How do I choose between a bike locker and a bike hangar?
- 5 days ago
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The key difference between lockers and hangars
Choosing between a bike locker and a bike hangar comes down to who will use it, how many bikes you need to store, and what space is available. Both offer enclosed secure storage, but they serve different contexts and scale very differently.
A bike locker is a single-occupancy unit: each user gets exclusive, private access to one space. This works well where users store high-value bikes and want guaranteed personal access, such as transit hubs, corporate campuses, or pay-per-space schemes. The drawback is footprint: lockers require more space per bike than any other format.
A bike locker typically needs around one square metre per bike. Fietshangar needs less than this by fitting six in a single locked unit, with shared access rather than six separate doors
When a bike hangar is the better choice
A bike hangar is communal, typically holding four to six bikes in the space a single car occupies. Users share access via a single door. This makes hangars far more space-efficient and better suited to residential streets, housing associations, and any context where multiple people need parking in a limited footprint.
Fietshangar holds up to six bikes, accommodates e-bikes up to 2.1 metres long, and uses a certified 2-point locking system. It is the only outdoor bike storage product with SKG-IKOB anti-theft certification, which matters for both security and public procurement eligibility.
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The Fietshangar 2.5 is the most widely used communal bike hangar in the Netherlands. View the full specification to compare dimensions, capacity, and locking options.
