Six brands with a real starting base grew their visibility while the market fell. Oxford Products grew 56.02% from a base of 13,022 visits, the strongest rate of growth among the established brands. Bell Helmets grew 55.26%, Helmet City 20.34%, Alpinestars 10.76% and 24mx 6.62%. Fox Racing grew 22.06%, and in absolute terms that is the biggest gain in the sector, 13,128 extra monthly visits.
Percentage growth flatters brands starting from almost nothing. Texpeed’s headline 3,340% is 1,837 extra visits on a base of 55. Sidi UK’s 363% is 1,581 visits from a base of 435. MSG Bike Gear’s 158% is 2,500 visits from 1,587. Ranked on the percentage column alone, all three would sit above Fox Racing, whose 22% is worth more monthly visits than the three of them combined.
The same maths works in reverse, and this is where a quick scan of the percentage column misleads. JS Accessories fell 6.68%, which looks mild and beat the market by more than six points, yet it lost 8,324 monthly visits, a larger absolute fall than almost any of the other 238 brands. For anyone benchmarking a motorbike equipment brand, the change in visits and the starting base tell you more than the percentage on its own.
| Brand |
Year-on-year |
Change in visits |
Starting base |
| Texpeed |
+3,340.00% |
+1,837 |
55 |
| Sidi UK |
+363.45% |
+1,581 |
435 |
| MSG Bike Gear |
+157.53% |
+2,500 |
1,587 |
| Fox Racing |
+22.06% |
+13,128 |
59,509 |
| JS Accessories |
-6.68% |
-8,324 |
124,623 |