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Bike Helmet

Maybe

Products sell for $21.66 on average, inside the sweet spot. But buyers convert on only 1.9% of searches, so Bike Helmet is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
63
63 / 100
Top 8% of 792 Sports & Outdoors niches · +13 vs the category median of 50
Market size
£619K/yr1.5M searches / yr
90-day growth
+35.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
38%top-5 click share · 16 brands · 27 sellers

Flapen Score

Bike Helmet against its category

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

63Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Bike Helmet market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Bike Helmet 1.5M times last year and spent an estimated £619K. The top 5 brands take 65% of clicks. Demand peaks in May. Flapen scores it 63 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

1.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.5M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +35.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £619K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.5M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+35.0%
Conversion, latest week
1.9%
Market size, estimated
£619Ka year
Peak month
May2.2× the quietest month
Top search term
bike helmet380K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £21.66.

Listings sell for £21.66 on average, from £7.23 to £85.49. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £21.66 that is £11K to £16K a year per listing.

Average price
£21.66inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£7.23–£85.49
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
25K–30K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£11K–£16K
Returns
1.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

98% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 95% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #20 within Cycling. It carries 1,407 reviews at 4.49 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
98%
Prime listings
95%
Out of stock, average day
3.9%
Average rank
#20in Cycling
Average rating
4.49 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,407per listing
Listings tracked
42

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 45 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
45 months

Products

Top Bike Helmet 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 38% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£25K£50K£74K£99K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

16 falling

Sellers

27

Top-5 brand share

65%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

38%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

28%

  • Favoto20%
  • RaMokey20%
  • EXCLUSKY10%
  • Fox Racing8%
  • ANYPASS8%
  • ckorison8%

Demand

Bike Helmet search demand

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

40K30KSpike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Search terms

Top Bike Helmet search terms shoppers use

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

  • bike helmet380K/yr
  • helmet285K/yr
  • mtb helmet132K/yr
  • bike helmet men108K/yr
  • cycle helmets adult36K/yr
  • mountain bike helmet78K/yr
  • bike helmet women60K/yr
  • cycle helmet99K/yr
  • bicycle helmet45K/yr
  • cycling helmet men36K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Bike Helmet

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

Complain

Size-Overall15%−0.03

Doesnt fit well

Fits a bit narrow

small fit

Quality-Overall13%−0.03

Poor quality

Just cheap junk

Cheap rubbish

Strap/String Quality8%−0.08

fussy strap

The strap is impossible to fit properly

the strap broke

Comfort-Overall8%+1.28

Uncomfortable and narrow

Not amazingly comfortable for my head shape

fit is uncomfortable

Durability8%−0.06

Rear size adjuster fell apart on 1st attempt

Had the item for a month

Clip fell off only after 4 months - is missing now so can no longer use - these should be designed to be fixed permanently

Love

Quality-Overall16%−0.03

Amazing Quality

The build quality feels solid

As for build quality

Size-Overall15%−0.03

It fits snugly

Fits like a glove

Comfortable fit

Comfort-Overall15%+1.28

Very comfortable

Comfortable to wear

Comfortable to

Value For Money11%

Good value for money

fair price

Great value

Weight Light10%+1.15

Its stylish, lightweight, sturdy and true to size

Lightweight and comfortable

As with all cycle helmets its lightweight

Return

1.7% Return rate 83% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall76%▇█▇▇█▇

Doesnt fit well

Fits a bit narrow

small fit

Comfort-Overall4%█▃▅▅▄▄

Uncomfortable and narrow

Not amazingly comfortable for my head shape

fit is uncomfortable

Quality-Overall4%▅▆▆█▄▅

Poor quality

Just cheap junk

Cheap rubbish

Strap/String Quality4%█▅█▄▆▇

fussy strap

The strap is impossible to fit properly

the strap broke

Defective Material/Parts2%█▁▁▅▂▅

the light on the helmet is not working is there a replacement light i can order or

FAQ

Common Bike Helmet questions

Answered from the same tracked data.