Factors affecting mountain biking demand at Putrajaya Challenge Park

Mountain Biking (MTB) is becoming increasingly popular in Malaysia. With growing demand, more cycling sites are needed and specially organised events for MTB were encouraged by the Malaysian government in conjunction with efforts at encouraging wider participation among the public in active sports a...

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Main Authors: Che Ibrahim, Nur Syuhada, Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman, Samdin, Zaiton
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53411/1/31-33.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.534112017-11-13T08:46:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53411/ Factors affecting mountain biking demand at Putrajaya Challenge Park Che Ibrahim, Nur Syuhada Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman Samdin, Zaiton Mountain Biking (MTB) is becoming increasingly popular in Malaysia. With growing demand, more cycling sites are needed and specially organised events for MTB were encouraged by the Malaysian government in conjunction with efforts at encouraging wider participation among the public in active sports and recreation for a healthy lifestyle. One of the results of this effort is the establishment of the Putrajaya Challenge Park (PCP). As a sport, MTB is known to be associated with risks and requires high technical skills. The purpose of this study is to determine the factors affecting in MTB participation and demand at PCP. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire. A multiple linear regression analysis suggested that three factors were significant at the p < 0.05 probability level - total travel cost, years of participation and cost of equipment upgrade. Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2013 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53411/1/31-33.pdf Che Ibrahim, Nur Syuhada and Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman and Samdin, Zaiton (2013) Factors affecting mountain biking demand at Putrajaya Challenge Park. In: International Forestry Graduate Students' Conference 2013 (FORGRAD 2013), 2-4 July 2013, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor. (pp. 256-259).
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description Mountain Biking (MTB) is becoming increasingly popular in Malaysia. With growing demand, more cycling sites are needed and specially organised events for MTB were encouraged by the Malaysian government in conjunction with efforts at encouraging wider participation among the public in active sports and recreation for a healthy lifestyle. One of the results of this effort is the establishment of the Putrajaya Challenge Park (PCP). As a sport, MTB is known to be associated with risks and requires high technical skills. The purpose of this study is to determine the factors affecting in MTB participation and demand at PCP. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire. A multiple linear regression analysis suggested that three factors were significant at the p < 0.05 probability level - total travel cost, years of participation and cost of equipment upgrade.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Che Ibrahim, Nur Syuhada
Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman
Samdin, Zaiton
spellingShingle Che Ibrahim, Nur Syuhada
Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman
Samdin, Zaiton
Factors affecting mountain biking demand at Putrajaya Challenge Park
author_facet Che Ibrahim, Nur Syuhada
Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman
Samdin, Zaiton
author_sort Che Ibrahim, Nur Syuhada
title Factors affecting mountain biking demand at Putrajaya Challenge Park
title_short Factors affecting mountain biking demand at Putrajaya Challenge Park
title_full Factors affecting mountain biking demand at Putrajaya Challenge Park
title_fullStr Factors affecting mountain biking demand at Putrajaya Challenge Park
title_full_unstemmed Factors affecting mountain biking demand at Putrajaya Challenge Park
title_sort factors affecting mountain biking demand at putrajaya challenge park
publisher Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate 2013
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53411/1/31-33.pdf
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