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26 Inch Bike Tyre

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.6% of orders. But shoppers spend only $49K a year here, so 26 Inch Bike Tyre is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
54
54 / 100
Top 33% of 792 Sports & Outdoors niches · +4 vs the category median of 50
Market size
£49K/yr88K searches / yr
90-day growth
+48.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
49%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 46 sellers

Flapen Score

26 Inch Bike Tyre against its category

The dotted line is the Sports & Outdoors average. Past it, 26 Inch Bike Tyre is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

54Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The 26 Inch Bike Tyre market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for 26 Inch Bike Tyre 88K times last year and spent an estimated £49K. The top 5 brands take 85% of clicks. Flapen scores it 54 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

2.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 88K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +48.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £49K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
88K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+48.2%
Conversion, latest week
2.2%
Market size, estimated
£49Ka year
Top search term
26 inch bike tyre41K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £25.62.

Listings sell for £25.62 on average, from £11.70 to £37.54. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 2K to 2K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £25.62 that is £0 to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£25.62inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£11.70–£37.54
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
2K–2K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£3K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

73% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 85% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #364 within Cycling. It carries 422 reviews at 4.52 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
73%
Prime listings
85%
Out of stock, average day
5.2%
Average rank
#364in Cycling
Average rating
4.52 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
422per listing
Listings tracked
33

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 8 launches as successful.

8 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 74 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
8
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
74 months

Products

Top 26 Inch Bike Tyre 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 49% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£2K£5K£7K£10K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

46

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 86%

Open market

8%

  • YunSCM23%
  • Maxxis21%
  • Continental16%
  • Schwalbe16%
  • Kenda9%
  • Fincci7%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 8%)

Search terms

Top 26 Inch Bike Tyre search terms shoppers use

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

  • 26 inch bike tyre41K/yr
  • mountain bike tyres12K/yr
  • mtb tyres7K/yr
  • mountain bike tyres 26 inch6K/yr
  • bike tyres 26x1.957K/yr
  • schwalbe 26 inch tyres4K/yr
  • 26 inch mountain bike tyre4K/yr
  • mountain bike tyre3K/yr
  • 26inch bike tyre4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 26 Inch Bike Tyre

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

Complain

Defective Material/Parts17%−0.15

Tire has a fault

Quality-Overall15%+1.53

Expensive for standard quality

No good

Durability11%−0.02

one of the tubes blew up right after I finished replacing it

Value For Money11%+0.66

Quite expensive tyres which only have a mild tread

Size-Overall9%−0.13

a bit of a nightmare to fit

Ive found them incredibly tight

Love

Quality-Overall31%+1.53

Good price good quality tyres

Excellent product

Performance is reliable

Size-Overall16%−0.13

Fits perfect

easy to fit

fits perfectly as per size guide

Value For Money16%+0.66

Good price

Great value

Good value for money

Grip7%−0.02

The tread pattern gives a steady grip on both roads and light trails, so the bike feels stable without feeling slow

These tyres grip well enough in all conditions

Good grip

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%+1.07

As advertised

Exactly as described

as described

Return

0.6% Return rate 85% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall78%▁█▇▇█▇

a bit of a nightmare to fit

Ive found them incredibly tight

Functionality-Overall4%▁▁█▇▁▆
Leak-Proof3%▁▁█▁▆▆
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%▁█▁▁▁▄
Color3%▁▁▁▆▁█

FAQ

Common 26 Inch Bike Tyre questions

Answered from the same tracked data.