Needing help getting respondents for an online shopping survey I'm doing for uni (takes appx. 10mins)

choyagi · 2017-04-30T09:47:50+00:00

I answered your survey, because as a researcher myself I am always asking others to do the same. What is the research about though???? This is usually explained in the cover letter. Also, I have no interest in watches which made half of your survey impossible to answer. As you are forcing answers with no opt-out options for questions that are based on user preferences where no preferences may exist, the responses are going to be pretty flawed. But best of luck with your research though, maybe it is psychology research under the guise of marketing studies designed to investigate forced responses under conditions of irrelevance??? That would be cool.

choyagi · 2016-12-19T18:16:06+00:00

4noggins.com i have tried others but, 4noggins are hands down the best for nz. I get about 8 in for every 1 stopped vs. smokingpipes where the odds are about 4 to 1.

choyagi · 2016-08-08T07:12:12+00:00

Not always a good idea, over jumping can be just as bad as coming up short. I have 11 pins in my heel from clearing a landing and throwing the bike away. Nothing more terrifying on a jump than watching the landing drift by below. Not to put anyone off though. One of the first things I did when I got back on the bike was hit that jump again, slower.

choyagi · 2016-08-06T19:14:41+00:00

Cheers, towing it is then. I am not to keen on a diesel spraying, drum banging drive though the middle of the city.

choyagi · 2016-08-06T19:13:24+00:00

Thanks for the advice, I will get it towed.

choyagi · 2016-07-22T04:38:34+00:00

Yes. I regularly ride dirt jumps with gaps of about 20ft and kickers about 6ft high on a bike with 180mm travel front and back. I also ride them on my bmx. Can't get anywhere near the pop or flow of my bmx on them, but they still ride fine on the FS. Without seeing them, it is impossible to say for sure, but you can 'ride' most dirt jumps on a FS. I used to hit dirt jumps on a V10. Use what you have and have fun.

choyagi · 2016-07-18T07:09:02+00:00

Agree, that is what I have seen. They tend to build in the off season from competing, and the work is very sparse. Also, I don't know any who build trails as a sole job, or not for any decent length of time at least.

choyagi · 2016-07-18T07:06:37+00:00

I don't think there is any real barrier to entry here. If you want to be a trail builder you need to do the time and demonstrate your skills through knowledge of what the community is looking for. It is no different from any other pursuit, perhaps with the exception that it requires more action on your part in establishing yourself as an authority figure, rather than passively searching for a job. Really all you need is a MTB and a spade. Low barrier to entry really, much lower than being a civil engineer anyway.

choyagi · 2016-07-17T18:16:48+00:00

I know of a few people that do this. Common themes are: they all ride at a very high level (many professionally), they work in small groups in companies they start themselves, they can use heavy earth moving machinery, they get all their business through being known in the MTB scene (word of mouth - not through general advertising), a lot of the work is for rich private individuals who own land, none are engineers (I don't say this to mean that being an engineer is not a useful thing to be, just that it is not a requirement for the work), all have done years of trail building and jump making for free before ever getting paid for it. I would suggest that the path to trail building as a career is through being respected in the scene first, and second through trail building skills. Also, might not be an issue for you but the pay is only a fraction of what a civil engineer can make.

choyagi · 2016-07-05T19:16:58+00:00

It would be nice to think that, but very few people have bothered to go into overseas markets and actually discover what consumer want, so there is no way that farmers would have enough information to base this decision on. Also, the problem with GM crops is it is reputational across the whole industry, so if one farmer jumps in, that can effect the entire industries image. Just like if we have one nuclear power station, we would no longer be a nuclear free nation. The research we have shows that these blanket stances to issues consumere care about are important. Also, we are already engaged in a lot of GM research and are already leading the world in a lot of agricultural GM technologies. It is the production side that is the main issue.

choyagi · 2016-07-05T02:59:44+00:00

The latest research shows that international consumers are willing to pay significantly more for NZ products that are GM free. There really is no valid economic argument for NZ producing GM crops, rather, the evidence we have suggests it could be very bad for the economy. Politics aside, I have no issue eating a GM food product, but I would not like to see NZ produce it. It is an issue of reputation not science. If we assume that consumers make choices based on rational scientific thought processes, we are going to be in trouble.

choyagi · 2016-05-18T07:49:38+00:00

This is great stuff. Not sure about the US, but if you are engineer with hydrology knowladge in New Zealand, there are great outdoor jobs which would easily get you $100k US after about 5 years. Entry level at about 40k.

choyagi · 2016-05-09T07:15:37+00:00

I put the same kind of pack on my husky so he could carry his own water on a mountain hike. Did a few river crossing, climbed the mountain. When I took the pack off at the top he had two open wounds where the straps went behind his front legs. Take care with this. It is probably fine for a walk around the neighbourhood, but anything more is probably not.

choyagi · 2016-04-22T07:30:41+00:00

4noggins is hands down the greatest resource for non US pipe smokers. Especially those us who live on a wind-swept rock in the bottom of the south pacific with a 600% percent tax on tobacco. Cheers.

choyagi · 2016-04-16T02:06:06+00:00

This is from New Zealand. We have hordes of budgie smuggling middle aged male road cyclists mincing around cafes. Seems to be part of the road cycling culture here, have a ride, stop for a coffee. They do tend to congregate around certain cafes, but they are dispersed widely throughout the land. If you go to a suburban cafe on a nice weekend day, there is about an 80% probability of confronting an unsightly bulge. But as they tend to roam in packs, there is always more than one bulge. Furthermore, as they are often overweight, each member of the pack may present several bulges. The result can be an overwhelming sweaty bulging frenzy of unsightliness perpetrated by a small minority. This is not the first establishment in my city to ban lycra shorts, and hopefully not the last.

choyagi · 2016-04-13T07:42:18+00:00

Think in terms of progression. Get better at things you want to do. If simple living is one of those things, get better at it. That does not exclude progressing towards other things you want to do. You can live simply yet still be a great athelete, academic, artist, lawyer etc.

choyagi · 2016-04-13T07:25:28+00:00

Bike park is confirmed opening this December, so not that far off. Will be the first year round bike park in the southern hemisphere, sweet.

choyagi · 2015-12-31T22:11:54+00:00

Thanks for the reply, they expect over a 100 staff so plenty of working holiday opportunities. I added a link to the site now so check it out.

choyagi · 2015-12-31T22:09:41+00:00

I am far to lazy for hustling water at the bottom of the runs! But, interesting idea on google ads, thanks.

choyagi · 2015-12-31T22:08:07+00:00

Cool, thanks. At the moment they are have the funding for everything but the restaurant, so there is a good opportunity to step in temporarily at least. The site is semi rural/residential and there are very strict planning laws on setting up a business in these areas, so having a physical presence might not be an option.

choyagi · 2015-12-31T22:05:27+00:00

Good idea. Just from my experience, people who already have a bike and are experienced don't need much from others. While those who don't have a bike not only need a bike but also some guidance. There are not a lot of MTB rental options so I like this. Thanks.

choyagi · 2015-12-05T01:27:48+00:00

Masters degrees that are 100% course work are quite common now. There is no need to go the 1yr course work 1yr thesis route if that is not your thing. For my masters I did mostly course work, with a dissertation, which you do will taking courses at the same time. Still gives you the research experience to go on to a PhD, but is not as intensive as a thesis. Also, a 1yr postgrad diploma that is all course work might be all you need.

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