Together against bike theft.
Bike theft matters. Bike theft hurts. We are the European hub for bike theft prevention.
Ideas and tools against bike theft.
At a.bike we work with cities, cyclists, journalists and others to prevent bicycle theft. See our complete set of 20+ bike theft prevention tools and resources here. Our tools include a bike theft audit for cities, free bike theft prevention campaigns, tips how to choose a good bike lock, articles on bike theft and much more. Most are free to use.
Currently, our main focus is to promote and support the provision of secure ‘off street’ bicycle parking spaces in buildings, as soon required in the EU by the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive:
One million additional bike parking spaces in 2027:
By 2027, non-residential buildings need to offer secure bike parking in addition to already existing car parking spaces. The EPBD* mandates that both existing and new non-residential buildings (offices, shopping centres, universities, hospitals ..) add bike parking spots. We estimate that this will create 1-2 million additional bike parking spaces in the EU. While this is a major opportunity to support cycling and sustainable mobility, it also poses challenges to real estate owners and tenants. a.bike’s main mission is to help with the transition: We explain national transposition of the new bike parking rules, and operate a marketplace for providers and buyers of new bike parking spaces.
Free bike parking advice for:
*EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.
Let’s work together to prevent bike theft.
Find out what we can do for you:
*PS: We also support and work with journalists, insurances, manufacturers, governments, academia, schools, bike shops and cycling associations to reduce bike theft.
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Bike theft matters.
In the EU alone, 30 million bikes were stolen in the last ten years. Besides the financial damage close to one billion Euros, victims often stop cycling and millions of Europeans do not cycle at all, or cycle less because they fear theft. Theft is a major contribution to transport poverty.
Read our detailed our detailed analysis on the impact of bike theft on cycling or watch our short slides on bike theft statistics.
