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tailgate bike pads

Worth a look55/100

tailgate bike pads shows demand growing +186.1%, but a small market ($599K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market/yr

$599K

Growth (1y)

+186.1%

Products

35

Brands

28

was 25 a year ago

Sellers

59

Price range

$20.10–$230.13

Returns

4.7%

Rating

4.4★

55/100

Worth a look

Scored 55/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
27
×0.30
Growth
75
×0.30
Competition
64
×0.20
Quality gap
53
×0.10
Returns
62
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +186.1% year over year.
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Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Competition

18%Himal Outdoors
  • Himal Outdoors18%
  • Marscamd14%
  • Dakine11%
  • Fox Racing6%
  • Thule5%
  • GoHimal5%
  • Other (22 brands)41%

The top 5 products take 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 28 brands and 59 sellers compete here.

Brands

28 rising

was 25 a year ago

Sellers

59

Top 5 brand share

54%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend
3Dakine$49.684.8★42810%rising
13FOX Factory$135.084.3★322%falling

Product shelf

All 35 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall19%

“build quality seems top notch”

Size-Overall18%

“Fits perfectly”

Value For Money10%

“Worth the price”

Assembly/Installation6%

“Easy install”

Ease Of Use5%

“Easy to use”

Durability4%

“Sturdy and durable”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Worked as described”

Material Quality3%

“The material feels pretty durable”

Efficiency3%

“It works and holds the bikes in place”

Drop/Impact Protection2%

“Excellent truck protection”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall15%

“Too small”

Strap/String Quality13%

“one of the straps ripped off”

Quality-Overall9%

“Terrible quality control”

Ease Of Use5%

“This is impossible to do”

Functionality-Overall4%

“Barely works”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting4%

“No instructions”

Thickness4%

“the end is so thick that it is very difficult to push through the buckle”

Durability3%

“which makes me a little nervous about long-term durability especially with gear rubbing in the same spots over time”

Value For Money2%

“Definitely expensive”

Material Quality2%

“the material if definitely not as durable or high quality made”

Top return reasons

  • Size-Overall52%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product7%
  • Functionality-Overall5%
  • Strap/String Quality5%
  • Compatibility-Overall4%
  • Value For Money3%
  • Quality-Overall2%
  • Assembly/Installation2%
  • Add-Ons/Attachments2%
  • Material Quality2%

Data scraped July 8, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.66 median price · 2.2% median returns across 14,418 tracked niches.