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yakima bike rack

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a small market ($162K/yr) — yakima bike rack doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$162K

Growth (1y)

+94.3%

Products

13

Brands

2

was 1 a year ago

Sellers

29

Price range

$35.43–$595.89

Returns

0.4%

Rating

4.4★

40/100

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Scored 40/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
8
×0.30
Growth
63
×0.30
Competition
23
×0.20
Quality gap
48
×0.10
Returns
97
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 8 weeks — +94.3% year over year.
3K1KSpike '26May '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26

Competition

98%Yakima
  • Yakima98%
  • Thule2%

The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 2 brands and 29 sellers compete here.

Brands

2 rising

was 1 a year ago

Sellers

29

Top 5 brand share

100%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend

Product shelf

All 13 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Ease Of Use17%

“Ease of use”

Quality-Overall13%

“Premium Quality Bike Carrier”

Strength11%

“Its easy to use and sturdy”

Value For Money7%

“good for the price”

Size-Overall7%

“I like that it fits both hitch sizes”

Durability5%

“durable”

Storage Capacity5%

“pretty compact for storage”

Design-Overall4%

“The best bike rack design I have seen in 30 years”

Wheel Quality3%

“Now my son's mountain bike with 24 wheels fits great”

Weight Light3%

“Fairly lightweight, and a breeze to install the bikes”

What buyers complain about

Weight Heavy15%

“it was so heavy”

Value For Money14%

“Not worth the cost, or the bother”

Quality-Overall11%

“Junk”

Assembly/Installation10%

“The installation on the car is a hack”

Size-Overall6%

“The front hoop doesnt come close to proper fitment”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting4%

“Instructions could be better”

Durability3%

“the rubber part broke on the second use”

Ease Of Use3%

“Difficult to handle vs the Kuat”

Add-Ons/Attachments3%

“Awkward to attach and remove”

Top return reasons

  • Size-Overall30%
  • Defective Material/Parts12%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
  • Mounting7%
  • Mechanism Issues6%
  • Value For Money5%
  • Functionality-Overall5%
  • Weight Heavy5%
  • Product Condition4%
  • Add-Ons/Attachments3%

Data scraped July 8, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.71 median price · 2.2% median returns across 13,812 tracked niches.