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#Chri5#

#Chri5#

#Chri5#

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Now solicitors have come out of their festive slumber, our new house should be getting closer. Moving means I'm getting an upgraded Mancave :D

Rather than having the bikes leaning on each other, I fancy having them stored vertically. There seem to be a lot of options but hanging bikes, but the weakness in most looks to be how you secure the bike, especially with a suitable rated lock to meet insurance requirements. Want storage for 4 or 5 bikes, mix of road/MTB.

I've found these which to be good as they have the metal loop for D-locks / chains.

http://www.odoni-elwell.com/#!compact-wall-hanger/c1wf0

They are £45+VAT each.

Does anyone use another product which would fit the bill?
 
I'm judging purely on looks but they don't seem very secure to me.

In your situation I'd probably think about hanging the bikes as being separate to the security solution. Get some proper heavy-duty loops anchored in concrete and secure the bikes with the heaviest and most secure locks you can find.
 
ground anchor and almax chain/squire lock combo would be (and is) my choice.

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(front wheel hung from ceiling via a couple quid hook)
 
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Are those raised off the wall? Looks ripe for a bit of crowbar action. Coupled with the fact that you can rock them side to side by the wheel loops, I'd say you'd pop them off the wall pretty easily.
 
Cheers folks.

The blurb says the hoop is solid steel, so I'd hope / expect it to be more robust than a skinny cable lock.

I had thought about using one of the many hanging hooks about, but then each bike would need a ground anchor + chain which would get expensive (especially for long Almax chains to reach into the main triangle of the frame), though obviously 5 of these hangers are almost £300.

IIRC, the small print in our contents insurance (bikes declared on that) requires the use of Gold Sold Secure locks, so securing the garage probably isn't an option.
 
As said above - it looks like the hangers would be the weak point. They definitely look easier to cut through than the lock itself and it's worth considering that they could easily be yanked out the wall.

I think a better option might be to get some of those cheap hanging hooks to hold the bike upright and have a ground anchor bolted into the wall at each bike point. If it only needs to be Gold Sold Secure then this stuff will be quite cheap, just use the bare minimum that the insurance requires. Then maybe for your best bike(s) that you absolutely don't want stolen you can use the Fahgettabout it or Almax Immobiliser. To be honest though, if it's locked up inside a locked garage, unless it's something particularly desirable I think thieves will simply move on and target something easier.

I would probably be more inclined to secure your garage door though. Some monster bolts into the frame both sides, then you only need light security inside. Sure this means the insurance won't cover the bikes, but you'll stop them being stolen in the first place.
 
Will continue to look round. New garage has an electric door, so I'm not sure you could secure that bolts - I'd also be scared somebody would hit the remote for the door with the bolts in and blow the motor up....
 
neil_g said:
isnt mild steel quite soft? large croppers would make short work of that i reckon.
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Mild steel isn't great.

I once popped the head off a stem bolt and stretched the shaft of another just using a short allen key. I took them to a bike shop to buy some replacements and the owner grumbled about some manufacturers using mild steel for bolts like that. I'm not sure I'd trust storing my bikes to mild steel after that experience.
 
#Chri5# said:
Next up after a Google-athon...

http://www.bisonproducts.co.uk/standard-wall-bike-dock.html

Suspect that might be mild steel or hollow tube. Will e-mail the manufacturer but the pictures suggest a reasonable length D lock will get from the dock to main triangle.
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The red Deluxe Wall Dock is made from tube with a 1.2mm wall, we also manufacture a black Wall Dock which is manufactured from 10mm solid wire which would probably be more difficult to saw through.
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Have also found Saris do an option:

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/saris/locking-bike-track-ec022881 - 0.75" steel locking bar
or
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/saris-bike-track-vertical-rack/rp-prod39572 - no locking bar

I am thinking about using the non-locking version (or even cheaper hangers) and finding a local steel fabricator to make a looking bar I could wall mount next to each one. Need to compare that against having a normal ground anchor (wall-mounted) for each bike and needing longer chains.
 
Me again :D

Bit of measuring last night (though still not actually moved yet) suggests best option could be to put a wall/ground anchor on the wall for each bike, and then get a suitable long chain.

I already one of these, so get a couple more:

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Oxford-Chai...-Cycle-Gold-Chain-Lock-With-Padlock_64408.htm

£30 each, 1.4m so will (should!) reach from the wall through the bottom of the main frame triangle. Gold secure rated so whilst it's not an Almax beast, it ticks the insurance box.
 
Vonhelmet said:
Meh. If someone is in your shed with 2 foot long croppers then nothing is stopping them. At some point you have to strike a balance between meeting insurance criteria and just building Fort Knox in your back garden.
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the almax chains survived the crop test :)

ultimately you have to make it too incontinent without them drawing attention. if they have to whip out a grinder you'd like to think a neighbour would hear that for example.
 
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