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Cycling Shorts Mens

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Search demand grew +103.8% this quarter. But buyers convert on only 1.3% of searches, so Cycling Shorts Mens is a Maybe.

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Flapen Score
62
62 / 100
Top 8% of 2,461 Fashion niches · +14 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£115K/yr523K searches / yr
90-day growth
+103.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
35%top-5 click share · 25 brands · 43 sellers

Flapen Score

Cycling Shorts Mens against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Cycling Shorts Mens is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

62Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Cycling Shorts Mens market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Cycling Shorts Mens 523K times last year and spent an estimated £115K. The top 5 brands take 63% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Flapen scores it 62 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

1.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 523K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +103.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £115K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
523K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+103.8%
Conversion, latest week
1.3%
Market size, estimated
£115Ka year
Peak month
May3.9× the quietest month
Top search term
cycling shorts95K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £17.22.

Listings sell for £17.22 on average, from £5.24 to £36.34. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £17.22 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£17.22inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.24–£36.34
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£4K
Returns
1.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

94% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #15 within Sport Specific Clothing. It carries 4,275 reviews at 4.35 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
94%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
2.0%
Average rank
#15in Sport Specific Clothing
Average rating
4.35 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
4,275per listing
Listings tracked
48

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 8 launches as successful.

8 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 44 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
8
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
44 months

Products

Top Cycling Shorts Mens 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 35% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£5K£9K£14K£18K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

25 falling

Sellers

43

Top-5 brand share

63%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

35%

Top 20: 69%

Open market

33%

  • baleaf29%
  • Sportneer16%
  • Niksa9%
  • ASTRYON5%
  • AYESY4%
  • Altura4%

Demand

Cycling Shorts Mens search demand

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

23K18KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.9×

Search terms

Top Cycling Shorts Mens search terms shoppers use

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

  • cycling shorts95K/yr
  • cycling shorts mens119K/yr
  • padded cycling shorts men48K/yr
  • mens cycling shorts44K/yr
  • mtb shorts29K/yr
  • cycle shorts27K/yr
  • cycling shorts men16K/yr
  • mountain bike shorts14K/yr
  • padded cycling shorts15K/yr
  • mens padded cycling shorts14K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Cycling Shorts Mens

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

Complain

Size-Overall17%−0.08

they are tight

This was way too small

Too big

Comfort-Overall13%−0.03

Not that comfortable

you won't get that uncomfy tightness with these

The seat on my bike is uncomfortable after long runs

Quality-Overall7%+1.44

'cheap' I wasn't sure what size to go for as I've found they vary greatly on Amazon

Poor quality

Quality is not good enough

Transparency6%−0.12

See through

goes see through when squatting

See through so sent back

Thickness4%−0.05

not very deep

thin

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

Love

Comfort-Overall20%−0.03

Really comfortable

comfortable to wear

Comfortable and easy wearing

Size-Overall17%−0.08

Comfortable fit

they fit like a glove

Great snug fit without being too tight that youre uncomfortable

Quality-Overall14%+1.44

Good quality pad, feeling comfortable and, support my body well

Brilliant quality

seem well made

Soft Feel5%

lovely soft material

They are so soft and stretchy

Soft and good fit

Value For Money5%+0.41

Good value for money

Good Value

Definitely worth the money

Return

1.7% Return rate 72% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall59%█▇▇▇▇▇

they are tight

This was way too small

Too big

Transparency5%▁▃▂█▄▅

See through

goes see through when squatting

See through so sent back

Material Quality5%▃█▄▃▅█
Length4%▇▃▇▃▆█
Comfort-Overall3%▅▅▆█▅▃

Not that comfortable

you won't get that uncomfy tightness with these

The seat on my bike is uncomfortable after long runs

FAQ

Common Cycling Shorts Mens questions

Answered from the same tracked data.