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Cycle Shorts for Women

Maybe

Search demand grew +259.8% this quarter. But shoppers spend only $49K a year here, so Cycle Shorts for Women is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
63
63 / 100
Top 6% of 2,461 Fashion niches · +15 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£49K/yr141K searches / yr
90-day growth
+259.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
21%top-5 click share · 35 brands · 57 sellers

Flapen Score

Cycle Shorts for Women against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Cycle Shorts for Women is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

63Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Cycle Shorts for Women market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Cycle Shorts for Women 141K times last year and spent an estimated £49K. The top 5 brands take 43% of clicks. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Flapen scores it 63 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

2.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 141K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +259.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £49K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
141K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+259.8%
Conversion, latest week
2.9%
Market size, estimated
£49Ka year
Peak month
June7.8× the quietest month
Top search term
black cycling shorts women26K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.11.

Listings sell for £12.11 on average, from £4.40 to £40.11. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £12.11 that is £0 to £1K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.11under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.40–£40.11
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£1K
Returns
2.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

97% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 99% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #40 within Sport Specific Clothing. It carries 5,581 reviews at 4.42 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
97%
Prime listings
99%
Out of stock, average day
0.6%
Average rank
#40in Sport Specific Clothing
Average rating
4.42 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
5,581per listing
Listings tracked
87

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 3 of last year's 12 launches as successful.

12 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 39 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
12
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
39 months

Products

Top Cycle Shorts for Women products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take only 21% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£975£2K£3K£4K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

35 rising

Sellers

57

Top-5 brand share

43%

Top 20: 92%

Top-5 click share

21%

Top 20: 53%

Open market

51%

  • SINOPHANT12%
  • wirarpa9%
  • VALANDY8%
  • INNERSY8%
  • BLONGW6%
  • SIMIYA6%

Demand

Cycle Shorts for Women search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

25K15KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.8×

Search terms

Top Cycle Shorts for Women search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • black cycling shorts women26K/yr
  • cotton cycling shorts women18K/yr
  • compression shorts women21K/yr
  • cotton cycling shorts6K/yr
  • long cycling shorts women7K/yr
  • black cycling shorts8K/yr
  • sinophant shorts4K/yr
  • womens black cycling shorts5K/yr
  • lycra shorts7K/yr
  • navy cycling shorts women5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Cycle Shorts for Women

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Size-Overall17%−0.04

Very small

Too short

size down

Transparency8%−0.17

See through

goes see through when squatting

The shorts aren't see-through at all

Thickness5%−0.05

The fabric feels slightly thinner than my previous go-to shorts so they feel lighter and more form-fitting

The material is quite thick

They are on the thinner side

Material Quality3%−0.03

Change in material

Because the material is fairly thin

The material is very thick

Compression3%−0.06

No compression

thighs that doesnt have compression material

Love

Comfort-Overall20%+1.02

Really comfortable

comfortable to wear

Excellent product and easy to wear

Size-Overall19%−0.04

a flattering fit

Brilliant fit

Fits perfectly, as advertised

Quality-Overall10%+0.99

The stitching and manufacturing are also of good quality, as is the finish

seem well made

Brilliant quality

Soft Feel8%

Buttery soft

So soft

gentle on the skin

Value For Money7%+0.53

Good price

Fantastic value for money

Good value for money

Return

2.3% Return rate 63% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall48%▇██▇▇▇

Very small

Too short

size down

Length10%▇▃█▃▅▆
Transparency8%▂▃▃█▆▆

See through

goes see through when squatting

The shorts aren't see-through at all

Material Quality7%▄▇▄▅▇█

Change in material

Because the material is fairly thin

The material is very thick

Thigh Fit4%▇▇█▆▆█

FAQ

Common Cycle Shorts for Women questions

Answered from the same tracked data.