Securing a Bicycle at home

Mine is securely chained to a fence post outside with an oxford bike cover over. It probably was £500 a few years back and looks a bit ratty now but mechanically it is pristine. The best part is a set of SID air forks which are 10 years old but unmarked. I would be very sad to see it nicked but that is what insurance is for I suppose
 
LeeUK said:
Take it indoors, leave it in hallway/spare room etc. It's what I did when I had a bike.
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Exactly what I did with my last bike.. Which was then stolen from my kitchen. :(

Now, it's D locked, cabled and has an Almax chain around it securing it to something fixed indoors. Might deter someone from taking it in a hurry if my house was to be broken into again.
 
Both my bikes are cabled together with a 18mm cable that would take a plasma cutter 5 minutes to get through and that cable also goes round two sets of house ladders so I'd love to see burglars carrying that lot down the road.
They also need to cut through a chain that locks the garage.
 
Skeeter said:
Indoors isn't an option. No space, and a GF who would just move it outside. I dont have a hallway.
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Rule #11 of bike club is

http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/
Rule #11
// Family does not come first. The bike does.

Sean Kelly, being interviewed after the ’84 Amstel Gold Race, spots his wife leaning against his Citroën AX. He interrupts the interview to tell her to get off the paintwork, to which she shrugs, “In your life the car comes first, then the bike, then me.” Instinctively, he snaps back, “You got the order wrong. The bike comes first.”21
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Dimple said:
Both my bikes are cabled together with a 18mm cable that would take a plasma cutter 5 minutes to get through and that cable also goes round two sets of house ladders so I'd love to see burglars carrying that lot down the road.
They also need to cut through a chain that locks the garage.
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Which cable is this that can resist a plasma cutter? Cables can usually be handled in seconds by bolt croppers. Only chains over 18mm offer much resistance as they are too big to fit in the jaws.
 
Dimple said:
Both my bikes are cabled together with a 18mm cable that would take a plasma cutter 5 minutes to get through and that cable also goes round two sets of house ladders so I'd love to see burglars carrying that lot down the road.
They also need to cut through a chain that locks the garage.
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probably take a criminal about 2minutes cutting through whatever your bike is attached to and carrying it off :D

I think you under estimate criminals and I'd expect your chain isn't as resistant as you think, is there some review to back up it doesn't get chopped by an angle grinder in like 1minute? and if your bike is expensive and the people I used to know wanted to steal it they would just break in your house and force you to hand over the keys.

But if it's left outside it's probably not worth stealing tbh
 
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[DOD]Asprilla;24602936 said:
Which cable is this that can resist a plasma cutter? Cables can usually be handled in seconds by bolt croppers. Only chains over 18mm offer much resistance as they are too big to fit in the jaws.
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I did miss a bit out.
The bikes are locked together with a Kryptonite New York M18 which does need the plasma cutter and then they are secured around two large house ladders with a 18mm chain (that I presumed would also need a plasma cutter).
 
Dimple said:
I did miss a bit out.
The bikes are locked together with a Kryptonite New York M18 which does need the plasma cutter and then they are secured around two large house ladders with a 18mm chain (that I presumed would also need a plasma cutter).
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http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/article/buyers-guide-to-cycle-commuting-gear-29909/
Where the Abus is clever, the New York is brutally strong. At over 2kg it’s heftier but the 18mm shackle is made of the toughest stuff. Using a portable angle grinder and metal cutting disc it took us minutes to cut through one side and the double bolt lock design means the same again to open it. The lock mechanism is armoured with hardened steel making it impenetrable to virtually any physical attack, and kryptonite offers a US$3,000 anti-theft guarantee
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Don't expect a chain lock to be as good as a dlock because they aren't
Abus Steel-O-Flex Granit 1000/800mm

abus steel-o-flex Offering similar convenience to the Centuro but with additional protection. It comes with a gold rating from Sold Secure. This is a popular lock amongst couriers as it easy to secure around your waist. However, it must be noted that this still isn’t as secure as D-Locks. The locks weighs around 2kg.
£61
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The only thing locks are good for is satisfying insurance companies or trying to claim the anti theft guarantee back if the damaged lock has been left behind.
 
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I've devised a plan. The shed is sat on about 6 beams that are concreted into the ground at each end but with clearance under them. I'm going to drill 2 holes in the shed floor, one either side of a beam and then loop a small length of heavy duty chain around it so there will be an anchor point in the floor. Then chain the bike to that.

Won't stop a determined theif, but will stop pesky kids yoinking it.
 
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Skeeter said:
1 bit of muck anywhere and the bike will be in the shed and ill be on the sofa, lol.
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You need a partner that loves bikes then. I'd be on the sofa if I didn't look after the wife's bikes. :D

Dimple said:
The bikes are locked together with a Kryptonite New York M18 which does need.
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I'd sooner keep them in the house. I've had bikes stollen from my shed once. Securely fastened away.

Plus it's cheaper to keep them in the house. Those locks are expensive.
 
Get your gf to ride as well, sorted! I've got my gf bike in the small room got my main commuter near hallway got my weekend bike in the living room lol
 
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