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title: "Trend — bike helmet - Flapen"
canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/research/uk/sports-outdoors/bike-helmet/trend"
last_updated: "2026-07-31T09:52:06.864Z"
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  description: "Niche score 63/100 · £619K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:description": "Niche score 63/100 · £619K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:title": "Trend — bike helmet - Flapen"
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# **bike helmet**

**Worth a look**

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($21.66 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 65Growth 59Conversion 24Competition 77Returns 81Price range 87Avg price 92Brand share 67Review moat 52Quality gap 43

**Avg price**

**Great****£21.66**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Price range**

**Great****£7.23–£85.49**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Returns**

**Great****1.7%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Competition**

**Great****38%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Brand share**

**Good****65%**

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

**Market size**

**Good****£619K**

£619K/yr · 1.5M searches

**Growth**

**Good****+35.0%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Review moat**

**Good****1,406.88**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.5★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Conversion**

**Bad****1.9%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%")