Bike Storage Cages and Secure Bike Rooms
Wire mesh bike cages, locked bike rooms and high-density bike racks for apartments, offices and campuses — so bicycles come off balconies and out of hallways and into a space only residents or staff can open.
Supplied and installed nationwide from Salt Lake City — call (800) 326-4403.
8–14 bikes
Per ~8 ft Bike Stacker run
2 tiers
Double the bikes per floor area
Wire mesh
See-through, sprinkler-friendly
Card or key
Room or individual locking
Shop Bicycle Racks and Shelters Online
Priced bike racks and covered bicycle shelters for outdoor or garage areas. Locked wire mesh bike rooms and cages are quoted to your space.
Why a bike storage cage beats a rack in the garage
An open bike rack in a parking garage keeps bikes tidy, but it does not keep them. A bike storage cage — a wire mesh security cage around the racks with a locked door — adds a second layer: thieves have to get through the enclosure before they ever reach a bike lock. Property managers use bike cages to get bicycles off balconies, out of elevators and away from hallway walls; employers use them to support cycling commuters.
Wire mesh suits the job. Residents can see their bike before they open the door, cameras see into the room, and the building’s lighting, ventilation and fire sprinklers keep working through the mesh.
Writing for residents? Our guide Get Bikes Off Your Balcony covers the tenant side — rules, options and what to ask a building manager. This page is for the owners, managers and facility teams who build the bike room.
Three common bike room layouts
Individual units use the same parts as wire mesh lockers and tenant storage lockers, so a building can mix a shared bike room with a few rentable lockers for residents who want their own space.
Racks inside the cage: Bike Stacker and wall riders
The cage sets security; the racks set capacity. Wire Crafters’ Bike Stacker is a double-tier rack built for condominiums, apartments and multi-family buildings. As published by the manufacturer:
- Stores 8 to 14 bikes in roughly 8 ft of space, depending on model
- Staggered, formed trays add clearance between bikes to prevent damage
- A tear-drop tire slot holds road, racing and mountain bikes; tandems do not fit
- Trays of 16 gauge galvanized steel, uprights of 1/8 in. steel angle, horizontals of 14 gauge formed channel
- Riders lock their bike to the steel tray; optional stop pins hold unusual bikes forward
- Installs with standard hand tools
Wall-mounted vertical racks hang one bike per slot from the front wheel and suit narrow rooms where a two-tier rack will not fit. Mixing both types in one room is common: stackers along the long walls, vertical racks on short walls and columns.
Leave room for cargo bikes, trailers and e-bikes, which are heavier and longer than a standard bike and often do not fit upper tiers. Many buildings dedicate a floor-level zone to them.
Product photos courtesy of Wire Crafters, the Louisville, Kentucky manufacturer; MH-USA is an authorized Wire Crafters dealer.
Locking and access for bike cages
- Keyed or padlock doors — simplest; works for small rooms with a short user list.
- Card readers and keypads — tie the bike room to the building’s access system so move-outs lose access without rekeying.
- Self-closing doors — keep the room from being propped open after the last user leaves.
- Solid kick panels — a sheet metal band at the bottom of the mesh stops wheels and pedals poking through and reaching tools.
Details on each option are on the security cage locks and access control and security cage doors pages. Electric locks should fail in a way your fire code official accepts for egress.
Planning a bike storage cage
Answer these first:
- How many bikes now, and how many if cycling grows? Plan for growth in the room you build.
- Who uses it — residents, employees, students — and how will access be granted and removed?
- Where does the route from the street reach the room without stairs?
- What share of bikes will be e-bikes or cargo bikes, and is charging allowed?
- Where are sprinklers, lights, drains and columns that the cage must clear?
Send a sketch
Room size, door location, columns and the number of bikes.
We lay it out
Rack type and count, aisle widths and the mesh enclosure on one drawing.
Confirm options
Doors, locks, finishes and any individual lockers.
Install
Racks and partitions are installed by our crews or yours.
Some common partition and rack sizes are in stock at select manufacturers, subject to confirmation. For budgets, see the security cage cost guide; for property-wide storage, the apartment and condo storage cage guide.
Bike Storage Cage FAQs
What is a bike storage cage?
How many bikes fit in a bike room?
Are wire mesh bike cages secure?
Can e-bikes go in a bike cage?
Do bike cages block fire sprinklers?
Is this the same as balcony bike storage?
Planning a bike room?
Send the room size and how many bikes you need to store. We will lay out the racks and the cage and quote both, supplied and installed nationwide.