Thinking of parking your bike in a Bikehangar? Considering putting a shiny new bike in your existing space? Find out how to make sure your pride and joy fits comfortably in its new home.
From tiny folding designs, to classic racers, dutch style shoppers and beyond, bikes come in all shapes and sizes. It’s part of what makes them so great! The good news is the vast majority of bikes will fit in a Bikehangar space. To make sure your bike fits, we’ve put together this handy guide.
Length | 1800mm |
Height | 1200mm |
Handlebar Width | 750mm |
Tyre width | 59mm (100mm for 'Fat-Tyre friendly' racking) |
Length
Time to reach for the measuring tape. The first dimension to check is the length of the bike, from the front most point, to the rear most point. For many bikes, this will be the tip of the front tyre to the tip of the back tyre. Make sure you include mudguards, racks and accessories. The maximum length is 1800mm.
Tyre width
If you have a mountain bike, fat bike, ebike or beach cruiser, you may need to check the width of your tyres. Tyres below 59mm wide will fit in any Bikehangar space. Tyres wider than 59mm will only fit in newer Bikehangars. You can check if your local Bikehangar fits wider tyres on our Locations page; search for your address and choose ‘Fat tyre friendly’ from our filters.
Height
Most often, the highest points of a bike are the handlebars and the saddle. To fit in a Bikehangar, these must be less than 1200mm high. Accessories at the very front or very back of the bike are not permitted. This includes rear mounted child seats, triathlon style handlebar extensions, large baskets, touring racks and delivery boxes.
Handlebar width
The Bikehangar is designed to help handlebars overlap. Many Bikehangars have racking with alternating heights to help lift adjacent handlebars clear of each other. The widest handlebar we allow in a Bikehangar is 700mm. This must include any accessories such as mirrors and bar ends. Large accessories such as baskets and motorbike style glove/mitten attachments are not allowed.
With such a wide variety of handlebar styles and heights, handlebar clash can still happen. If your handlebars are clashing with your neighbours, consider parking your bike the other way around. Check this doesn’t cause an obstruction to other bikes. If the problem persists, contact us. In some cases we can swap your allocated space to help you park your bike more easily.
Non-standard cycles
In some cases we can adapt a Bikehangar to fit a non-standard cycle. While this depends on the scenario of each individual, we’re committed to working with councils and residents to provide adapted cycle parking spaces. If you need a space for an adapted cycle, fill in our Submit a location form and get in touch, we’ll do our best to connect you with the right people at the council.
Cargo bikes and family cycles
We love cargo bikes, but sadly the majority of cargo bike designs will not fit in a standard Bikehangar. There are some exceptions, for example, it’s possible for a Tern GSD to fit, but only with the bench style rear seats, not the full-backed child seats. If you’re considering parking a smaller style cargo bike, be sure to check the dimensions thoroughly.