Velopedia is a reference site for people who want to understand how modern bicycles actually work.
It documents the technologies, components, manufacturing methods, brands, and concepts that shape today’s bikes — without marketing language, product hype, or opinions disguised as facts.
The goal is simple: explain how things are built, how systems function, and why certain designs exist.
Nothing more than that.
Why Velopedia Exists
Cycling has changed quickly over the past few decades. Suspension designs evolve, frame standards come and go, drivetrain architectures shift, and e-bike systems add new layers of complexity every year.
The technical information behind these changes does exist — but it’s usually scattered. Some of it lives in engineering documents. Some of it is buried in old forum posts. Some of it is filtered through marketing language that explains what a product is, but not how or why it works.
Velopedia was created to bring that information together in one place.
Not to sell anything.
Not to rank products.
Not to chase trends.
Just to document how modern bicycles are designed, built, and understood.
What You’ll Find Here
Velopedia is organized as a growing library of individual entries. Each entry focuses on a single topic and follows a consistent structure: a clear overview, key facts, a technical explanation, relevant context, and related terms.
Topics currently covered include:
Technology
Suspension platforms, frame designs, axle and interface standards, kinematics, materials, and other engineering concepts that affect ride quality and performance.
Components
Drivetrains, brakes, wheels, cockpit parts, and the standards that determine how systems fit and work together.
E-Bike Systems
Motor platforms, batteries, controllers, sensors, and the design principles behind electric assistance and system integration.
Manufacturing
How bikes and components are made — including carbon construction methods, metal forming, machining, quality control, and global production realities.
Brands
Factual, non-promotional overviews of companies that influenced cycling through engineering, manufacturing, or historical significance.
History
Key developments, transitions, and ideas that shaped modern bicycle design.
Concepts
Foundational terms and measurements riders encounter across disciplines, from geometry language to suspension metrics.
Velopedia grows deliberately. Entries are added and refined over time to keep the library accurate, consistent, and useful long-term.
Editorial Approach
Velopedia follows a few simple rules:
- Information is presented as neutrally as possible
- Technical ideas are explained in plain language
- Claims are based on documented sources and industry knowledge
- Structure and terminology remain consistent across the site
- Content is written to stay relevant, not to chase short-term traffic
Velopedia is intended to function as a stable reference — something you can return to when you want to understand how a system works, or why a design exists in the first place.
That’s it. No pitch.
Contact
For corrections, suggestions, or requests for new entries, you can reach the project at: