Shed Security?
mudcow007
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right, i know this has probably been gone through already over the years but...
im told my bike can no longer live in the living room, so the bike will have to go into the shed.
the shed at the moment still has the plain old nasty hinges an fittings it came with - which are about as safe as a paper condom
im thinking of a Shed Shackle and a 16mm chain
im going to try an wire our house alarm into the shed too.
im thinking if i make the outside of the shed look secure, "tea leaves" will think there is something in the shed to steal...
ahhh decisions decisions...
im told my bike can no longer live in the living room, so the bike will have to go into the shed.
the shed at the moment still has the plain old nasty hinges an fittings it came with - which are about as safe as a paper condom
im thinking of a Shed Shackle and a 16mm chain
im going to try an wire our house alarm into the shed too.
im thinking if i make the outside of the shed look secure, "tea leaves" will think there is something in the shed to steal...
ahhh decisions decisions...
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Remembering to lock it.
Mine is alarmed and secure to the core, but in one of the moments, I forgot to lock it. Overnight, opportunitist help themselves to son's old bike the the shed. He's not fussed. Received an Islabike couple of weeks beforehand kept in the house!0 -
Move shed (if possible) or cut hole in floor if not. Dig hole, fill with concrete, embed ground anchor loop, attach bike with several motorbike grade chains. Making the shed look secure from the outside is the same as putting a large banner on the side with a picture of your bike.
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Koncordski wrote:Move shed (if possible) or cut hole in floor if not. Dig hole, fill with concrete, embed ground anchor loop, attach bike with several motorbike grade chains. Making the shed look secure from the outside is the same as putting a large banner on the side with a picture of your bike.
i didnt really fancy cutting a hole in the floor hence the wall shackley thing
another idea was make a solid block of concrete but sink an anchor into which would then just sit next to the bike in the shedKeeping it classy since '830 -
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Veronese68 wrote:Move the shed into the living room.
Move the missus into the shed ?Misguided Idealist0 -
Suggest to the missus that she keeps her shoes / handbags etc (at eleast the ones she doesn't use very often) in the shed, so you have more room in the house / wardrobes. Point out to her that you use the bike more often than she uses the shoes etc so it has more right to be in the house.....
Or get on of these http://www.asgardsss.co.uk/bike-cycle-s ... e-approved
following this advice might not be a good idea--
Chris
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ahh but i have just bought this....
together with this
so there is deffo no room in the shed for her mountains of shoesKeeping it classy since '830 -
Koncordski wrote:Move shed (if possible) or cut hole in floor if not. Dig hole, fill with concrete, embed ground anchor loop, attach bike with several motorbike grade chains. Making the shed look secure from the outside is the same as putting a large banner on the side with a picture of your bike.
Agree.
The outside door of mine has a silly squire padlock but I have internal hinges and the door has been reinforced. Bikes locked with motorbike lock and two U locks bolted the shed frame and one lock attached to a lawn mower. Also have a MTB with one lock so if they get in this is the easier bike to steal which wouldn't matter. Also alarmed to the mains power.0 -
Front mudguard's fallen off the Bandit! Nice bike though, I used to have the 12.
With all that in the shed you need decent security, but I'd keep it stealthy rather than making it obvious you've got goodies in there.
Chain the bicycle to the motorbike ? A ground anchor would make sense.Misguided Idealist0 -
There would be plenty of room in the shed for her shoes if you put the motorbikes in the bathroom.....--
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Get a new wife..."If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."
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New wives come with new shoes, doesn't solve the problem.....--
Chris
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Sketchley wrote:New wives come with new shoes, doesn't solve the problem.....
Heather Mills? half the problem?"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."
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Fireblade96 wrote:Front mudguard's fallen off the Bandit! Nice bike though, I used to have the 12.
With all that in the shed you need decent security, but I'd keep it stealthy rather than making it obvious you've got goodies in there.
Chain the bicycle to the motorbike ? A ground anchor would make sense.
i think the mudguards in a box of bits that came with the bike, not bad for £100 (for the whole bike!) :shock:
i think if i had a 12 id die a very horrible death somewhere to be fair, so i will keep it sensible with the 6
just bought a new hasp & staple for the door as well as shed load (get it..) of coach bolts
will try wiring the sensor up to the alarm too
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