Security Question

bay73
bay73 Posts: 130
edited August 2009 in MTB general
If you had a brick built detached garage to store your bike and insurance cover would you also get a big ar$ed chain and ground anchor?

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  • bomberesque
    bomberesque Posts: 1,701
    wouldn't need one, the bikes would still be in the house....
    Everything in moderation ... except beer
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    If riding an XC race bike is like touching the trail,
    then riding a rigid singlespeed is like licking it
    ... or being punched by it, depending on the day
  • bomberesque
    bomberesque Posts: 1,701
    but yes, I probably would. I would also make sure of the insurance coverage in detail
    Everything in moderation ... except beer
    Beer in moderation ... is a waste of beer

    If riding an XC race bike is like touching the trail,
    then riding a rigid singlespeed is like licking it
    ... or being punched by it, depending on the day
  • bay73
    bay73 Posts: 130
    bomberesque wrote:
    wouldn't need one, the bikes would still be in the house....

    I'm guessing you have no wife/GF? Either that or she is very understanding :lol:
  • bomberesque
    bomberesque Posts: 1,701
    Indeed I do have a wife and she, my friend, is a mountainbiker

    :D
    Everything in moderation ... except beer
    Beer in moderation ... is a waste of beer

    If riding an XC race bike is like touching the trail,
    then riding a rigid singlespeed is like licking it
    ... or being punched by it, depending on the day
  • bay73
    bay73 Posts: 130
    bomberesque wrote:
    Indeed I do have a wife and she, my friend, is a mountainbiker

    :D

    some people have all the luck :roll:

    the policy wording seems ok. saying that i work in insurance and all wordings are meant to be somewhat ambiguous.

    i know i should really have the extra security but having spent too much money on the bike it will pain me to part with another £150 for a decent chain :(
  • Da Mighty Chicken
    Da Mighty Chicken Posts: 1,200
    I would still have an anchor, if anyone did break in they may be put off from the fact that the bike is anchored as well. Its not unheard of for people to be broken in to more than once, especially if the thieves find it an easy deal.
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  • bay73
    bay73 Posts: 130
    one thing putting me off is that i will need to clear a section of the garage to put the anchor in.

    yes i am that lazy at times :?
  • Da Mighty Chicken
    Da Mighty Chicken Posts: 1,200
    bay73 wrote:
    one thing putting me off is that i will need to clear a section of the garage to put the anchor in.

    yes i am that lazy at times :?

    The irony is, is that the only thing the thieves arent lazy at is stealing! Getting a job, well thats a different story! :(
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  • nferrar
    nferrar Posts: 2,511
    I'd def use an anchor and a PIR alarm as well. If you do buy one (and a chain) I'd get it from here... http://www.almax-security-chains.co.uk/ ... ts/c-1-73/
    Not exactly cheap but a step up from most of the common anchors/chains around.
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    You can buy 19mm anchor chain very cheaply. Its main line of defence is you can't get bolt croppers around it!
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    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    super where from, google didn't bring anything up immediately...
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Ebay:

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SHORT-LINK-MOORIN ... 286.c0.m14

    I am guessing that is per metre!
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  • Yukon Lad
    Yukon Lad Posts: 423
    If i were you i would get a ground anchor and a very good chain, you can't be too careful with thousands of pounds worth of bike

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  • morrocoman
    morrocoman Posts: 4
    Had my intergral garage entered a few weeks ago during the course of which lost two bikes and lots of my kit. My replacement bike will be fixed to a ground anchor with a heavy duty motorcycle lock. I'm also fitting a garage defender and an P.I.A sensor which will be linked to the main alarm........

    The only thing I haven't done is buy a large dog to stand guard.

    You can never have too many lines of defence.

    P.S If your a bike thief and you stole my bike, your not going to get this one. :lol:
  • Wheelieguy
    Wheelieguy Posts: 139
    I would do it aswell, my bike is insured but lives in the bouse even though we have a brick buitl/reinforced shed it never stays out there (too cold poor thing lol) but seriously, as the old saying goes....


    Its better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it!
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  • XxxBFGxxX
    XxxBFGxxX Posts: 1,355
    fit a gsm dialer to ya bike or some how sittng your bike on somthing so if its moved it triggerd. then itrings you and you can get to ya garage and catch te fuskers. or fit it to a garage door then ya got plaenty time to catch them at it.
  • ianshotton
    ianshotton Posts: 33
    Had my FSR XC nicked from a detached garage last month and I'll definitely be getting a chain and anchor plus maybe some of the other bits mentioned.

    For the sake of £50 it's cheaper than the £100 insurance excess but more importantly you haven't got to live with the fact that some scrawny scrote of a chav is either riding around on your pride and joy or has flogged it to buy drugs - I'm still seething.

    Mind you a guy at Halfords reckons they'd chop through the frame to have the components if it's an expensive bike anyway.
    Some chains have a siren which would likely scare them off.
  • Andy B
    Andy B Posts: 8,115
    Even having a bike in your house is no guarantee that it will not get stolen, as I found out a year ago when I had a £2800 bike stolen from inside my alarmed property @ 2pm one September afternoon :evil:

    The replacement is now locked with 2 locks to other bikes and secure objects inside my house, so I would definitely use a ground anchor & chain/lock inside an alarmed garage (or shed)
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  • rhann
    rhann Posts: 383
    http://www.blueoceantackle.com/chains.htm
    These may be a bit more sturdy
  • BurtonM
    BurtonM Posts: 425
    I feel sorry for the unfortunate little wally brain who tries to steal my bikes. If he triggers the sensor, then lasers come through the room, these lasers are able to cut through metre thick titanium. It is programmed to miss out the bikes though, otherwise it would be pointless. (Yes resident evil style http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXgsCPFhSgc)
    Then if they somehow manage to escape that, the freeze spray triggers and freezes all human life. Then my flock of geese come and peck the frozen statues until they shatter.

    Nahh but seriously the only thing that looks good on a thief is a doberman pinscher. And i have three of them 8)
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    That's like saying i want a door for my car that doesn't meet the roof, because I once had the wind blow it shut when I was getting in, and I had my head squished between, well, the door and the roof.
  • bay73
    bay73 Posts: 130
    cheers all. i have just ordered these:

    http://www.bikesyoulike.co.uk/product/5 ... nd_Padlock

    http://www.bikesyoulike.co.uk/product/5 ... face_Mount

    Hopefully that will keep the scumbags at bay... :evil:
  • djrock
    djrock Posts: 66
    The almax chain is much better than the Kryptonite when it comes to silent attack.

    Make sure your garage’s physical security is good. If you have an up and over door think about fitting a pair of these.Asecgaragelocks.gifI think they are better than the Garage Door Defender since I think the Garage Door Defender advertises you have something to steal.

    Think about fitting Square Hole Wire Mesh to any windows. Make it very difficult to get in through the windows. If there’s a wooden external door to the garage make sure it’s fitted with a BS 5 lever mortice lock or even better fit two. Make sure the door and frame are in good condition.

    djrock
  • Brian-Mc
    Brian-Mc Posts: 71
    Something else you may want to consider is getting hold of a cheap baby monitor. When our little ones didn't need the monitor any more, i've used ours in the garage as they have mains adaptors. They can be picked up on ebay etc for a couple of quid - or ask on Freecycle. Stick the baby unit in with your bike and keep the Parent unit indoors. They can be quite sensitive and pick up pretty faint noises. Only down side may be that neighbours have a baby and are using a monitor on the same frequency, though they may well hear Johnny Scumbag breaking in too!

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