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27 X 1 1/4 Bike Tire

27 X 1 1/4 Bike Tire shows a sweet-spot price point ($37.64 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

56
Worth a look

Top 19% of 8,101 Sports & Outdoors niches · +9 vs the category median of 47

Market size 16Growth 79Conversion 44Competition 55Returns 80Price range 84Avg price 95Brand share 43Review moat 37Quality gap 65
This niche Category average · 8,101 niches

Is 27 X 1 1/4 Bike Tire profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 27 X 1 1/4 Bike Tire is a $62K/yr Amazon United States market (47K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug–Sep. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

27 X 1 1/4 Bike Tire: 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 +71.0% over the last 90 days and 3.5% of searches end in a purchase.

$62K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr2K
Search volume / yr+71.0%47K
Conversion rate3.5%
Avg price$37.64

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand, so 21% of the market is open.

21%

open market share

Brands · sellers11 · 54
Top-5 product click share52%
Open market21%
Avg brand age75 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 · 25 products

Sponsored placement80%
New entrants (1y)2· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews2,790

Top 27 X 1 1/4 Bike Tire 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 52% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$6K$12K$19K$25K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

54

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

52%

Top 20: 93%

Open market

14%

  • RUTU31%
  • BELL16%
  • YunSCM14%
  • Continental11%
  • Generic7%
  • Kenda7%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 14%)

27 X 1 1/4 Bike Tire demand & seasonality

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

Volume47KCVR3.5%Products25Brands11Top 5 Brands79%OOS Rate3.6%Rating4.4★Reviews2,790Avg BSR#892
1K750Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.3×

Top 27 X 1 1/4 Bike Tire search terms shoppers use

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

  • 27x1 1/4 bicycle tire14K/yr
  • 27 x 1 1/4 bike tire14K/yr
  • 27 1 1/4 bike tires9K/yr
  • 27 inch bike tire7K/yr
  • 27 bike tire4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 27 X 1 1/4 Bike Tire

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

What buyers love

93% of reviews
Wheel Quality21%

Great tires

Quality-Overall17%

Good Quality, received in a timely manner

Value For Money16%

Great price for great products

Size-Overall13%

Exact size for my bike

Assembly/Installation7%

I was able to install it no problem

What buyers complain about

89% of reviews
Quality-Overall25%

Bad quality

Size-Overall19%

Hard to find the size

Leak-Proof10%

still has a leak

Durability10%

Tube burst

Inflation/Deflation9%

Tube will not stay filled with air

27 X 1 1/4 Bike Tire return rate & reasons

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

1.8%

Return rate

68%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
51%
2Advertised Vs Actual Product
12%
3Defective Material/Parts
7%
4Leak-Proof
5%
5Functionality-Overall
4%

Common 27 X 1 1/4 Bike Tire questions

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

Flapen scores 27 X 1 1/4 Bike Tire 56/100 on Amazon United States — Worth a look. The niche generates $62K/yr across 25 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +71.0% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for 27 X 1 1/4 Bike Tire on Amazon United States peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug–Sep, where the busiest month runs 3.3× the quietest.