moving house...

lurpak

I'm going to be moving house this week and my bike will be going from locked up in a garage to secured in a bike shed outside. Need some advise on sort of locks to use and who to get insurance with just incase someone does manage to nick it.

omegas

You can get a shed anchor:

http://www.torc-anchors.com/

to back this up fill a bucket with concrete with a hardened steal shackle set in it and a D lock so even if they take the shed side off they still have a problem moving the bike.

GHill

Is it a communal bike shed?

My bike was in one with some pretty decent locks but still disappeared one night. Probably an inside job as the door wasn't forced, lots of bikes were taken and the door was locked when I came to get my bike at 6:45am the next morning.

Also, some insurance companies will place a restriction on how much you can claim for when the bike is in a communal shed - worth checking on the policy.

delcol

you may find it difficult to get insureance on an expensive bike in a shed,

i tried.

the best thing i found for my beloved mtbs is the shed shackle.

http://www.torc-anchors.com/products.php?cat=13 i have 4 of these and a ground anchor set in concrete under the shed floor....

as for locks i dont think you will find better than these. i got a few of these and their quality is awsome. i also got several other gold rated locks both chain and d locks and they dont compare to these,. and they priced very competative to...

http://www.almax-security-chains.co.uk/ watch the hall of shame to see how sold scure locks aint all they claim to be...

the shed shackles are a good peice of kit only take 30 mins top to install you even get the drill bit to drill the holes...

lurpak

Thanks for all the replies guys.

The bike shed is communial and like the sort you wojuld find at any train station so not sure i am gonna be able to install ground anchor. Bike is not overally expensive as is 07 hardrock pro with recon fork. Grateful of any advice!!

ride_whenever

bike bag under your bed?