New Yorker's Headache: Where to store it

ALPEN SOLVES TENANT BIKE SECURITY PROBLEM

A silver lining from the coronavirus pandemic has been the worldwide surge in bike sales and ridership. Many bike shops have struggled to keep up with demand while cities continue to improve cycling infrastructure to keep up with the changing times. Unfortunately, for bike owners, this bike boon has led to a spike in thefts. The New York Times recently reported that New York City has seen a 27% increase in bike thefts from March to September. As apartment tenants struggle to find sufficient storage, they are forced to leave their bikes locked to a rack, in a bike cage, or stored in their already cramped living space. The need for a protected and convenient bike storage solution has never been greater.

ALPEN solves this dilemma by offering apartment owners a secure, private, and innovative storage solution that will provide the ultimate protection against theft. The ALPEN Bike Capsule will not only make tenant's lives easier, it will also generate recurring monthly rental revenue for apartment owners and managers.

Bike Thefts Are Up 27% in Pandemic N.Y.C.: ‘Sleep With It Next to You’

https://www.nytimes.com/2020-bike-thefts-nyc

As more people are buying bikes, more bikes are being swiped from sidewalks, garages and basements. Locks are not always a deterrent.

One of the more unexpected side effects of the pandemic has been a surge in cycling, fueled by people avoiding trains and buses and seeking a way to stay in shape. That triggered an extreme shortage of bicycles. Then came the thieves.

Bikes are being plundered from sidewalks, garages and apartment building basements in rising numbers in New York and across the country. Similar spikes in thefts have also been recorded abroad, including in Britain and France.

No one, it seems, is immune.

A father recently posted a sign on a Brooklyn street to publicly shame the thief who stole the bike his 10-year-old son got for his birthday. A bike along with the railing it was locked to was stolen from a Brooklyn apartment building. In the Bronx, a 15-year-old boy riding a bike was attacked by eight men who stole his cycle.

“When you buy a bike you just hope that you hold onto it for as long as you can,” said Jacob Priley, 29, explaining how he had two bikes stolen, one after the other.