← HOME Knowledge Base // Compatibility & Standards

BikeLab-pedia

Compatibility · Standards · Diagnosis

The bike industry confuses you on purpose. That ends here.

Every brand rebrands the same physics with a new name —BB30, Boost, Microspline, UDH— to sell you that its part is unique and essential. It almost never is. BikeLab-pedia translates that marketing fog into three answers anyone understands: what you have, what fits it, and what to do.

We don't recycle Wikipedia. Every entry carries the exact measurement, the mistake almost nobody corrects, and the data that comes from opening the part on the bench — not from a catalog. If a bearing corrodes differently on the South American coast, we know because we saw it.

Nobody documents hundreds of standards without mastering the hardware. We don't write to impress: we write so that the next time you wonder —"will this fit my bike?"— the answer is here, in your language, with nothing to sell you.

Stop guessing. Start knowing.

— BIKELAB-PEDIA · COMPATIBILITY, STANDARDS & DIAGNOSIS

// Part won't fit?

If a component won't go in, your bike makes a noise nobody can identify, or you don't know which standard you have: send us the case. Real diagnosis, and if needed, we receive your components by courier in Trujillo. Write us · SAG Calculator

9 CLUSTERS · 6 LIVE · IN PRODUCTION
Cluster 01 // Drivetrain

Drivetrain & speeds

Speeds, cassettes, freehub bodies (HG, XD, Microspline), chains and UDH. What mixes with what, and what doesn't.

Available · 13 entries →
Cluster 02 // Bottom bracket

Bottom bracket

BSA, BB30, PF30, BB86/92, T47. Which spindle fits your frame and why it creaks.

Available · 13 entries →
Cluster 03 // Brakes

Brakes

Flat Mount vs Post Mount, Center Lock vs 6-bolt, DOT vs mineral, rotor size.

Available · 16 entries →
Cluster 04 // Axles & frame

Axles & frame

Quick release vs thru-axle, Boost 148/110, thru-axle thread pitch, UDH hanger.

Available · 13 entries →
Cluster 10 // The frame & welding

The frame & welding

Your frame cracked: what heat does to each material (steel, aluminum, titanium, carbon) and what to ask before welding it.

Available · 11 entries →
Cluster 05 // Tires

Tires & pressure

Pressure by weight, tubeless, burping, real vs nominal width, ETRTO, hookless, inserts. Pressure isn't a number, it's a range.

Available · 60 entries →
Cluster 06 // Headset

Headset & cockpit

SHIS, tapered steerer, integrated cable routing. The modern mechanic's nightmare, explained.

Coming soon
Cluster 07 // Suspension & dropper

Suspension & dropper

Sag, air pressure by weight, harsh fork, bottoming, what dropper fits. Setup, problems and compatibility.

Available · 81 entries →
Cluster 08 // Maintenance

Maintenance & physics

Torque, carbon paste, chain wear, bleeding. What ruins parts when you don't know.

Coming soon
Cluster 09 // Geometry

Measurements & geometry

Reach, stack, head angle, offset, trail. Why two "size M" bikes aren't the same.

Available · 25 entries →
Cross-cutting // Models

Model spec sheets

What standards does your bike use? Marlin, Epic, Scale, Chisel and the world's best-selling models.

Coming soon

© 2026 BikeLab Studio. Content under CC BY 4.0: you may copy, translate and publish it, even for commercial purposes. Citation is mandatory. Without attribution, the license terminates automatically (CC BY 4.0, §6.a) and the use becomes copyright infringement: we request the removal of the content and its deindexing. · Design and ownership: Carlos Ravello Joo

BikeLab-pedia / Technical encyclopedia of bicycle compatibility and standards / Carlos Eduardo Ravello Joo · BikeLab Studio · Trujillo, Peru