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26 Inch Mountain Bike Tyre

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 97% of clicks) — 26 Inch Mountain Bike Tyre doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

43
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Market size 20Growth 55Conversion 22Competition 40Returns 91Price range 85Avg price 95Brand share 7Review moat 44Quality gap 28
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Is 26 Inch Mountain Bike Tyre profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 26 Inch Mountain Bike Tyre is a £81K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (162K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

26 Inch Mountain Bike Tyre: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +27.5% over the last 90 days and 1.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£81K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr3K
Search volume / yr+27.5%162K
Conversion rate1.8%
Avg price£28.27

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand, so 3% of the market is open.

3%

open market share

Brands · sellers7 · 39
Top-5 product click share61%
Open market3%
Avg brand age62 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 21 products

Sponsored placement67%
New entrants (1y)2· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews2,121

Top 26 Inch Mountain Bike Tyre products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 61% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£8K£16K£24K£32K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

39

Top-5 brand share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

61%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

1%

  • Continental83%
  • Panaracer5%
  • Vittoria4%
  • RUHUO4%
  • YunSCM2%
  • WEIDMAX1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

26 Inch Mountain Bike Tyre demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume162KCVR1.8%Products21Brands7Top 5 Brands97%OOS Rate2.2%Rating4.6★Reviews2,121Avg BSR#135
5K3KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Top 26 Inch Mountain Bike Tyre search terms shoppers use

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

  • bike tyre30K/yr
  • bike tyres17K/yr
  • 700c tyres19K/yr
  • bicycle tyres16K/yr
  • 700x28c tyres16K/yr
  • road bike tyres9K/yr
  • bike tires7K/yr
  • 700 x 28c tyres5K/yr
  • continental gatorskin 700x28c5K/yr
  • road bike tyres 700 x 28c6K/yr

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

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

90% of reviews
Quality-Overall23%

Good quality

Value For Money16%

Best bang for your buck

Size-Overall15%

The fit is excellent

Durability8%

durable

Ease Of Use8%

Ease of use

What buyers complain about

83% of reviews
Value For Money22%

For the price Im so disappointed

Durability13%

They just don't last long

Ease Of Use10%

difficult to keep on the tyre as you do so

Size-Overall9%

The fit does not work at all

Quality-Overall7%

Not the best

26 Inch Mountain Bike Tyre return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

1.2%

Return rate

76%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
63%
2Advertised Vs Actual Product
7%
3Defective Material/Parts
5%
4Compatibility-Overall
5%
5Stain Resistance
2%

Common 26 Inch Mountain Bike Tyre questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores 26 Inch Mountain Bike Tyre 43/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £81K/yr across 21 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +27.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for 26 Inch Mountain Bike Tyre on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in May–Aug, where the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.