Newsletter: Q2 2026 review
Velo-city 2026 in Rimini
From 16 to 19 June, Fietshangar exhibited at Velo-city 2026 in Rimini, Europe's leading cycling congress, sharing a stand with Italian partner Biclò.
The stand featured our Scandicci model, fitted with digital access, giving visiting municipalities and transport planners a close look at the security and ease of use digital locking brings to shared bike parking. Digital access lets several users open the same unit through the app rather than a shared key, relevant for cities running bike-share schemes or communal parking where a single unit serves more than one household.
The Scandicci model carries the same SKG-IKOB anti-theft certification (KE 470) as the rest of the Fietshangar range, whichever locking option is fitted.
Fietshangar's new e-bike charging
Fietshangar has introduced a charging module that connects to the existing lock hitching bar. The bar remains modular, so the module fits current configurations and can be adapted to local charging ports, letting municipalities and housing associations add charging capacity to units already installed rather than replacing them.
The module is available as an add-on to existing installations, giving e-bike users reliable charging alongside the certified security Fietshangar is known for. As e-bikes make up a growing share of the bikes stored in a typical Fietshangar, the option lets operators keep pace with that shift.
Trade missions across Germany
In May the team travelled through Germany, one of Fietshangar's priority markets. From 19 to 21 May the itinerary covered North Rhine-Westphalia, with stops in Münster, Düsseldorf and Bocholt, including a visit to Rose Bikes in Bocholt.
Düsseldorf's neighbourhood-level bike parking showed how facilities can be delivered directly within residential streets, while Münster's large-scale parking is concentrated around public transport hubs, a contrast worth exploring further for future projects.
From 23 to 25 May Fietshangar visited Bavaria, travelling through Augsburg and Munich, including a stop at Urban Colab in Munich to meet mobility start-ups working on new approaches to urban transport. The visits build local relationships as Fietshangar works to establish a stronger presence in Germany.
