Long bike chain

cyclistbruce

Hi,

The wife and I have a collection of bikes (six at last count). Because of the number of thefts from the communal garage we have taken to storing them around the house (balcony, bathroom etc!) Its starting to get a bit ridiculous now, so we are thinking of locking them downstairs. My plan was to get a really long heavy duty chain to wrap around three of them (frames and wheels), does such a lock exist?

ride_whenever

Not really, i've been looking for one for my house. Do you have high enough ceilings to mount them roofwards?

skyd0g

Depending on how long you need the chain, you could possibly take a look at some motorcycle locks that are available.
Such as these: http://www.motorcyclesecurity.co.uk/?gclid=CK2e5ZPnv5wCFVUA4wod5l-vnw
ps. I haven't "searched" for comparisons / prices etc., but thought this type of thing may fit the bill.

crankycrank

Get 3 shorter chains and lock two bikes together then continue locking each bike to the one next to it. Creates a redundency which will put off most thieves. Kind of a pain in the a*se to unlock each time but at least you'll still have your bikes.

sicknote

Also could all that have bikes there pay for a camera to be put in as they can be got cheaply compered to getting new bikes?

Hopefully find out who is doing it.

amaferanga

One chain seems like a bad idea to me. If a would-be thief comes along and has the choice between cutting through one chain to get one of your neighbours bikes or one chain to get all six of your bikes then its pretty obvious which they'll choose. One long chain with multiple padlocks would work though.

Mister W

If you don't have to take the chain anywhere you should look at motorbike chains (as skyd0g suggests). They're much harder to cut than cycle locks. You could also consider a ground or wall anchor to lock them to.

58585

I don't think you need a specialist "bicycle chain", just buy a length of standard security chain, for example: http://www.ashleychains.co.uk/detail-21.php?CatType=B2
Probably best to find something with sleeving to protect the frames. Add a few padlocks and you will be set.

sicknote

58585 wrote:

I don't think you need a specialist "bicycle chain", just buy a length of standard security chain, for example: http://www.ashleychains.co.uk/detail-21.php?CatType=B2
Probably best to find something with sleeving to protect the frames. Add a few padlocks and you will be set.

Also check that the chain is not to hard as some can be broken with a hammer if too hard.

cyclistbruce

Thanks for the advice, the garage already has CCTV and a security gate, but the thieving little bar stewards still manage to get in and nick bikes.

Think I might go with buying lengths of chain from the website 58585 suggested though.