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SetMyBike is born:
The app to create and share the set-up of each bike on the track
An interesting startup dedicated to those who habitually frequent the curbs and want to have a reference to choose many parameters. From the right tire pressure, to the suspension settings, based on the data sent by the members
It must have happened to everyone to go around the track one day wondering what was the perfect pressure for the tires, or what modifications could improve the sensations on the saddle of your bike. Everyone has their own experiences and needs, but often among inveterate geeks there are endless discussions about the setting of this or that aspect of the bike that is useful for shaping one's chrono or even simply for feeling more at ease on the saddle.
It is precisely from this need that SetMyBike was born (click HERE), an app available for both Android and IOS devices and which could become very useful for those who often attend racetracks, spending their days on the curbs to have fun. The idea comes from Matteo Martini, who, like many other two-wheel enthusiasts, rides the track at an amateur level and thought of creating this App to help anyone in the same situation as him.
“My project became public in January 2021, it's young but we've already seen good success with almost 200 subscribers in just a few weeks. We have already discovered some shortcomings, and will fix them in the February release. SetMyBike is an idea born on the track for people who, just like me who is an amateur, he goes on the track and wants to do it in safety".
Matteo's idea is simple: to create a database of information shared among all members, which can be enriched with data from direct experience on the track.
“The app in question replaces the technical sheet that all amateurs usually do for the Setup of their bikes and helps them to make new Setups during the days on the track with data already present in the app such as tire pressures, technical data of their bike such as maps engine, suspension set-up. The purpose of the SetMyBike App is also to try to entice users to learn more about their bike and to raise awareness of how it is made and make them understand the importance of some technical aspects which are also fundamental for their safety”.
“The trivial example of someone who doesn't put the tires at the right pressures based on the day's conditions comes to mind. The risk is to crash at the first corner and hurt yourself. Using SetMyBike, this shouldn't happen. In the App there is also a video tutorial that explains how to choose the pressures and for each type of tire there is a specific sheet with the recommended pressures for track use".
“The biggest difficulty was collecting data after data, but now we have a database of information on about 320 tyres, 150 different bikes and 150 circuits in Europe
