watchmybike

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

FeatureWatchMy.bikePedal Room
Public bike profilesYes, custom URLsForum-style listing
Component trackingUnlimitedNo
Service history logYesNo
Maintenance alertsDistance + time + calendarNo
Push notificationsYesNo
Email maintenance alertsYesNo
Strava syncYesNo
Custom URLsYesNo
AI assistant via MCPYesNo
Document storage (receipts, warranties)1–5 GBNo
Bike catalog (40k+ models)YesNo
Multi-language UI8 languagesEnglish only
Cost trackingYesNo
Free tier3 bikesYes (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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Steel plan is permanently free for up to 3 bikes.

WatchMy.Bike

Where bikes get noticed.

Never wonder when to replace your chain again. WatchMy.Bike automatically tracks every component on every ride through Strava integration. Get alerts before parts fail, showcase your gear collection, and keep detailed maintenance records—all in one beautiful dashboard.

Here's demo what you'll get when creating your free profile and you can optionally list your bike builds in our public directory.

Get your bikes noticed

Join WatchMy.Bike and showcase your builds to the world

Track components • Get maintenance alerts • Share your builds

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