Going to have to get a couple more locks.
Presently use Abus City Chains.
They are quite expensive though.
Anybody know what else works?
Chain or D lock?
Don't have to be moved about - so heavy as you like.
Ground anchor and big eff off chain. expect to pay plenty for a strong lock. Look at motorcycle stuff. almax is often recommended but I have no direct experience of them
+1 to that. Biggest, meanest ground anchor you can afford plus the biggest, meanest chain you can afford. If it doesn't weigh as much as your bike fagedaboutit.
Even more importantly though, make sure you install it effectively - unless your ground anchor is proper bolted to something proper solid you might as well just chain it to thin air. I had a biek secrued to a wall anchor drilled into brick that proved to be of chocolate fireguard usefulness.
If you can't find a decent bit of concrete to fit the ground anchor in to then consider getting an old van or truck tyre and filling it with concrete - a bag of cement and two or three bags of "all in" aggregate from your local DIY store should be more than enough to make the finished article too heavy for all but the most determined of light-fingered sc#m to move.
Don't bother with a d-lock. They last about a minute against someone armed with a jack.
When I get my next bike I'll be getting an Almax chain. Not cheap but the videos on their website are quite convincing!
http://www.almax-security-chains.co.uk/
Pragmasis 19mm lock and Squire custom padlock
Similar to Almax but after my research I was slightly more convinced. With ground anchor of course.
Almax and heavy duty ground anchor or bucket/tyre-o-crete. Blank shotgun cartridge alarms are good as well, just so long as you don't forget it and trip it yourself
Gribs - MemberDon't bother with a d-lock. They last about a minute against someone armed with a jack.
Good quality ones are fine
Those Kryptonite forgetaboutit locks,as featured on the fresh goods pag a few weeks backwe tried to mash one in the engineers workshop a few weeks ago, didn't really get near damaging 😯 it. Got a load of them new wih original packaging, 3 keys etc, half the RRP if anyone does want one 8)
but as said in earlier thread yesterday if they cannot get through the locks they cut through the frame as the parts are of value.
me i keep them in the loft out of sight just the shopping bike in the shed (dimondback ti axis pro)but would miss it if got nicked
I've got an Almax chain and a TORC ground anchor. Expensive but you won't believe how big they are until you see them in the flesh. You'll need several minutes with an angle grinder to get through them. Get a long chain 2m and put it through the frame and both wheels.
im by no means a security expert but i'll go out on a limb and say the following
a big **** off chain on a cycle isnt necessarily the best advice.
some of the 16-19mm ones dont fit through the spokes and frames for a start.
also it might be less hassle to chop through your frame, so make sure it goes through your wheel as well.
i would also say a decent dlock combined with a decent chain is the way to go.
check out the paramount, onguard and kryptonite locks, many others but make sure its 16mm+ unless your just buying one to secure the front wheel, which is also good idea.
torc anchors and almax a good place to start, not cheap though
so to sumarise
decent chain to a concrete anchor
a decent dlock to another bike or object would be good (obviously in different place to the chain)
a mini dlock around the front wheel and maybe the chain if it reaches
that should delay things, but you want to stop them getting in as even if the first attempt is failed they might be back.
layers of security is better than one
Thanks for the advice, will look at Almax
Agreed combination of locks seems the best bet.
Snakebite what length chains do you have and how much are they - email in profile if you prefer.
Snakebite I would be interested in one of your locks ,can you email me thanks Ant
Do not underestimate the ability of thieves!
Torq ground anchor? Check
16mm Pragmasis chain? Check
Squire closed shackle padlock? Check
Wheels D-locked? Check
Garage doors secured? Check...
I always thought the garage up-an-over door would be a weak point, so I added some pacri locks and sank some bolts through the base of the door into the concrete floor. What I didn't expect was for someone to rip a steel reinforced, multi-point locking side door off it's four hinges...
Rather than attempt to cut the chain, my frame was cut. There was
a d-lock attaching the front wheel to my workbench. They sawed through the workbench and took the lock intact. The back wheel was d-locked to the front wheel of my road bike, so they took that wheel too.
There's not much more I could have done to secure the bike or the garage, save for installing an alarm. Obviously, that's now in hand.
So what are we saying.... Get an alarm, and make sure you have adequate insurance cover ?