About Velopedia
Bicycle knowledge for the life of the bike.
Find a bike’s original specifications, understand its setup, and keep track of the one you own.
What is Velopedia?
Built from years in bike shops.
Velopedia is independently maintained by Jeffrey South, whose bicycle-industry experience spans service, retail, technical support, parts identification, and shop ownership since 1995.
What you will find here
Research it. Set it up. Keep it running.
Discover
Look up original specifications, compare bikes, and see how prices and geometry have changed over time.
Understand
Work through fit, geometry, maintenance, and inspection questions with guides and bicycle calculators.
Own
Keep your bike’s setup, upgrades, inspections, and service history in My Garage. You can also create a separate Shareable Bike Record for a buyer or next owner, then revoke its link whenever you choose.
Your own bike
The Archive describes the model. My Garage documents the bicycle in front of you.
A Garage record can begin with an exact Archive model or with a bicycle that is not yet in the Archive. Its setup, service history, upgrades, photos, and private notes remain private unless the owner deliberately creates a Shareable Bike Record.
Archive information and owner-entered history remain visibly separate. A Shareable Bike Record organizes information supplied by the owner; it is not an independent inspection, ownership check, or guarantee of condition.
Why Velopedia exists
Useful bicycle information should not disappear when a product page does.
A useful detail can be buried in an old service manual, scattered across compatibility charts, or lost when a manufacturer replaces a product page. Riders and mechanics end up looking for the same answers again.
Velopedia keeps that information together so it is still useful years later, whether you are researching a bike or keeping it on the road.
Editorial approach
How the work is handled
- 01
Prefer manufacturer documentation, compatibility charts, technical manuals, patents, and established technical sources.
- 02
Keep documented facts, calculations, practical observations, and owner-entered information clearly separated.
- 03
Show the inputs, assumptions, coverage, and limits behind calculations and original Archive research.
- 04
Review and correct published material when stronger evidence becomes available.
Independence
The subject comes first.
Velopedia is not built around affiliate rankings, sponsored recommendations, or promotional coverage. Brands and products appear when they matter to the technology, history, component, bicycle, or system being documented.
Advertising supports the site, but it does not change Archive facts, tool results, or editorial conclusions.
Corrections & updates
Found something that needs another look?
Bicycle technology changes, and historical records are not always complete. Corrections are checked against the best available technical and historical sources.
Send a correction