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r/Bikebuilding↗

This is a community to talk about all things with building bikes. Whether it may be a mountain bike, road bike, or just a casual everyday bike, talk about parts, post your sick builds, or even just chat with fellow bike enthusiasts.

13k subscribers200 posts / mo in Sep 2026173 authors / mosince 2019

r/Bikebuilding has 13k members (+48% over the last 12 months). It gets about 200 posts a month from 173 people. Top topics: Schwinn Classics, Gravel Bike Conversion and Restored Bikes.

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Size and growth

How r/Bikebuilding has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+48%in 12 months · +16% in 3 months
Oct 202613k
Growing13k subscribers
Data since Apr 2020Live · through Oct 2026
r/Bikebuilding

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+317%vs Sep 2025 · +105% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026200
BusierPeaked at 202 in Jul 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Bikebuilding

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Schwinn Classics2.3%
  2. Gravel Bike Conversion2.3%
  3. Restored Bikes1.9%
  4. Bike Frame Identification1.1%
  5. Vintage Bikes0.8%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Info
  2. Aliexpress
  3. Bike-Discount
  4. SHIMANO Corporate Site
  5. eBay

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research