tow bar bike rack
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($22.57–$689.90) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Good43%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Good+42.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Okay£181.04avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Returns
Okay3.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Okay2,293.88avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Okay84%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Okay£157K£157K/yr · 60K searches
Conversion
Bad1.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Bad£22.57–£689.90cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, tow bar bike rack is a £157K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (60K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jul–Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 18, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
tow bar bike rack market data
- Units sold / yr
- 250–500
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £45K–£91K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.5%
- Avg BSR
- #89
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 79%
- Sponsored
- 39%
- Out of stock
- 8.8%
- Avg brand age
- 62 months
- Avg seller age
- 183 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 43% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
15 flat
Sellers
44
Top-5 brand share
84%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
43%
Top 20: 88%
Open market
12%
- Thule49%
- WITTER13%
- Taylor & Brown11%
- UKB4C7%
- Allen5%
- EUFAB4%
- Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 12%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +42.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Apr, May, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.2×
Top tow bar bike rack search terms
- tow bar bike rack20K/yr
- thule bike rack21K/yr
- towbar bike carrier10K/yr
- towbar bike rack5K/yr
- thule bike carrier2K/yr
- thule tow bar bike rack1K/yr
Top tow bar bike rack products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Taylor & Brown 3 Bike Tow Bar Towbar Towball Mount Cycle Bicycle Carrier Triple Heavy Duty Car Van Rear Mounted Rack Stand Ball Mount
Taylor & Brown£23.774.0★32 rev
Thule TH9700 Xpress 2-Bike Silver/Black
Thule£70.404.6★1,896 rev
Thule Velocompact 13-pin Platform Towbar Bike Rack Black/aluminum 3(4) bikes
Thule£416.954.0★52 rev
UKB4C 9-4X 2011-2017 3 Bike Carrier Rear Towbar Towball Mount Cycle Rack Bicycle
UKB4C£29.244.2★12 rev
Thule 598001 ProRide 598 Roof Bike Rack Silver
Thule£109.204.6★1,952 rev
Newest
by launch date
Wiltec Towbar Bike Rack for 2 Bicycles max. 60 kg Foldable Design Car Bike Carrier Tow Hitch Mounting License Plate Holder Anti-Theft Protection Tiltable for Easy Access
WilTec£262.5717 rev
Taylor & Brown 3 Bike Tow Bar Towbar Towball Mount Cycle Bicycle Carrier Triple Heavy Duty Car Van Rear Mounted Rack Stand Ball Mount
Taylor & Brown£23.7732 rev
50mm Ball Mount for 2-Bike
Allen£91.5516,675 rev
Thule Velocompact 13-pin Platform Towbar Bike Rack Black/aluminum 3(4) bikes
Thule£416.9552 rev
Thule Velocompact 13-pin Platform Towbar Bike Rack Black/aluminum 2 bikes
Thule£343.4352 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Witter ZX204 Bicyle Bolt-on Towball Mounted Bike Rack for 4 Bikes | Maximum Load of 60kg | Lightboard for 13 Pin Socket
WITTER£151.783.6★
Witter ZX203 Bicyle Bolt-on Towball Mounted Bike Rack for 3 Bikes | Maximum Load of 51kg | Lightboard for 13pin sockets
WITTER£164.924.1★
Witter ZX302 Clamp-on Towbar Mounted Bike Rack for 2 Bikes | Maximum Load 34 kg | Lightboard for 13-pin socket
WITTER£153.883.5★
Taylor & Brown 3 Bike Tow Bar Towbar Towball Mount Cycle Bicycle Carrier Triple Heavy Duty Car Van Rear Mounted Rack Stand Ball Mount
Taylor & Brown£23.774.0★
Thule Velocompact 13-pin Platform Towbar Bike Rack Black/aluminum 2 bikes
Thule£343.434.0★
What buyers say about tow bar bike rack
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good quality item”
“Truly worth the money”
“Very sturdy bike rack”
“Securely and easily clamps to tow bar”
“Its looking good after fitting”
“does the job really well”
“Easy to use”
“Easy and quick montage”
“It's light”
“Connected to the light system easily”
What buyers complain about
“lots of rage to mount three bikes”
“as they can damage the paintwork”
“Poor design”
“Very difficult to get three adult bikes on it”
“The straps are missing”
“Too Heavy for me to move it around or fix on tow bar”
“There is no adapter to join with the car hock trailer”
“Very difficult to assemble”
“with fairly poor instructions”
“Also lots of flex in it”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is tow bar bike rack profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £157K/yr across 33 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +42.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- How competitive is the tow bar bike rack niche?
- 15 brands and 44 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 43% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 84% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in tow bar bike rack?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Mounting, Paint Quality, Design-Overall. The return rate is 3.2%.
- When does demand for tow bar bike rack peak?
- Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jul–Aug; the busiest month runs 3.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the tow bar bike rack niche?
- Listings span £22.57–£689.90; the average listing price is £181.04 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,294 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.