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If you can a slab under the shed with a Rawlbolt Eyelet through floor into it. The padlock chains to that. Also if you have anything brick build, a 4x2 with exhaust clamps through it and plated and bolted at back, then rawlbolt this, with bolt head to wall, to brick wall.
Firedoors and multiple locks on brick built bike shed, bikes still locked up and alarmed. Wooden Shed has lock and padlocks, with bikes still locked and alarmed in shed.
And metal bar beside back door!!!
When I had a shed I had Pragmasis Shed Shackle in it. Easy to fit and use and keeps the chain off the floor (harder to crop). Also coach bolted the door hinges.
Decent locks/chains are hard work for them. Anything that costs them time or causes them to make noise will put them off.
If you buy a long enough chain it will go through the frame, both wheels and above the fork crown. They can cherry pick the other bits off but if they are still there the undisturbed once they're past all the other security measures then fair play to them!
End of the day if they want it odds are they will get it.
At the end of the day if you have a decent carbon bike with decent kit and they were could break down/sell the parts off seperately they'd easily (and very quickly) saw through your carbon frame. That gives you a bike.
Not so long ago I saw a pic on STW of a sawn tube - about 10cm long in someones hand saying this what was left behind.
they will be back 🙁 a mate of mine had an expensive metal shed and it didn't stop them, and a brick outhouse that had the roof destroyed just above the door
you need alarms and security lights and CCTV, and think about security tracking for the high value/emotional value bikes
if you have the option and can stand the lowgrade, ride cheap nasty bikes for a while so they don't bother a third time
should live in doors.high value/emotional value bikes
Leave the bikes that are work horses to the thieves.
Just keep a lookout for white transit vans in your area.
I'm not a crim' analyst but around my particular way here in Manchester you tend to see alot of slow driving transits,
You may be or not be a racialist, but you do have a thing about transits eg tranyphobia,