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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 5 November 202642 issues · 91 checks

This review found 42 issues worth fixing on ridstar.net, 11 of them high impact, across 91 checks. The most urgent: page weight: 4.8 MB in 355 requests. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.

  1. Homepage
  2. Phone render
  3. Links and pages
  4. Google PageSpeed

Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile

Real-visitor load time (LCP)75th percentile, phones
4.4 s1.1 sMay 16Oct 311.7 s
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DateReal-visitor load time (LCP)
May 16, 20261.5 s
May 23, 20261.5 s
May 30, 20261.5 s
Jun 6, 20261.5 s
Jun 13, 20261.5 s
Jun 20, 20261.5 s
Jun 27, 20263.4 s
Jul 4, 20263.7 s
Jul 11, 20263.8 s
Jul 18, 20264.0 s
Jul 25, 20263.1 s
Aug 1, 20262.1 s
Aug 8, 20261.9 s
Aug 15, 20261.8 s
Aug 22, 20262.0 s
Aug 29, 20262.0 s
Sep 5, 20262.1 s
Sep 12, 20261.9 s
Sep 19, 20261.7 s
Sep 26, 20261.7 s
Oct 3, 20261.7 s
Oct 10, 20261.7 s
Oct 17, 20261.6 s
Oct 24, 20261.6 s
Oct 31, 20261.7 s
Real-visitor tap response (INP)75th percentile, phones
318 ms126 msMay 16Oct 31183 ms
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DateReal-visitor tap response (INP)
May 16, 2026148 ms
May 23, 2026152 ms
May 30, 2026154 ms
Jun 6, 2026160 ms
Jun 13, 2026161 ms
Jun 20, 2026155 ms
Jun 27, 2026241 ms
Jul 4, 2026275 ms
Jul 11, 2026281 ms
Jul 18, 2026296 ms
Jul 25, 2026222 ms
Aug 1, 2026179 ms
Aug 8, 2026173 ms
Aug 15, 2026170 ms
Aug 22, 2026186 ms
Aug 29, 2026191 ms
Sep 5, 2026199 ms
Sep 12, 2026189 ms
Sep 19, 2026182 ms
Sep 26, 2026179 ms
Oct 3, 2026177 ms
Oct 10, 2026180 ms
Oct 17, 2026176 ms
Oct 24, 2026181 ms
Oct 31, 2026183 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

Full-page screenshot of ridstar.net (phone) rendered by Google PageSpeed Insights

How it loaded on a phone

  1. ridstar.net at 0.8 s0.8 s
  2. ridstar.net at 1.6 s1.6 s
  3. ridstar.net at 2.3 s2.3 s
  4. ridstar.net at 3.1 s3.1 s
  5. ridstar.net at 3.9 s3.9 s
  6. ridstar.net at 4.7 s4.7 s
  7. ridstar.net at 5.5 s5.5 s
  8. ridstar.net at 6.2 s6.2 s

Speed

12 to fix62
  • Main-thread work: 4.7 s

    A phone's processor spends 4.7 s on main-thread work while loading, 1.9 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.

  • 8 third-party services on the page

    8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, Klaviyo and xcottons.com and others), adding 2.0 MB and 936 ms of main-thread time.

  • Improve image delivery

    300 ms · 720 KiB

    18 images could be 720 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 300 ms faster on a phone.

  • Mobile performance score: 62

    62/100

    Your mobile performance score is 62. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.

  • Reduce unused JavaScript

    802 KiB

    About 802 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page.

  • Render-blocking requests

    600 ms

    1 file blocks the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining it could save about 600 ms.

  • Google Tag Manager adds 491 ms

    491 ms

    Google Tag Manager costs a phone 491 ms of main-thread work and 908 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.

  • Reduce unused CSS

    450 ms · 97 KiB

    About 97 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 450 ms faster on a phone.

  • 2,140 HTML elements

    The page has 2,140 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.

  • Klaviyo adds 123 ms

    123 ms

    Klaviyo costs a phone 123 ms of main-thread work and 348 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.

  • xcottons.com adds 91 ms

    91 ms

    xcottons.com costs a phone 91 ms of main-thread work and 305 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.

  • Shopify adds 68 ms

    68 ms

    Shopify costs a phone 68 ms of main-thread work and 338 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.

  • Use efficient cache lifetimes

    150 ms · 104 KiB

    15 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (104 KiB).

  • 12 long tasks on the main thread

    12 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 173 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.

  • Minify JavaScript

    41 KiB

    41 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.

  • Legacy JavaScript

    32 KiB

    Polyfills for old browsers add 32 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.

  • 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.

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  • Server response: 7 ms

    7 ms

    Your server sent the HTML in 7 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.

Core Web Vitals

5 to fix100
  • Time to Interactive: 20.7 s

    20.7 s

    The page becomes fully interactive after 20.7 s. Good is under 3.8 s.

  • Speed Index: 9.0 s

    9.0 s

    Visually, the page fills in at 9.0 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.

  • Largest Contentful Paint: 4.5 s

    4.5 s

    Your largest element takes 4.5 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.

  • Tap response (INP) got 21% slower for real visitors

    +21%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 148 ms to 183 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

  • Total Blocking Time: 549 ms

    549 ms

    Scripts block taps and scrolling for 549 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.

  • Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors

    +9%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.5 s to 1.7 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

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  • Passes Core Web Vitals for real visitors

    Real Chrome users on phones pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)).

  • Real-user LCP: 1.4 s

    1.4 s

    Real visitors wait 1.4 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.

  • Real-user INP: 185 ms

    185 ms

    Real visitors wait 185 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.

  • Real-user CLS: 0.03

    0.03

    For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.03 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.

