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Bike Grips

Bike Grips shows low returns (1.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

57
Worth a look
Market size 32Growth 70Conversion 39Competition 60Returns 94Price range 13Avg price 19Brand share 79Review moat 72Quality gap 60
This niche Category average

Is Bike Grips profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Bike Grips is a £152K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (701K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 56% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.

Bike Grips: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +52.2% over the last 90 days and 3.1% of searches end in a purchase.

£152K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr+52.2%701K
Conversion rate3.1%
Avg price£6.89

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 56% of demand, so 44% of the market is open.

44%

open market share

Brands · sellers20 · 74
Top-5 product click share49%
Open market44%
Avg brand age41 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 30 products

Sponsored placement80%
New entrants (1y)3· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews625

Top Bike Grips 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 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£8K£15K£23K£30K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

20 falling

Sellers

74

Top-5 brand share

56%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 90%

Open market

37%

  • NUWAB17%
  • PLATT14%
  • URAQT9%
  • Rossivan8%
  • Adiwo8%
  • SUJIBHI8%

Bike Grips demand & seasonality

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

Volume701KCVR3.1%Products30Brands20Top 5 Brands56%OOS Rate0.4%Rating4.4★Reviews625Avg BSR#71
18K13KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Top Bike Grips search terms shoppers use

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

  • bike grips154K/yr
  • mtb grips101K/yr
  • handlebar grips76K/yr
  • mountain bike grips60K/yr
  • bike handlebar grips58K/yr
  • bike parts61K/yr
  • carrera bike parts26K/yr
  • handle bar grips for bike20K/yr
  • mtb parts23K/yr
  • bicycle handlebar grips15K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Bike Grips

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

What buyers love

93% of reviews
Quality-Overall21%

Good value for money no complaints

Grip20%

Good grip

Size-Overall16%

Easy to fit

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

As advertised

Value For Money10%

This item was both affordable and pleasant

What buyers complain about

87% of reviews
Size-Overall25%

bit tight to get on

Grip17%

worst grips I've ever used

Durability9%

It started breaking down to small bits

Comfort-Overall8%

They are a bit uncomfortable

Quality-Overall7%

Average quality, not very comfortable on the hands

Bike Grips return rate & reasons

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

1.0%

Return rate

69%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
54%
2Grip
12%
3Color
5%
4Quality-Overall
4%
5Defective Material/Parts
4%

Common Bike Grips questions

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

Flapen scores Bike Grips 57/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £152K/yr across 30 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +52.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Bike Grips on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug, where the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.