Results from 116 touring cyclists in a 2013 online survey showed:
- 92% were over 40 years old
- 38% spent over $100 per day while cycle touring
- 54% rode for 10 days or more when cycle touring
- 53% had ridden the Victorian “Murray to the Mountains ” Rail Trail
- 69% had ridden on overseas rail trails (eg: The Otago Rail Trail, NZ)