What is BikeVet?
BikeVet is an iPhone app that tells you when your chain, brake pads and the rest are due. Connect Strava once and it reads each new ride in the background, then works out wear from more than the odometer: the homepage's example is that 500 km of muddy gravel and 500 km of dry tarmac shouldn't count the same.
It's new. Version 1.0 reached the App Store on September 22, 2026, and 1.1.0 followed three days later (adding service intervals you did in the past). The developer is Alain Caltieri, and the terms are governed by Italian law. It needs iOS 26 or later, on iPhone or iPad. The site says Android and web versions are planned and takes emails for when they're ready.
Key Features
Wear from the ride, not just the distance
The support FAQ lists what goes into the estimate: weather, elevation, distance, duration, route type, and the kind of bike and component. Ride data comes mostly from Strava, and BikeVet checks it against a weather provider.
Setup from a photo
Take a photo of the bike and BikeVet identifies the frame and key components. The FAQ says it can make mistakes and suggests a clear, well-lit shot of the drive side; you can edit the bike and any single part afterwards, and set a starting wear level by hand.
Alerts and a service log
Notifications arrive when a part needs attention. You log replacements, repairs, lubes, cleanings and visual wear checks per component, and the log keeps expenses too, which the App Store page pitches as service records for when you sell the bike.
Fix it yourself
Both the free and paid versions include DIY repair guides, tool and parts suggestions, and tips on making components last.
Who It's For
- Riders on iPhone who want wear estimates without typing in mileage
- Gravel and all-weather riders, whose drivetrains wear faster than a plain mileage count assumes
- Home mechanics who want the how-to alongside the reminder
Worth Knowing
By default BikeVet only imports new rides. If you want wear counted from an earlier date, you can pull in the past year of Strava rides. Each bike in BikeVet links to one in your Strava gear list, so picking the right bike in Strava when you ride is what sends the miles to the right place.
The Strava connection is read-only unless you opt in to one extra: posting bike milestones (reaching a distance goal, for example) to your Strava activities. The FAQ doesn't name the scopes it asks for. The privacy policy says it keeps the distance, elevation and starting location of your rides, plus your first and last name from Strava, and that disconnecting Strava erases the imported data.
You don't need an account. Bike data sits on BikeVet's servers either way, and a free account lets you sync between devices and recover it on a new phone. Deleting your account in the app removes everything.
The free version covers one bike and six core components. Premium, at $3.99 a month or $29.99 a year on the US App Store, adds unlimited bikes and every component.
