What mountain bike part are you?
1. If you were to write something about mountain biking, what would you choose to write about?
Riding skills how-to
Mechanical how-to
World Cup race report
Product review
I don't like writing
Extended comment on a forum
Deathgrip 2 review
Destination guide
World Cup season preview
2. What is your favourite colour:
Blue
Orange
Black
White
Purple
Green
Yellow
Brown
Cream
Beige
Red
Grey
Pink
Other
Please Specify:
3. Which of these is most likely to make a ride memorable?
People
Trails
Pre- or post-ride food and drink
Perfectly working bike
Getting a KOM
Measured progress
4. What is the best place you’ve ever visited for bike riding?
5. What is your most listened to genre of music?
Jazz
Rock
Grunge
Metal
Hip hop
Rap
Reggae
Classical
Country
Funk
Dance
Folk
Drum and bass
Soul
Latin
Elevator
Pop
Indie
6. When you go for a bike ride, are you most likely to:
Join a group of friends
Ride solo
Meet new people on the trail
Stay in the café
Ride more than 30 miles
Lycra up, head down, go fast
Build a feature and session it
Fettle with your bike
7. Do you prefer to pedal to the top or take an uplift?
Pedal
Uplift
E-bike
Motocross
8. Order these into priority (click and drag or use the arrows):
Bikes
Kids/pets
Work
Money
9. You come to a scary section of trail. The track in front of you drops away out of sight. Trees tower around you. The surface under your tyres is glistening rocks. Do you:
Plough on over the drop and hope for the best
Slow down, peek over the edge then drop in safely and with finesse
Bail off the back of the bike
Pull over to the side and let someone else test ride it
10. How do you take your eggs:
Poached
Fried
Scrambled
Boiled
Vegan
Raw
11. Which of these issues do you feel most strongly about?
World Cup broadcast is inaccessible
Bikes are too expensive
Trails are too manufactured
The industry has too much stock
Bikes have too many gears
My bike has no battery
12. I reply to emails:
Immediately
Never
Office hours only
When I’ve finished watching videos
When I'm not biking
I use Slack
13. If you discover something wrong with your bike, what do you do?
Go to a bike shop
Call a mobile mechanic
Research the problem on YouTube and try to fix it (not always successful)
Fix the problem (you have a broad knowledge of mechanics)
Carry on riding until it becomes a serious problem or causes an accident
Smile. It's a good excuse for an upgrade
14. Which of these most resembles your preferred coffee style:
Espresso
Dried granules
Flat white or long black depending on the mood. (Yes, full stop.)
Tea
15. Which of these modes of transport most resembles how you get to the start of a bike ride:
Converted Transporter or similar
Beat-up white van
Pickup
Car
Public (buses, trains, etc)
Bicycle
Porsche with roof rack
Horse and cart
16. Where are you most likely to read the news:
News website
Newspaper
Instagram
Pinkbike
Misspent Summers newsletter (2,000,000 bonus points)
On my iPad
I don't read the news
17. When a friend falls from their bike, how are you most likely to react?
Compassion (get the first aid kit out)
Action (check their bike still works)
Alarm (call for help)
Ridicule (point and laugh)
18. What type of bike video are you most likely to watch?
Documentary
Technical explainer
Skills tutorial
Brand video
Autoplay
Event replay
Shreddit
VLOG
Event broadcast
DVD or VHS
19. What was your special skill as a child?
Aggressive inline skating
Dreaming
Skateboarding
Soap-shoeing
Camping
BMX
Basketball
Acting
Hucking
Snowsports
Horse riding
Crying
Surfing the net
20. Which of these instruments can you play?
Piano
Guitar
Drums
Harmonica
Synthesiser
None
21. Which of these best describes your average evening meal:
Packaged
Fried
Homemade
Curated
22. What would you buy from Misspent Summers that we don’t currently make:
Cap
Branded coffee or tea
Socks
Phone case
Iron-on patches
Custom painted Misspent Summers high end bike frame
Industry insider newsletter (subscription fee)
Media coaching online course (design, imagery, or text)
Personal media coaching (design, imagery, or text)
Cross-country yearbook
Pre-season race book
23. Which of these are you most likely to do at a service station:
Fill the tank to the top
Put £20 in the tank
Make an informed decision based on today’s petrol prices
Buy a Mars bar and bottle of Coke and keep pedalling
24. Which of these shoes is closest or identical to what you are currently wearing:
Sports trainers
Crocs
Pointy business shoes
FiveTens
Bare feet
Skate shoes that have never touched a skateboard
S&S (socks and sandals)
Going out shoes
Wellies
Doc Martens
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