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# Setting Up and Managing Gear Components in GearWear
> Add named components to any bike or shoe, set distance and time thresholds, configure pre-alerts, and reset counters after each replacement.
Every bike and pair of shoes is made up of parts that wear out at different rates. GearWear lets you define any number of named components per gear item — a chain, two separate tires, brake pads, cleats, insoles, a suspension fork — and track each one independently. You set the threshold that triggers an alert, and Strautomator handles the rest automatically as your activities sync.
## What you can track
You can create a component with any name, up to 20 characters. Common examples include:
* **Chain** — typically replaced every 2,000–4,000 km depending on drivetrain and conditions
* **Rear tire / Front tire** — typically replaced every 3,000–8,000 km
* **Cassette** — typically replaced every 10,000–15,000 km
* **Brake pads** — distance varies widely by surface and conditions
* **Cleats** — tracked by distance or hours of use
* **Insoles** — typically replaced every 500–1,000 km for running shoes
* Any custom part you name yourself
Each component tracks two independent counters: **distance** (km or miles, matching your Strava unit preference) and **time** (hours of moving time). You can set a threshold on either, both, or neither.
If you set no alert distance and no alert hours, the component will still accumulate totals, but you will never receive a notification. Set at least one threshold to benefit from automatic alerts.
## Setting up components
Navigate to **Gear** in the main menu. All your Strava bikes and shoes appear here. Gear items that already have a GearWear configuration show their components and current totals. Gear without a configuration appears in the list at the bottom.
Click the **+** button next to a gear item to create a new configuration, or click an existing gear card to open its edit page. On the edit page you see all existing components plus an **Add new component** card.
Click **Add new component**. A dialog opens with the following fields:
A short, unique name for this part (e.g., `Chain`, `Rear tire`, `Cleats`). Maximum 20 characters. Each component on the same gear item must have a unique name.
The distance already accumulated on this component before you start tracking. Set to `0` for a brand-new part; enter the existing mileage if the component is already in use.
The distance threshold that triggers an alert (minimum 100). Set to `0` to disable distance-based alerting for this component.
Hours of use already logged on this component before tracking begins.
The hours-of-use threshold that triggers an alert (minimum 20 hours). Set to `0` to disable time-based alerting.
Send an early warning when usage reaches this percentage of the threshold. Options are **50%**, **80%**, or disabled. Useful for ordering parts in advance.
Click **Save component**. The component appears on the gear's edit page with a progress bar showing current usage against the threshold.
After adding all the components you want, click **Save configuration** to persist the entire GearWear setup.
### Default components
If you haven't added any components yet, the edit page offers a **Use defaults** button. For bikes the defaults are Chain, Cassette, Rear tire, Front tire, and Brake pads. For shoes the default is a single Shoes component. The suggested alert distances are pre-filled using typical replacement intervals (3,500 km for a chain in metric, 2,200 mi in imperial, and so on). You can adjust any of these values after applying the defaults.
## Alerts and notifications
When a component's running total reaches its alert threshold:
* An **in-app notification** appears in Strautomator.
* An **email alert** is sent to the address on your account (if you have one set).
If the component continues to accumulate distance or hours past the threshold without being reset, Strautomator sends a **reminder** after a cooldown period so the alert does not become noise.
For **pre-alerts**, a single early-warning notification is sent when the component first crosses the configured percentage (50% or 80%). No repeated pre-alert reminders are sent — only the final threshold alert repeats.
Make sure your email address is set in **Account → Email** so you receive alerts by email in addition to in-app notifications. Without an email address, only in-app notifications are created.
## Resetting a component after replacement
After you replace a component, zero out its counter so tracking starts fresh.
Go to **Gear** and click on the bike or shoe whose component you replaced.
Find the component card and click the **Reset** button. A confirmation dialog shows the current distance and hours about to be cleared.
Click **Reset** in the dialog. Strautomator records the reset in the component's **history** — storing the date and the total distance and hours at the time of the reset — then sets both counters to zero and clears any pending alert flags.
You can only reset a component once per calendar day. If you reset by mistake, the history entry is still recorded and the component restarts from zero. Resets are not stored when **Privacy Mode** is enabled in your account preferences.
## Viewing component history
Each component keeps a full log of past resets. On the gear edit page, scroll down to the **History** section to see a table of reset dates alongside the cumulative distance and hours at each reset. This gives you a record of how long each part lasted, which is useful for planning future replacements.
## Usage delay
By default, Strautomator waits 2 days before crediting an activity's distance to your gear components. This gives you time to correct the gear assignment on a recently synced activity before the totals are updated.
* **Free plan**: delay is adjustable (default 2 days).
* **PRO plan**: delay can be reduced to 1 day. Activities whose gear was changed by an automation are updated instantly.
Change the delay in **Account → Preferences → GearWear delay**. The Gear page shows the next scheduled tracking date based on your current setting.
## Enabling and disabling individual components
Each component has a toggle switch on its card. Disabling a component stops it from accumulating distance and time without deleting it or its history. Re-enable it at any time to resume tracking. Disabled components appear at the bottom of the component list, sorted after active ones.
## Editing and deleting components
Click any component card to reopen the edit dialog. You can change the name, adjust thresholds, update current totals, or modify the pre-alert setting. To remove a component entirely, click **Delete** inside the edit dialog and confirm the deletion.
Deleting a component permanently removes it and all its history. This action cannot be undone. Use the disable toggle if you want to pause tracking while retaining history.