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lynqbikes.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 12 November 202633 issues · 74 checks
This review found 33 issues worth fixing on lynqbikes.com, 9 of them high impact, across 74 checks. The most urgent: use efficient cache lifetimes. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
79C- #49,385 of 108,840 reviewed websitesbeats 49%
- #32,643 of 61,763 online storesbeats 41%
- #31,333 of 56,363 Shopify storesbeats 38%
Closest competitors among Shopify stores
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.4 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | 120 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 114 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 127 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 119 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 119 ms |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
Speed
Use efficient cache lifetimes
2.5 s · 360 KiB10 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (360 KiB).
Reduce unused JavaScript
1.8 s · 310 KiBAbout 310 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.8 s faster on a phone.
Mobile performance score: 57
57/100Your mobile performance score is 57. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (iovation, alia-prod.com and Affirm and others), adding 776 KiB and 542 ms of main-thread time.
Reduce unused CSS
300 ms · 52 KiBAbout 52 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 300 ms faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
350 ms4 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 350 ms.
Legacy JavaScript
300 ms · 48 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 48 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 300 ms faster on a phone.
Main-thread work: 2.6 s
A phone's processor spends 2.6 s on main-thread work while loading, 1.4 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
Improve image delivery
233 KiB4 images could be 233 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
6 long tasks on the main thread
6 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 202 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
Forced reflow
Scripts make the browser recalculate the layout repeatedly while the page loads, which wastes processor time on phones.
Minify CSS
4 KiB4 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.
Minify JavaScript
2 KiB2 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
1 checks passed
Server response: 9 ms
9 msYour server sent the HTML in 9 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Largest Contentful Paint: 15.0 s
15.0 sYour largest element takes 15.0 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image “LYNQ e-bike lineup showing cargo, utility, and commuter mod…”.
Time to Interactive: 15.2 s
15.2 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 15.2 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
First Contentful Paint: 4.0 s
4.0 sThe first text or image appears after 4.0 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Speed Index: 5.7 s
5.7 sVisually, the page fills in at 5.7 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Total Blocking Time: 265 ms
265 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 265 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
1 image without width and height
1 image have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Tap response (INP) held steady for real visitors
+2%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-11-07, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 120 ms to 119 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) got 10% slower for real visitors
+10%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-11-07, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.2 s to 1.4 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Not enough real-visitor data yet
Chrome's UX Report (opens in a new tab) has too little real-visitor traffic for this site, so the figures here are lab measurements from Google's test phone on a throttled 4G connection.
1 checks passed
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 3.1 MB in 239 requests
3.1 MBYour homepage downloads 3.1 MB in 239 requests on a phone: scripts 1.0 MB (70), other files 874 KiB (141) and images 859 KiB (12). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
About 0.9 g of CO₂ per visit
0.87 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.87 g of CO₂e: 104.7 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
3 checks passed
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Images load when needed
Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
20 text elements with low contrast
20 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
Links must have discernible text (1 element)
Links must have discernible text: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated serious by axe-core.
Zoom is disabled
The viewport tag blocks pinch-zoom, which low-vision visitors rely on.
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element (1 element)
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated minor by axe-core.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 14 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
52 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 56 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 52 passed and 4 failed. 4 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
No structured data
No structured data (JSON-LD), so Google can't show rich results such as your logo, ratings or FAQs.
No social preview image
No Open Graph image, so links shared on LinkedIn, Slack or Facebook show no preview picture.
No favicon declared
No favicon is declared in the HTML, so browser tabs and Google's mobile results may show a generic icon.
30 internal links, 8 external
The homepage links to 30 pages on lynqbikes.com and 8 external pages.
6 checks passed
Meta description: 136 characters
Your meta description is 136 characters: “Meet LYNQ electric bikes for commuting and cargo. Connected by design and powered by Apollo tech for smoother rides and…”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “LYNQ Bikes”.
Title: 52 characters
Your title is a healthy 52 characters: “LYNQ E-Bikes | Smart Commuter & Cargo Electric Bikes”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://lynqbikes.com/.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://lynqbikes.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
No Organization structured data
There is no Organization (or LocalBusiness) JSON-LD, so search engines and AI assistants have no machine-readable facts about who runs the site: its name, logo, profiles and contact details.
3 checks passed
AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (854 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes https://lynqbikes.com/llms.txt (6 KiB, 8 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
2 linked pages are broken
Your homepage links to https://lynqbikes.com/pages/privacy-policy and https://lynqbikes.com/pages/terms_conditions, which answer with an error. Visitors hit a dead end and search engines drop them.
1 page without a title
https://lynqbikes.com/customer_authentication/redirect has no <title>, so Google invents the link text in results.
1 linked page hidden from search
https://lynqbikes.com/customer_authentication/redirect is marked noindex but linked from your homepage. If it is meant to be found, remove the noindex.
5 pages without a meta description
https://lynqbikes.com/customer_authentication/redirect, https://lynqbikes.com/collections/all-bikes, https://lynqbikes.com/pages/about-us, https://lynqbikes.com/pages/contact and https://lynqbikes.com/collections/all have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
5 pages without an H1
https://lynqbikes.com/customer_authentication/redirect, https://lynqbikes.com/collections/all-bikes, https://lynqbikes.com/pages/about-us, https://lynqbikes.com/pages/contact and https://lynqbikes.com/collections/all have no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
10 internal pages checked
We fetched 10 pages linked from your homepage and read each the way a search engine does.
2 checks passed
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
Best practices
9 small tap targets
9 of 13 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
3 JavaScript errors while loading
3 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Refused to apply style from 'https://lynqbikes.com/cdn/shop/t/6/assets/freakflags.css' because its MIME type ('text/htm…”.
3 distorted images
3 images are displayed at the wrong aspect ratio, so they look stretched or squashed.
1 checks passed
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
No direct contact details
No phone number or email link on the homepage, so ready-to-buy visitors have one fewer way to reach you.
About 585 words of copy
The homepage carries about 585 words of visible text.
6 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Reserve for $1”.
4 calls to action
The homepage has 4 calls to action, for example “Contact”, “Reserve for $1” and “Shop All E-Bikes”.
5 short forms
5 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 1 customer or partner logo and 1 trust badge.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Microsoft Clarity.
Risk reducer mentioned
A guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card or similar) is mentioned on the page.
Privacy and tracking
4 trackers load before any consent
4Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Klaviyo and Microsoft Clarity (measured from a US location before any click). No consent tool was detected. Visitors from the EU, UK and several US states must be asked first.
17 cookies set on arrival
17Opening the homepage sets 17 cookies, 3 of them by other companies (measured from a US location before any click).
No consent tool detected
No known cookie consent tool loads with the page. Some sites build their own banner, and some only show one to visitors from the EU.
29 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 29 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
Security, domain, email and software versions
The security, domain and email checks, software and plugin versions, and any app with a known security problem are visible only to people at lynqbikes.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Apps on your store
Your storefront loads 2 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.
Apps your storefront loads
Klaviyo Email Marketing Sms · Gorgias Live Chat Helpdesk
Apps found in the homepage's code. Apps that only run in checkout or the admin aren't seen, and a headless storefront shows none. App data from programmable.info
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- E-commerce
- Shopify
- Analytics
- Microsoft Clarity
- Hosting
- Shopify
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
Go beyond the website
What your $25 Growth Playbook adds
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