Let's talk... secure bike sheds!

I have an Asgard 4 Bike 29er shed, built on and bolted to a pad of concrete slabs. I came home a couple of years ago to find that thieves had just cropped the hasps with bolt cutters. It must have taken them seconds. 

They're certainly formidable looking, and keep the bikes dry, but what stopped mine getting pinched was a Sold Secure Gold ground anchor and chain lock, not the Asgard. 

and make sure the front door camera overlooks it?

Depends what budget you have to throw at this.
When I had my shed built,the plan was for a concrete base,dwarf breezeblock walls, wooden sides fixed around and a strong door.
My mate convinced me to go full height with the block walls as it wasn't going to cost that much more.
Then I put wood cladding around to make it look more like a shed/summerhouse.
Very secure and the solid walls are great for hanging heavy stuff on.
If anyone ever managed to get through the door or roof,there's an alarm and ground anchors waiting for them.

You've spent 2 years renovating a house and haven't put anything in place for your bikes! What the hell have you been doing, that should have been the first to do??

If you have space, I'd build a brick/concrete block shed/lean to on a concrete slab and integrate anchor points and put a steel security door in. and alarm it...

You could render the outside or as above timber clad it to make it look nice.

I have the Asguard Police Approved version which does not have the weakness of the hasp locks, if buying I'd go for this option.

I have the Asguard Police Approved version which does not have the weakness of the hasp locks, if buying I’d go for this option.

I had a spate of attempted break ins. I've beefed up the (wooden) shed after every attempt, fitted two really chunky locks to the door, big chain round the bikes inside the shed and an alarm. They haven't tried again since setting the alarm off last time. So I would say multiple layers of security, make it as slow and difficult for them as possible so that they go and try elsewhere.

Yeah that's my plan. Luckily for me the entrance to my back garden is on a different street to the one I live on, so working out which is my garden is trickier, the neighbours that overlook it have motion sensing cameras and lights, and I have a motion sensor light, locks and a ground anchor. Oh, and Insurance enough to cover the actual value of the bikes. 

I've currently got an Asgard 4 bike unit that i've had for 10 years or so, after a couple of failed attempts to pinch a bike from a wooden shed. It is really good, keeps them safe and away from the elements, no condensation or anything like that, couple of hooks on the back wall for helmets etc. The issue i'm facing is it isnt big enough for the LLS bikes now. Recently bought an XL Rise and it's a bugger to get in!

I'm planning on getting something built in a metal cage style with a lockable gate, then building a wooden shed around it. Ground anchor to chain everything up with an alarm on the shed door. The area is already covered by a camera. I do also turn the PIR lights off at night when we go to bed, nobody reacts to them nowadays and If I'm not outside, why would i want to give scrotes a clear view of my stuff!? no one component of that would stop a tealeaf, but i think a layered system is the way to go. Make things as inconvenient as possible with what your doing. If its awkward for you to get your bike out for a ride, it's a PITA for them as well!

Oh and if you're not using the bike for a while, remove the front (or both) wheels, make it inconvenient to ride off on it. Might not make much difference to somebody seriously after your bike, but to the casual ned carrying a bike up the road is too much hassle and would draw attention.

I’d consider looking at the cost to insure. Might be cheaper to pay an insurance premium and have a basic shed than spend loads on an ultra secure shed etc. If a thief wants to get in, he probably will.

Leave wife, move bikes into living room.

Problem solved.

I’d consider looking at the cost to insure. Might be cheaper to pay an insurance premium and have a basic shed than spend loads on an ultra secure shed etc. If a thief wants to get in, he probably will.

This year my insurer (Aviva) has verbally asked me to secure all the bikes to an immovable object in the shed. That's a change in policy and they've not confirmed in writing yet... They also could not define what is 'secured' and what is 'immovable'...
We've belt and braced it at present...

