Heya folks!
I started repairing, modifying and building my own bicycles after visiting bikeforums.net years ago. It eventually grew into a full-time hobby of building up vintage road bikes and getting my friends started in cycling. I found it difficult to identify bikes and figure out what standards they followed and what parts were and were not compatible. I decided to do something about it, so I started building a mobile bike catalog app of everything thats ever been made. I call it Sprocket.
Happy to say we just shipped a new build on Android that adds Instagram-linked images and Sharing. https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... cket&hl=en
What can you already use Sprocket for?
• Get key standards for your frames; drivetrain, headset, bottom bracket, wheels, etc.
• Know what parts to buy and not to buy when upgrading and repairing
• Restore an all original build by analyzing what parts came stock
• Show your bicycle page to your LBS mechanic to help them help you quicker
• Explore what models were built by which companies, by year
• Compare frame materials and material quality between different models
• Figure out what parts and part groups were on which rides
• Identify year of production by looking at parts included on a model by year
• Showing off your bike vanilla style vs. detailed specs.
Now instead of just saying that I have a 1995 LeMond Maillot Jaune (Trek 5000 OCLV) and a 1984 Trek 460 I can provide a link from inside the app and Android users can see exactly what I mean, down to the frame tubing.
Heres my carbon fiber LeMond http://sprocket.bike/share?bikeId=143
And heres my low-tier but sturdy Trek 460 http://sprocket.bike/share?bikeId=33939
Please check out Sprocket and tell me what you want to see next, because Im building this tool for you. + Get more people to see the work im doing by rating the app on Google Play. My ultimate goal with this project is to make cycling mainstream in the United States by making bike repair, maintenance and upgrading an activity that is much easier and more accessible. Note: Yes, we are working on an iOS app. I have cyclists asking me for it at every Bay Area Bike Party lol
I also put on a daily bike photo-blog at https://instagram.com/sprocketblog/
I started repairing, modifying and building my own bicycles after visiting bikeforums.net years ago. It eventually grew into a full-time hobby of building up vintage road bikes and getting my friends started in cycling. I found it difficult to identify bikes and figure out what standards they followed and what parts were and were not compatible. I decided to do something about it, so I started building a mobile bike catalog app of everything thats ever been made. I call it Sprocket.
Happy to say we just shipped a new build on Android that adds Instagram-linked images and Sharing. https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... cket&hl=en
What can you already use Sprocket for?
• Get key standards for your frames; drivetrain, headset, bottom bracket, wheels, etc.
• Know what parts to buy and not to buy when upgrading and repairing
• Restore an all original build by analyzing what parts came stock
• Show your bicycle page to your LBS mechanic to help them help you quicker
• Explore what models were built by which companies, by year
• Compare frame materials and material quality between different models
• Figure out what parts and part groups were on which rides
• Identify year of production by looking at parts included on a model by year
• Showing off your bike vanilla style vs. detailed specs.
Now instead of just saying that I have a 1995 LeMond Maillot Jaune (Trek 5000 OCLV) and a 1984 Trek 460 I can provide a link from inside the app and Android users can see exactly what I mean, down to the frame tubing.
Heres my carbon fiber LeMond http://sprocket.bike/share?bikeId=143
And heres my low-tier but sturdy Trek 460 http://sprocket.bike/share?bikeId=33939
Please check out Sprocket and tell me what you want to see next, because Im building this tool for you. + Get more people to see the work im doing by rating the app on Google Play. My ultimate goal with this project is to make cycling mainstream in the United States by making bike repair, maintenance and upgrading an activity that is much easier and more accessible. Note: Yes, we are working on an iOS app. I have cyclists asking me for it at every Bay Area Bike Party lol
I also put on a daily bike photo-blog at https://instagram.com/sprocketblog/
