Comparison · Long-running community bike-showcase site
WatchMy.bike vs Pedal Room
Pedal Room is one of the original community bike-showcase sites, with a back catalogue of around a thousand listed bikes — but development has slowed and uptime has been intermittent in recent years, with no visible active feature work. There's no component distance tracking, no maintenance alerts, no Strava sync, and no custom URLs for your build. WatchMy.bike covers the same showcase use case (public bike profiles, build documentation, photo galleries) and adds component tracking with distance-, time-, and calendar-based maintenance alerts, Strava integration for automatic mileage, and custom public URLs in the form watchmy.bike/p/username/bike-name. WatchMy.bike's Steel plan is permanently free for up to 3 bikes; paid tiers are €39 and €69 per year. Pick Pedal Room if you're browsing the legacy catalogue or already have a build hosted there. Pick WatchMy.bike if you want an actively-developed showcase with reliable uptime, the maintenance side, and your own custom-URL profile.
By Marien van Os ·
Feature comparison
| Feature | WatchMy.bike | Pedal Room |
|---|---|---|
| Public bike profiles | Yes, custom URLs | Forum-style listing |
| Component tracking | Unlimited | No |
| Service history log | Yes | No |
| Maintenance alerts | Distance + time + calendar | No |
| Push notifications | Yes | No |
| Email maintenance alerts | Yes | No |
| Strava sync | Yes | No |
| Custom URLs | Yes | No |
| AI assistant via MCP | Yes | No |
| Document storage (receipts, warranties) | 1–5 GB | No |
| Bike catalog (40k+ models) | Yes | No |
| Multi-language UI | 8 languages | English only |
| Cost tracking | Yes | No |
| Free tier | 3 bikes | Yes (community-funded) |
Pick Pedal Room if…
you're browsing the legacy catalogue or already have a build hosted there.
Visit Pedal Room →Pick WatchMy.bike if…
you want an actively-developed showcase with reliable uptime, maintenance tracking, and your own custom-URL profile.
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