Understand · Velopedia Tools

From choosing a bike to dialing it in.

Start with what you need today. Each tool works on its own, and your bike and measurements can carry forward when you want to go deeper.

Find, evaluate or set up

What do you want to do?

Bike Finder is the easiest place to start. Use Geometry Analyzer when you already have a bike in mind. Use Bike Fit & Setup to record and transfer a riding position. Your bike and measurements can move between tools without starting over.

FindBest starting point for most riders

Bike Finder

Help me choose a bike

Answer a few plain-English questions to find Archive bikes in specific published sizes.

  • Simple rider inputs
  • Exact published sizes
  • Archive-backed bicycles
Find bikes for me
EvaluateFor one specific bicycle

Geometry Analyzer

Understand a specific bike

See what a bike’s published or measured geometry means for position and handling, then find similar complete bikes.

  • Handling & proportions
  • Archive benchmark
  • Similar-bike finder
Analyze a bike
Set upDetailed setup worksheet

Bike Fit & Setup

Record a setup that works

Record rider, saddle and cockpit measurements, then compare the position or reproduce it on another bike.

  • Guided essentials
  • Position worksheet
  • Optional frame measurements
Open Bike Fit & Setup

Workshop Tools

Useful calculators for setup and service.

Get clear starting points for wheel building, tire pressure, gearing, suspension and chain length—with the inputs and assumptions visible.

01Wheel Building

SpokeMaster

Calculate independent left and right spoke lengths from ERD, hub flange geometry, rim offset, spoke count and lacing pattern.

  • Left & right spoke length
  • Bracing angle
  • Asymmetric rim support
Open SpokeMaster
02Bike Setup

Tire Pressure

Estimate independent front and rear starting pressures from system load, mounted tire width, wheel size, terrain, casing and air system.

  • Front & rear pressure
  • PSI & bar
  • Tire/rim limit checks
Calculate Tire Pressure
03Drivetrain

Gear Ratio

Analyze chainring and cassette combinations using ratio, gear inches, development, speed at cadence, overall range and cassette jumps.

  • Complete gear table
  • Range & cassette jumps
  • Speed at cadence
Calculate Gearing
04Suspension

Suspension Setup

Calculate fork and rear-shock sag targets, compare measured sag, evaluate balance and work through common ride-feel symptoms.

  • Fork & shock sag
  • Air & coil support
  • Symptom-based tuning
Set Up Suspension
05Drivetrain Service

Chain Length

Estimate the chain path from drivetrain geometry, account for maximum suspension chain growth and turn manufacturer add-link instructions into a cut-ready worksheet.

  • Geometry baseline
  • Suspension check
  • Stock-chain cut count
Plan Chain Length

How Velopedia approaches tools

Useful numbers need context.

01

Show the inputs

The measurement or assumption behind a result is visible instead of hidden behind a black-box recommendation.

02

Respect the hardware

Manufacturer limits and component-specific setup instructions override generalized calculations whenever they apply.

03

Give a starting point

Setup tools explain what to change next so a calculated number becomes part of a repeatable workshop process.

Bicycle knowledge for the life of the bike.

Tools are the Understand stage in the decisions riders and mechanics make: begin with Bike Finder when choosing, or carry a bicycle forward to Bike Reports and My Garage.

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