Bike lockers for lease at the RTD station in Denver

Bike Lockers are becoming more prevalent as a form of secure bicycle storage.

After all, locking a bicycle in a strong box is certainly one of the more secure ways to protect it.

One cause for this increased interest in bike locks is the cost of bicycles today.

According to Bicycle Universe, here are some estimates for the cost of bicycles today:

Road bikes - from $350 to $700 Mountain bikes - $1000 on average Single-speed bikes - $400 on average Beach cruiser bikes - $200 to $300 Recumbent bikes - $1000 to $2000 (where the rider is in a laid-back position) Children's bike 8 and younger - $140 to $200.

As you can see, bicycles are not cheap.

Here's another cause for concern with bicyclists.

Bicycle thefts are on the

Bicycle commuters are willing to pay extra fees for secure, indoor bike rooms

One of the best ways to offer more amenities to guests and residents while also growing business is by establishing fees for extra services. People are willing to pay for additional features and understand that the fees go towards administrative costs.

Charging additional fees is a viable path for growing your business. It provides additional income to put back into the property, allowing it to stay up-to-date and in tip-top shape. These new upgrades make it appealing for visitors from younger demographics to revisit your facility and, better yet, bring their friends.

These are also known as ancillary-revenue programs—or any revenue outside

Bike lockers are proving to be a major draw for bicyclists

By Alysa Kleinman

Ask any cyclist about the most secure bicycle storage and they will excitedly tell you about bike lockers.

Bicycle lockers provide the ultimate security, since they prevent theft, vandalism, and weather damage from harming bikes, while traditional commercial bike racks only protect from theft.

If you're a driver, think of it this way—would you rather leave your car in an empty lot, or a secured parking garage? The choice is easy. Just like how covered parking is more secure and protective of your car, so are bike lockers when it comes to bicycle parking.

Cristan Hassan Acosta Villafane teaches woman to ride a bike provided by Bikes for the World (Source: All photographs supplied courtesy of BikesfortheWorld.org)

Bicycling for most Americans is a leisure activity. Something we do on weekends or evenings.  We often take bicycles for granted.

But in Third World countries, a bicycle can be a game-changer - a tool for earning a living, attending school, or saving a life.  Farmers can carry their produce to market.  Tradesmen can carry their tools over a wider service area and earn more.

Students living at a distance from school can get there quicker, on time, and with more energy to learn.   Health workers serving low-income communities can move from household to household faster, carrying more medications and serving more patients.

That's where Bikes for

More apartment communities now offer bicycle storage amenitie

Ever take a shower with a bike? Sounds crazy, doesn't it? But the bathtub is one option many apartment dwellers are now using for bike storage these days because frankly, they have no choice.

That may soon change across the country as some savvy apartment communities  now offer bicycle storage amenities to meet the demand from Millennials.

There are a couple of cultural shifts taking place in America that property managers, architects and builders would be wise to embrace.

First of all, the next generation of renters and frankly, high wage-earners and family-starters are now Millennials - those born from 1981 to 1997. The babies of Baby Boomers. This is the generation that is taking over the reins from the Boomer generation, who are now retiring at the rate of 10,000 per day.

This is the green generation. Bicycling to them is now preferable to driving in terms of impact on the environment.