A public bike page can double as a maintenance certificate: the
thing you paste into a listing so a buyer can see the mileage, the
parts, the service record and the condition, instead of taking your
word for it. Switch it on under Bike → Sharing → Show as
certificate.
What "Certified" means
The Certified badge is computed, never self-declared. Switching
the toggle on does not put the badge on the page. It appears only when
all four of these are true:
- The bike page is published.
- The bike is linked to Strava gear, so the mileage comes from
recorded rides, not a typed number. - At least one component has an install date.
- At least one service is logged, on the bike or on a part that
is installed on it.
The Sharing tab shows this checklist with a pass or fail per rule and
a link to fix each one. Fail a rule and the page is the plain profile,
with no badge; visitors are never told a certificate was attempted.
The badge states exactly what it can vouch for:
Certified · mileage from Strava since 12 March 2024 · 14 services logged
It says mileage from Strava, not "all rides", because nobody can
know about rides that were never recorded. And it counts services
logged, which is a statement about the record, not about the bike
being flawless. An overdue service does not break certification; the
condition section shows it instead.
What the page shows
Beyond the badge, a certified page carries the same extras every
published bike page now has:
- Services logged and last service in the hero stats.
- A Condition tab with the 0 to 100 condition score and the
lifespan of every tracked part, the same numbers you see on your own
Condition page. - A receipt check next to a component price when a receipt or
invoice backs it (see Prove a purchase).
The document itself stays private; only the check is public, and it
shows even if you hide prices.
Print it
The Print button next to Share prints the page cleanly: no
navigation, no reactions, no photo carousel, one photo, the components
table, the condition section and the logbook, with the page URL and
the print date in the footer. Two or three A4 pages for a typical
bike. Nothing is generated server-side; it is the page, printed.
What it does not do
- No signature or QR code. The URL is the proof; anyone can open it
and see the live record. - No claim about rides that were not recorded.
- The badge does not transfer with the bike. When you sell, you can
hand the bike over with its components
and distance; the new owner links their own Strava and earns the
badge with their own record.