  • Real-user FCP: 1.2 s

    1.2 s

    Real visitors see the first content after 1.2 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Real-user TTFB: 615 ms

    615 ms

    Real visitors wait 615 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.

  • First Contentful Paint: 1.2 s

    1.2 s

    The first text or image appears after 1.2 s, inside the 1.8 s “good” threshold.

  • Cumulative Layout Shift: 0

    0

    The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).

Images and page weight

1 to fix70
  • Page weight: 4.8 MB in 355 requests

    4.8 MB

    Your homepage downloads 4.8 MB in 355 requests on a phone: scripts 2.4 MB (148), images 1.1 MB (29) and other files 931 KiB (158). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.

  • About 1.3 g of CO₂ per visit

    1.35 g

    By the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.35 g of CO₂e: 161.7 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.

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  • 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

12 to fixGoogle 8687
  • Images must have alternative text (1 element)

    Images must have alternative text: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated critical by axe-core.

  • 9 tap targets too small

    9 tap targets are too small or too close together to hit reliably with a finger.

  • 1 text element with low contrast

    1 text element doesn't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.

  • All page content should be contained by landmarks (6 elements)

    All page content should be contained by landmarks: 6 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.

  • Contentinfo landmark should not be contained in another landmark (1 element)

    Contentinfo landmark should not be contained in another landmark: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.

  • Document should not have more than one contentinfo landmark (1 element)

    Document should not have more than one contentinfo landmark: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.

  • Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination (1 element)

    Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.

  • Zoom is disabled

    The viewport tag blocks pinch-zoom, which low-vision visitors rely on.

  • Page should contain a level-one heading (1 element)

    Page should contain a level-one heading: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.

  • 5 form fields without a label

    5 form fields have no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.

  • 1 link without text

    1 visible link has no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where it goes.

  • ARIA role should be appropriate for the element (9 elements)

    ARIA role should be appropriate for the element: 9 elements on the page fail this check, rated minor by axe-core.

  • Headings skip levels

    Headings skip levels (h3 → h5), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.

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  • 46 automated accessibility rules passed

    axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 57 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 46 passed and 11 failed. 5 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.

SEO

3 to fixGoogle 9278
  • No H1 headline

    There is no <h1>, so neither visitors nor Google get a clear main headline.

  • Title is long (84 characters)

    Your title is 84 characters, so Google will cut it off around 60: “Best Electric Bikes for Adults - The Only Ridstar Official EBike Shop – Ridstarebike”.

  • Meta description is long (161 characters)

    Your meta description is 161 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.

  • 46 internal links, 13 external

    The homepage links to 46 pages on ridstar.net and 13 external pages.

5 checks passed
  • Canonical URL set

    The canonical URL is https://ridstar.net/.

  • Structured data in place

    Structured data found: Organization and WebSite.

  • Open Graph tags complete

    Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.

  • 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://ridstar.net/sitemap.xml.

AI search readiness

100
4 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.

  • Organization data: 4 of 6 facts

    Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo and sameAs (social profiles); description and contact details would complete it.

  • Text is in the HTML

    Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (329 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.

  • llms.txt published

    The site publishes https://ridstar.net/llms.txt (6 KiB, 8 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.

Other pages

2 to fix90
  • 1 page without a meta description

    https://ridstar.net/collections/all has no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.

  • 1 page without an H1

    https://ridstar.net/collections/all has no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.

  • 15 internal pages checked

    We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 20 found) and read each the way a search engine does.

5 checks passed
  • Linked pages load

    11 pages of 15 loaded without an error (the rest turned automated requests away).

  • 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.

  • No linked page is hidden from search

    None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.

  • Every page has a title

    All 11 pages that loaded have a <title>.

Best practices

4 to fixGoogle 8577
  • 47 small tap targets

    47 of 86 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.

  • Scrolls sideways on phones

    On a 390 px-wide phone the page scrolls sideways, a sign that something is wider than the screen.

  • 4 JavaScript errors while loading

    4 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “gtag is not defined”.

  • Pasting is blocked

    A form field blocks pasting, which frustrates password managers and people on phones.

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  • Mobile viewport set

    The page declares a mobile viewport.

Content and conversion

2 to fix67
  • No call to action on the first screen

    On a phone, there is no call to action on the first screen: visitors have to scroll to find out what to do next.

  • No social proof

    No testimonials, customer logos, ratings or customer counts on the homepage: nothing tells a new visitor that others already trust you.

  • No risk reducer

    No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.

  • About 463 words of copy

    The homepage carries about 463 words of visible text.

  • Urgency cues

    The page uses urgency cues (a countdown or limited-time wording).

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  • 2 calls to action

    The homepage has 2 calls to action, for example “Subscribe” and “Contact Us”.

  • 5 short forms

    5 short forms (2 fields at most) are right on the homepage.

  • Analytics in place

    Analytics detected: Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity.

  • Direct contact links

    Visitors can reach you directly: 1 phone link and 0 email links.

Privacy and tracking

1 to fix
  • 7 trackers load before any consent

    7

    Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Klaviyo and Meta Pixel and 2 mores (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.

  • 19 cookies set on arrival

    19

    Opening the homepage sets 19 cookies (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.

  • 45 other companies contacted

    Loading the homepage contacts 45 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 ridstar.net, 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 10 apps. Each one is code from another company running for your shoppers.

Apps your storefront loads

Simprosys Google Shopping Feed · Uppromote Affiliate · Lai Product Reviews · Xcotton Guard · Inbox · Affliate By Secomapp · automizely.com · product-image-zoom.com · cloudfront.net · shareasale.com

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
Google Analytics | Microsoft Clarity
Hosting
Shopify

Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info

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