I think I remember there being a go to supplier for good solid chains for locking bikes. I'm also after some kind of wall anchor.
Recommendations please!
Will put up 4 hooks I think for hanging by the front wheel. Thinking most practical way to lock is maybe to place a wall anchor in the middle and use 2 chains, although they'll be quite long and heavy like that. Better ideas also gratefully received....
I picked up a couple of motorbike chains from Facebook marketplace. Very heavy duty and a nice price. I've got one end of each chain anchored to the shed then I thread one chain though the bikes and join the two loose ends with a padlock. Pretty easy to thread it like this and minimal amounts of pulling the chain through frames.
Thinking most practical way to lock is maybe to place a wall anchor in the middle and use 2 chains, although they’ll be quite long and heavy like that. Better ideas also gratefully received….
I've got 7 bikes wall-hung and ended up fitting a wall anchor and chain/padlock per bike. Yes, extra expense but makes it easier to access a particular bike, keeps the chain runs shorter, and having one lock per bike should make it more awkward for potential thieves (in my head at least, although in practice probably makes little difference to a battery-powered grinder).
+1 for Security For Bikes.
I have a 2m Almax that I got for my motorbike
Were regarded as the best back then, although I think any 16mm chain is going to be a serious lump for any burglar. Will still fall foul to an angle grinder though
I'd check your insurance policy and see what they specify first. Mine says bikes over a certain value need a sold secure gold lock as a minimum.
Got mine from [url= https://www.bikester.co.uk/sale/accessories/bicycle-locks/?prefn1=f_86&prefv1=Chain%20lock ]Bikester[/url]
One for my son to use at Uni and one for my garage. Nothing's been nicked yet 🙂
Mine says bikes over a certain value need a sold secure gold lock as a minimum.
Even if it's in a shed/garage? Mine just says it has to be in a locked building. The chain thing is only if it is outside. I appreciate policies are all different with various clauses, though
Got mine from Bikester
One for my son to use at Uni and one for my garage. Nothing’s been nicked yet 🙂
Yack. As above, get a decent chain from Pragmasis OP
Mine says bikes over a certain value need a sold secure gold lock as a minimum
I'd be on confused.com rather than paying those shysters.
Even if it’s in a shed/garage? Mine just says it has to be in a locked building.
Yes, now I think about it you are right. It needs to be in a locked, brick building or a gold lock. Mines in a fairly secure shed but its not brick so I always chain it.
sold secure gold lock as a minimum
Which isn't a very high standard anyway.
Which isn’t a very high standard anyway.
That may or may not the the case, I was just suggesting the OP checks his policy for the minimum requirement or he wouldn't be covered, regardless of what some random bloke in the internet said.
Securityforbikes, Almax, or the higher end Squires. Remember that sold secure is ONLY about insurance acceptance, it is not a useful masurement of actual security at all and was never meant to be- get the level you need for insurance and otherwise ignore it completely
The securityforbikes roundlock is absolute genius btw- cheaper than any quality padlock, and the design is just far better- padlocks have to lock up a bunch of things, the roundlock is only for chains so it has none of the weak spots, and a decent lock. AND it can be supplied keyed-alike which is ace, and they can key it alike with their d-lock. The big chains all seem much of a muchness but if this fits your chain, it IS the best padlock, no alternatives in my mind
Honourable mention for the cheap but enormous Onguard Brute d-lock, definitely the most metal you can get in a bike lock for the price. Useful for locking bikes into the chain (ie, you can have a chain loop which if it's broken, releases all the bikes. But if you have a chain loop and then you d-lock through the chain suddenly they have to cut way more metal) don't use it outide, the locks rust but for inside use they're incredible value
One thing the pragmasis chap claims (and which makes a lot of sense) is that positioning a chain so that it can’t be stood on and cut with feet clamping it onto the floor, raises the security up to the equivalent of the next thickest chain. Trying to cut through a thick chain is hard to do with an angle grinder if the chain isn’t clamped so it can’t jump away from the cutting disc.
Just the job. Thanks all. I'm going for a couple of block wall mounted anchors with a 2m chain on each to take 2 bikes each. They won't be able to reach the ground. Those locks look impressive but I can't bring myself to buy new ones - I've got a load of keyed alike and just one key for all bike locks is too appealing. Only one of the bikes on this rack is of significant concern if it gets pinched, and more because I love it and can't replace it than £ value.