Cycle storage pods for Leeds city centre

[mjr]

Phew! I was worried Leeds were getting the awful ugly space-wasting mudguard-bending derailleur-snapping Streetpods!

Those are hangers, not pods. King's Lynn has one, it's for residents not short-stay and it's been difficult to find access instructions and usage statistics.

 

[ktmbiker58]

Surely a ne'er-do-well could book a slot for his virtual bike, open the pod with the app on his (stolen) phone, park his virtual bike and angle grind himself a real bike -

 

[mjr]

Surely a ne'er-do-well could book a slot for his virtual bike, open the pod with the app on his (stolen) phone, park his virtual bike and angle grind himself a real bike -

They could, but it'd be easy to see who opened the hanger's electronic lock when the bike was nicked, there'll be traceable payment info and maybe CCTV or other counter-measures. There's probably far easier targets without the tracking.

Both the bike owner and the hanger operator should have insurance, too.

Are there any public statistics about the London council hangers?

 

[wiggydiggy]

Phew! I was worried Leeds were getting the awful ugly space-wasting mudguard-bending derailleur-snapping Streetpods!

Those are hangers, not pods. King's Lynn has one, it's for residents not short-stay and it's been difficult to find access instructions and usage statistics.

I just used the headline as it was written, the company does call them a hanger but they are not hangers in the way I'd describe them, you are wheeling the bike in not hanging it. https://cyclehoop.com/product/bikehangar/

If you know anyone thats been trying to rent one then I believe this is the link: https://cyclehoop.rentals/ . I've not taken it any futher than a search though as I don't actually want to book a space yet.

 

[Dadam]

Bike "hangar", based on the concept of the building for housing aircraft, as opposed to "hanger", something on which you hang things.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Bike "hangar", based on the concept of the building for housing aircraft, as opposed to "hanger", something on which you hang things.

I read things too literal lol Hopefully they'll come with a poor quality mess area and a dog mascot per hanger!

 

[mjr]

Bike "hangar", based on the concept of the building for housing aircraft, as opposed to "hanger", something on which you hang things.

Flipping autocorrect!