In summer 2023 Cyclehoop launched ‘Trips’; a network of secure bike storage units for cycle journey destinations. Operated via a bespoke smartphone app, the system allows the public to store their bikes securely while visiting town centres and other destinations. Visitors to Glasgow will be able to access free secure cycle parking at the end of March 2025 as part of this scheme.
20 Trips Bikehangars were installed in Glasgow city centre in collaboration with Glasgow City Council. The project is the first of its kind in the UK; it distributes the cost and capacity of a conventional cycle hub into convenient nodes across the city centre by reallocating carriageway car parking spaces.
Electronic access via the Cyclehoop app allows complete self-service for users, from onboarding to operation and account management. It also allows us to gather usage data, showing which locations are used most often.
Armed with data from 15 months, we identified the locations with the lowest usage. We then worked with Glasgow City Council to select 11 new locations with improved access to shops, restaurants, attractions, rail and subway connections.
The new locations are:
- X001 – Douglas Street near offices and restaurants
- X003 – Duke Street near duke Street Station, shops and restaurants
- X004 – Wellington Street west of Glasgow Central Station
- X006 – Queen Street near Argyle Street shopping centre
- X007 – Howard Street near St Enoch Subway and shopping centre
- X008 – Hope Street near Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, theatres, shops and restaurants
- X009 – Union Street near Glasgow Central Station – cargo bike storage
- X016 – Glassford Street near Argyle Street shopping centre
- X017 – Kelvin Hall
- X019 – Gallowgate near shops and Glasgow Green
- X020 – King’s Theatre near Charing Cross station
You can view all twenty Trips Bikehangar locations here. The green pins show the new locations which will offer free secure cycle parking for two weeks.
Residents can try the new locations free of charge from Monday 17th March until Monday 31st March 2025.
How to access free cycle parking
- Download the Cyclehoop App from the App Store / Google Play
- Create an account. Please note, you must have a valid payment card registered in your account. You will not be charged for any bookings made in the new locations from Monday 17th March until Monday 31st March. Access full instructions here.
- Search the map for a space near you and start a booking.
The need for Trips is clear; police data shows that 4,092 bikes were stolen in Glasgow between 2020 to 2023. Secure parking facilities are key to encouraging residents to cycle into the city and store their bikes without fear of theft.
The service forms part of the Glasgow Avenues project, ensuring that users of the new cycle route network have access to secure, weatherproof parking at their destination. Launched to coincide with the UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, each Trips Bikehangar is decorated with the UCI rainbow stripes; an eye-catching celebration of Glasgow’s cycling culture.