
- Colorado 2000 ExecSum2
- Wisconsin impact-bicycling
- Bellingham 2014_WMBC_Survey_Summary
Switzerland
- Medienmitteilung Mai 2012 Graubunden
- NW Switzerland Master Thesis Interviewee Version excluding Transcripts
- T3_R11_sporting_activities.rptdesign Swiss
- Heer_2003_forest perception of hikers and bikers
- Switzerland 2014 sports statistics brosportschweiz2014dscreen(1)
United Kingdom
- 2008 UK DISSERTATION_MICHAL_GAJDA
- 2013 Scotland Cycle tourism The-Value-of-Cycle-Tourism—-full-report
New Zealand