Might be cheaper to pay an insurance premium and have a basic shed than spend loads on an ultra secure shed etc. If a thief wants to get in, he probably will.

Ah this is great, some really solid advice here, much appreciated.

- sadly the wife comes with the house, so moving her out and the bikes in may not be viable - but I'll ask! 😀
- related, unfortunately what I had my eye on as the bike room became the dining room/ kitchen, and bikes have been relegated to outdoors.

I've definitely left it a bit late on this, but it does sound like a concrete slab is essential to start with. I'd wondered about getting a ground anchor set in the concrete, but seems there's little benefit over fitting one after it's been poured.
And then perhaps an Asgard 'Police' box secured to that, with the bikes chained to the anchor inside it. Is it feasible to fit an alarm inside, given the size?

I'd like to get it all under insurance of course, but contents insurance in Dublin is tough (needing monitored alarms etc), so will have to look into it

My Asgard shed when we were at the old place had the ground anchor bolted through the metal floor and into the concrete base. Just make sure you treat the drilled metal with some anti rust paint before fitting, water gets traped underneath.

that’s interesting, I was actually looking at getting the 29er (which Munrobiker above said got broken into very easily!) but the Police Approved version is a totally different design although unfortunately a lot smaller… might have to do some measuring… have you got the 3x version or one of the bigger ones? Wondering if you can really fit 3x bikes in it, or basically if it’s 2 bikes if at least one of them is an MTB…

It could do with being a bit bigger, but trade off is the security.  I usually keep my large 29 gnarpoon plus 2x drop bar bikes in it. The Mtb needs to be kept with the wheels off at the back of the shed, not an issue as I put it in the car like this but less convenient if you don’t.  I’ve currently got 2x 29ers in there (wheels off) plus my road bike. I also have the shelf and hook kits so have a fair bit of kit in there too.   Can take pics at some point if helpful.

bid asgard 6 bike thing here.    it builds from the inside, there is nowhere to get any purchase on anything once the door is shut and locked.

i also have a boron chain concreted into a dustbin full of concrete inside the asgard. i chain my bikes to this.

and a camera on the back garden which alerts me to anyone in my garden, oh and a paintball sniper rifle, with sights fixed on my asgard, so shoot the bastards if they try to get in...............  ;o)

so moving her out and the bikes in may not be viable

Surely if you're renovating a new patio is in order? 🤷🏼‍♂️

I’ve definitely left it a bit late on this, but it does sound like a concrete slab is essential to start with. I’d wondered about getting a ground anchor set in the concrete, but seems there’s little benefit over fitting one after it’s been poured.

Tyre o crete

I've got the 3 bike police approved Asgard one

It's too short for a 29er with the wheels on

However in mine I can fit 2 29er hardtails (front wheels off) and 1 26er hardtail (wheels on)

Takes a small amount of jiggling and I put pipe lagging on the middle bike up avoid scratches

I’ve got the 3 bike police approved Asgard one

It’s too short

+1

If only they made it 200mm longer, it would be ideal. It's annoyingly too short for my bikes. It's a 3 bike shed but with the wheels off, bar one bike.

you dont have to have a concrete slab.  mines on a few gravel grids.  At some point I plan to remove a small section pour some concrete so I can fit a ground anchor point.  Currently there is just a big chain in there.  To be honest my bikes are old now, but I'd be really upset if the kids bikes went

when I did have a visit from the scrots about 7 years ago in the old house, they broke into the old shed, took a hammer, put in the kitchen window and then took the keys to the asgard / locks (as well as loads of other stuff).  We came back and disturbed them so they didn't get a chance to get into it, plus my complete lack of organisation means every single key I own is on one huge bunch.  There would have been there ages trying each one!

If it's not already been mentioned, the Shed Shackle is excellent for wooden sheds, means they have to take the whole shed panel with the bikes..

https://securityforbikes.com/products.php?cat=Shed+Shackle

unless they cut the lock / chain....