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Hand a bike over with its kilometres

When I bought my Scalpel second-hand, the only record of its mileage was the seller's word. Now a bike on WatchMy.bike can change owners with its record attached.

Every bike has a Transfer tab. Pick Hand over, create a link, and send it or show the QR code at the handover. The buyer claims it and the bike lands in their account with every installed component, including sub-components, and the distance each one has done. Service intervals come along with when they were last done, so the reminders carry on where you left off. Photos and public links (manual, shop page, review) come too.

The buyer doesn't start at zero. When they link the bike to their own Strava gear, their new activities add on top of the carried distance. Activities from before the handover aren't added, so nothing is counted twice.

What stays with you: your Strava connection and activities, the logbook, service history entries, documents and receipts, purchase price and date, and your notes.

One bike, one garage. When the link is claimed, your own copy is retired (read-only, history intact) or deleted, your choice. The same kilometres never end up in two accounts. A handover link works once and expires after 30 days. You can revoke it until it's claimed, and you get an email when someone claims it. Add the buyer's email and only that account can claim it.

Components travel on their own too. Selling a wheelset or a fork? Put the component in storage, then use its Transfer tab the same way.

Share a build as a template. A second option copies a bike and its components at 0 km, for when someone wants your setup rather than your bike. Your bike isn't touched, the link keeps working until you revoke it, and you can see how often it was claimed. Useful for a shop's standard build.

A buyer who isn't on WatchMy.bike yet sees the bike, its components and the distance that comes with it before signing up. They can create a free account and accept, even if they're already at the free plan's bike limit.

How it works, step by step: Transfer a bike or components