Gear Cable
FailPrices span $3.42–$11.88, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Gear Cable is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 45 / 100Ranks 543 of 792 Sports & Outdoors niches · −5 vs the category median of 5045
- Market size
- £54K/yr66K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +26.8%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 63%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 53 sellers
Flapen Score
Gear Cable against its category
The dotted line is the Sports & Outdoors average. Past it, Gear Cable is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Gear Cable market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Gear Cable 66K times last year and spent an estimated £54K. The top 5 brands take 85% of clicks. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul. Flapen scores it 45 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
12.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 66K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 12.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +26.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £54K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 66K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +26.8%
- Conversion, latest week
- 12.6%
- Market size, estimated
- £54Ka year
- Peak month
- May2.4× the quietest month
- Top search term
- gear cables for bicycles12K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £6.45.
Listings sell for £6.45 on average, from £3.42 to £11.88. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £6.45 that is £3K to £5K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £6.45under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £3.42–£11.88
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 8K–10K
- Units per listing a year
- 500–750
- Revenue per listing a year
- £3K–£5K
- Returns
- 0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
78% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #19 within Cycling. It carries 1,340 reviews at 4.57 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 78%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #19in Cycling
- Average rating
- 4.57 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,340per listing
- Listings tracked
- 18
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.
2 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 38 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 2
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 38 months
Products
Top Gear Cable products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
4 Pack Bike Brake Gear Shifter Cable Kit Universal Bicycle Change Cable Bike Shift Cable and Transmission Cable Bicycle Cycling Shifter Cable Housing Kit for Mountain Road Bike Repair Black
- Price
- £6.77
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,412
- Age
- 6y ago

SHIMANO Altus Road/MTB Inner Gear Wire Steel 1.2x2100mm
- Price
- £3.89
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 4,150
- Age
- 14y ago

Shimano Road Gear Shift Inner Outer Bike Cable Set Y60098501 Black
- Price
- £5.46
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,410
- Age
- 11y ago

Shimano XT M8000 MTB gear cable set OPTISLICK coated inners black Y60198090
- Price
- £11.88
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 705
- Age
- 10y ago

Jagwire Inner Road or Mountain Bike Gear Cable 1.2mm 2300mm Bike Part
- Price
- £3.50
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,373
- Age
- 14y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Pack of 2 Bicycle Universal Gear Cable Precision Gear Cable Set Stainless Steel Bicycle Cable (1.2 mm x 2100 mm) for Road Bike MTB City Bike
- Price
- £3.42
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 50
- Age
- 6mo ago

Bike Shift Cable Kit 4 Pcs Derailleur Cable Shift Cable and A 2M Bike Cable Shift Housing Bicycle Shifter Wire for Mountain and MTB Road Bike with Free 2 O-Rings 4 End Ferrules and 4 End Caps
- Price
- £5.13
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 101
- Age
- 1y ago

SHIMANO Gear Shift Cable Sus INOX
- Price
- £3.86
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 2,691
- Age
- 14y ago

SHIMANO Spares MTB Gear Set Cable S/S - Black
- Price
- £9.84
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 3,026
- Age
- 14y ago

20 Pieces Bike Brake Cables Shifter Cable Set for Mountain Road Bike Repair
- Price
- £8.55
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 9mo ago
Newest
by launch date
Pack of 2 Bicycle Universal Gear Cable Precision Gear Cable Set Stainless Steel Bicycle Cable (1.2 mm x 2100 mm) for Road Bike MTB City Bike
- Price
- £3.42
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 50
- Age
- 6mo ago

20 Pieces Bike Brake Cables Shifter Cable Set for Mountain Road Bike Repair
- Price
- £8.55
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 9mo ago

Bike Shift Cable Kit 4 Pcs Derailleur Cable Shift Cable and A 2M Bike Cable Shift Housing Bicycle Shifter Wire for Mountain and MTB Road Bike with Free 2 O-Rings 4 End Ferrules and 4 End Caps
- Price
- £5.13
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 101
- Age
- 1y ago

Bike Brake Cable Set Universal Bicycle Gear Shifter Cable Housing Kit
- Price
- £4.17
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 19
- Age
- 1y ago

CNCLOL Bike Shifter Cable for Shimano/SRAM|Derailleur CablePro Slick Polished Gear Cable 1.2X 2100mmGold.
- Price
- £9.04
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 103
- Age
- 3y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 63% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
12 flat
Sellers
53
Top-5 brand share
85%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
63%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
11%
- SHIMANO48%
- Boao20%
- Jagwire6%
- CKANDAY6%
- CNCLOL5%
- Clarks Cycle Systems4%
- Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 11%)
Demand
Gear Cable search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×
Search terms
Top Gear Cable search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- gear cables for bicycles12K/yr
- bike gear cable12K/yr
- shimano gear cable11K/yr
- gear cable10K/yr
- shimano gear cable set5K/yr
- mtb gear cable5K/yr
- mountain bike gear cable3K/yr
- bicycle gear cable3K/yr
- gear cable outer3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Gear Cable
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Contrary to the narrative on one of the photos for this item on Amazon
Not as described
Not ten as listed
Bit longer
Cables too short
Too short for Mountain Bikes
they broke for me all 4 lol
Every single cable broke after i installed 4x lol
Fitted one of the 4 snapped after 10 mins on try out 2nd one has done better
Mediocre
The housing is thinner than brake housing
Love
Excellent product
Usual Shimano quality
Great Shimano quality at a good price
Does what it says
As described
Just what I needed
Excellent value for money
Great value for money
great price
very durable
It holds up well over time
which is important for long-term reliability
Good fit
easy to fit
Straightforward to fit
Return
0.4% Return rate 66% Fixable by listing
Contrary to the narrative on one of the photos for this item on Amazon
Not as described
Not ten as listed
Bit longer
Cables too short
Too short for Mountain Bikes
Mediocre
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