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Yakima Bike Rack

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Yakima Bike Rack doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

42
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Ranks 5,591 of 7,287 Automotive niches · −7 vs the category median of 49

Market size 34Growth 83Conversion 7Competition 21Returns 98Price range 12Avg price 21Brand share 0Review moat 69Quality gap 55
This niche Category average · 7,287 niches

Is Yakima Bike Rack profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Yakima Bike Rack is a $162K/yr Amazon United States market (82K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Yakima Bike Rack: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +81.2% over the last 90 days and 0.5% of searches end in a purchase.

$162K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr750
Search volume / yr+81.2%82K
Conversion rate0.5%
Avg price$364.84

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers2 · 29
Top-5 product click share75%
Open market0%
Avg brand age62 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 · 13 products

Sponsored placement100%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews739

Top Yakima Bike Rack 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 capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

$0$16K$32K$49K$65K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

2 rising

Sellers

29

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Yakima98%
  • Thule2%

Yakima Bike Rack demand & seasonality

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

Volume82KCVR0.5%Products13Brands2Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate13.7%Rating4.4★Reviews739Avg BSR#169
3K2KSpike '26May '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26

Top Yakima Bike Rack search terms shoppers use

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

  • yakima bike rack68K/yr
  • yakima bike rack hitch5K/yr
  • yakima hitch bike rack4K/yr
  • yakima 4 bike rack2K/yr
  • yakima 2 bike hitch rack3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Yakima Bike Rack

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

What buyers love

74% of reviews
Ease Of Use17%

Ease of use

Quality-Overall13%

Premium Quality Bike Carrier

Strength11%

Its easy to use and sturdy

Value For Money7%

good for the price

Size-Overall7%

I like that it fits both hitch sizes

What buyers complain about

68% of reviews
Weight Heavy15%

it was so heavy

Value For Money14%

Not worth the cost, or the bother

Quality-Overall11%

Junk

Assembly/Installation10%

The installation on the car is a hack

Size-Overall6%

The front hoop doesnt come close to proper fitment

Yakima Bike Rack return rate & reasons

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

0.4%

Return rate

45%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
30%
2Defective Material/Parts
12%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
8%
4Mounting
7%
5Mechanism Issues
6%

Common Yakima Bike Rack questions

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

Flapen scores Yakima Bike Rack 42/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $162K/yr across 13 tracked products. Search demand moved +81.2% over the last 90 days.
Yakima Bike Rack buyers on Amazon United States complain most about Weight Heavy, Value For Money, Quality-Overall, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.4%.