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I am on the look out for a secure (as possible) bike shed for my garden. Are the Asgard ones the best of the bunch? Any others to consider too?
I like my Asgard Trojan.
Seems well built. I'm sure someone could get into it if they wanted to with the right tools, but they'd certainly be making some noise.
I made hangers in the back of mine so I get 4 bikes vertically with front wheels off, and room for some kit and carp.
fwiw, I've added a cheap alarm to my garage. It's one of these... Similar ones all over Amazon/ebay etc.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202674185705
This one doesn't work with Alexa or anything but it does have an app which can generate alerts, though my phone keeps putting the app to sleep. This stops the phone alerts but the device still makes an alarm.
It's got some door and PIR sensors.
No-ones broken in yet, but I've confirmed it works after forgetting about it when I got back late from the pub, and when we started getting milk delivered. This was at 5am. I genuinely thought someone was breaking in. I was walking down the stairs thinking, i'll just turn the light on and if they don't run off i'm getting back in bed and phoning the police. I'm too tired to initiate a fight to the death over my bike, especially with work the next day.
made hangers in the back of mine so I get 4 bikes vertically with front wheels off, and room for some kit and carp.
Really that damp inside?
My main concerns with shed start with the hinges and the quality of the locking mechanism.
With external hinges the main weakness is in the pins, which if removed usually allow quick and easy access. Check to see how these are secured and if it is possible to fit a hinge bolts.
When it comes to the lock and locking mechanism how secure is the cylinder against bumping, picking, snapping but also drill resistance. Secondly, if a crowbar did manage to get between the doors, how strong is the actual locking latch and how stiff are the doors to resist forced entry as if able to be bent outwards they would thwart any top / bottom bolts.
Any items of value that you decide to store in your shed might also be worth locking up so be sure to check for locking points or whether it is possible to add a ground anchor and maybe even a Shed Shackle. Your choice of locks is also important and I know that Kryptonite provide an anti-theft protection offer for some extra peace of mind.
The location of the shed is also worthy of consideration as well as any potential access routes, this should be well lit where feasible with high mounted security cameras to help deter thieves, just try not to make it too obvious as that could also attract unwanted attention from the more determined sort.
You also might want to look at Immobilise.com which can help police in the recovery of any stolen items.