Skip to content

Cycling Shorts Women

Pass

Cycling Shorts Women scores 65 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $189K a year here, search demand grew +301.6% this quarter, and returns run at 2.0% of orders.

Flapen Score
65
65 / 100
Top 4% of 2,461 Fashion niches · +17 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£189K/yr690K searches / yr
90-day growth
+301.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
27%top-5 click share · 27 brands · 35 sellers

Flapen Score

Cycling Shorts Women against its category

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

65Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Cycling Shorts Women market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Cycling Shorts Women 690K times last year and spent an estimated £189K. The top 5 brands take 46% of clicks. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Flapen scores it 65 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

2.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 690K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +301.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £189K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
690K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+301.6%
Conversion, latest week
2.5%
Market size, estimated
£189Ka year
Peak month
July9.2× the quietest month
Top search term
cycling shorts women253K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £11.21.

Listings sell for £11.21 on average, from £4.40 to £40.11. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £11.21 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£11.21under 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
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
2.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

99% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #24 within Sport Specific Clothing. It carries 4,100 reviews at 4.47 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
99%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
1.1%
Average rank
#24in Sport Specific Clothing
Average rating
4.47 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
4,100per listing
Listings tracked
73

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 3 of last year's 10 launches as successful.

10 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 41 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
10
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
41 months

Products

Top Cycling Shorts 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 27% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£4K£8K£11K£15K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

27 rising

Sellers

35

Top-5 brand share

46%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

27%

Top 20: 64%

Open market

48%

  • SINOPHANT13%
  • DDOBB10%
  • VALANDY9%
  • BLONGW7%
  • AMIYOYO7%
  • JOYSPELS6%

Demand

Cycling Shorts Women search demand

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

60K40KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.2×

Search terms

Top Cycling Shorts Women search terms shoppers use

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

  • cycling shorts women253K/yr
  • cycling shorts95K/yr
  • womens cycling shorts69K/yr
  • cycle shorts for women36K/yr
  • ladies cycling shorts28K/yr
  • cycle shorts27K/yr
  • black cycling shorts women26K/yr
  • short leggings for women uk21K/yr
  • cotton cycling shorts women18K/yr
  • lycra shorts women19K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Cycling Shorts Women

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

Complain

Size-Overall12%+0.65

they are tight

They are short shorts

They are too small

Transparency9%−0.13

See through

goes see through when squatting

Product is very sheer and transparent

Comfort-Overall5%+0.72

are not very comfortable

they roll up making them very uncomfortable for that reason I wouldn't really recommend

you won't get that uncomfy tightness with these

Thickness4%−0.03

not very deep

The material is very thick

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

Pockets/Compartments3%+0.28

the pockets are disappointing

pockets are useless

due to the rather loose opening any movement causes the contents of your pockets to fall out

Love

Comfort-Overall19%+0.72

Really comfortable

comfortable to wear

My wife says that the product is comfortable

Size-Overall17%+0.65

a very flattering fit

Brilliant fit

Fits as expected

Quality-Overall11%+1.21

Good quality and sent on time

seem well made

Brilliant quality

Soft Feel8%

Buttery soft

So soft

gentle on the skin

Value For Money6%+0.46

well worth the money

Good value for money

Good price

Return

2.0% Return rate 60% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall47%▆█▇▇▇▇

they are tight

They are short shorts

They are too small

Length9%█▂▇▄▄▅
Material Quality8%▆█▄▅▆▇

Very thin material

The material is very thick

The material is awful, rough & horrible

Transparency8%▃▃▄█▆▇

See through

goes see through when squatting

Product is very sheer and transparent

Thin4%▇█▃█▅▅

Compared to others I have bought these felt very thin

Very thin material

Thin cycling shorts

FAQ

Common Cycling Shorts Women questions

Answered from the same tracked data.