Good bike lock/alarm? + insurance Q

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This is here due to its serious ness and I cba with GD.. I'll get a better response here from the cycle nuts :D


So, student house, have had 2 bikes nicked recently (first was mine and i caught them/phoned police etc.) my mates went last night, they cut the wire and made off with it...


Now, my bikes a gt avalanche 3 which i love to bits, so im gonna be sorting out insurance (need to read up on how that works) but im scared of leaving it outside now and we dont have the room to really keep one bike inside the house let alone 4.

Regards to insurnce, whos good, whats the ins and outs with bike insurance?


Being working at uni we have just cleaned out the bike sheds and stored all the "left over" bikes, now, we snipped through every single wire/U lock, within a few mins, it wasnt hard in the slightest. So is there actually anything safe to use out there or?


edit: something like this? http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=10869
 
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You are going to be very limited with regards to insurance if you are not storing the bike in the house.

There's a good list and reviews here
 
As oddjob said, you'll be hard pushed to get insurance if you aren't leaving it in a secure location, regardless of how you secure it.

At the end of the day, if they want it, they'll get it. Even if it means kicking your door in and getting your keys by force.
 
I too am looking for a lock. Would you recommend getting two locks? One for each wheel? I don't want one of my wheels going missing.

Oxford Magnum also offer £1000 Anti-theft guarantee, anyone know anything about these types of guarantees?
 
Ah the Kyrptonite New York seems the way to go plus £1200 guarantee, whatever that really means.
 
a word on insurance...

http://www.immobilise.com/insurance/ will insure your bike if its locked with a listed approved lock (kryptonites are dandy :)) and attached to an unmovable object (i have a secured bike attachment bolted/set into a wall here so im guessing that..)



  • The bicycle must be kept inside and any security devices made operational
  • All external doors must utilise a 5 lever mortice deadlock or 5 lever padlock or
  • The bicycle must be secured using one of our approved locks, through the frame, to an immovable object.
If you leave your bicycle unattended away from the insured location it must:

  • Be secured using one of our approved locks, through the frame, to an immovable object
  • Not be left unattended at a train station for more than 24 hours.
Click to expand...

My quote was 41quid a year which aint bad.
 
Don't want to start a new thread on this as it is relavant.

I have ordered a Kyrptonite New York 3000 lock and two pit locks (one for the front wheel and one for the stem) I plan on removing my seat and locking the rear wheel to the frame.

Obviously I will have a pit lock on the front, what are the chances of a criminal sawing the forks in half and removing the wheel? Didn't want to spend more money getting another Kryptonite lock, already spent over £100.
 
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