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title: "Trend — shin guards - Flapen"
canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/research/us/sports-outdoors/shin-guards/trend"
last_updated: "2026-08-11T22:33:04.789Z"
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  description: "Niche score 54/100 · $1.7M/yr market · 3.6M searches/yr · $18.27 avg price. Soft demand (-30.0% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:description": "Niche score 54/100 · $1.7M/yr market · 3.6M searches/yr · $18.27 avg price. Soft demand (-30.0% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:title": "Trend — shin guards - Flapen"
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# **shin guards**

**Worth a look**

Shows a $1.7M/yr market, but soft demand (-30.0% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 89Growth 10Conversion 32Competition 80Returns 21Price range 88Avg price 83Brand share 76Review moat 43Quality gap 37

**Market size**

**Great****$1.7M**

$1.7M/yr · 3.6M searches

**Price range**

**Great****$7.97–$92.11**

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

**Avg price**

**Great****$18.27**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Competition**

**Great****35%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Brand share**

**Great****59%**

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

**Review moat**

**Okay****2,209.59**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.5★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Conversion**

**Okay****2.5%**

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

**Returns**

**Bad****6.1%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Growth**

**Bad****-30.0%**

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

**Signals**[** High Returns**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_returns "Return rate > 5%")

## Trend