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velospace now tracks bike serial numbers.

You have been able to fill out lots of information about your bikes on velospace since the site went live: frame size, crankset, chain, brakes, rims, hubs, suspension, and so on. Starting today, you can record your bike’s serial number. All serial numbers are privately stored and only viewable to the person who uploaded the bike. Storing serial numbers will help in the event a bike is lost or stolen and you need to provide proof of ownership when filing a police or insurance report.

This screenshot shows the serial number display on my Spicer. I am the only one who can see the serial number, and I have to be logged in to see it.

To add serial numbers to bikes already on velospace, take the following steps:

1. Log-in
2. Go-to your my stuff portal
3. Click on your bike on the top right hand column
4. Click on the “edit” tab on your bike page
5. Scroll down to the second to last input box and enter your serial number
6. Click Submit to complete the process

We would like to give a big thanks to user Ruffinit who suggested this great feature. If you have any ideas for improving velospace please send us some feedback.

- Greg