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locks and chains
Posted: Feb 27th, '24, 21:20
by Red5
Looking at updating the security in the garage. Looking at loose chains and locks as no room to install ground anchors or to the wall really.
Which brands etc do folks have experience with or recommend and are they 'sold secure'
Thank you.
Re: locks and chains
Posted: Feb 28th, '24, 14:56
by Bob
Re: locks and chains
Posted: Feb 28th, '24, 19:45
by Ruffian
Almax or Oxford boss chain.
22mm chain links.
But word of warning, the chain is 1kg per link!
So moving it about it awkward and need a ground anchor big enough to accept it as some aren't.
Re: locks and chains
Posted: Feb 28th, '24, 20:05
by Tractorwackyracer
No point just putting a chain on if it’s not fixed to something they can just pick it up or drag bike would look at garage door security etc if they want it they’ll take it it’s all about delaying tactics and noise my personal opinion obviously
Re: locks and chains
Posted: Feb 28th, '24, 22:34
by Ruffian
Tractorwackyracer wrote: ↑Feb 28th, '24, 20:05
No point just putting a chain on if it’s not fixed to something they can just pick it up or drag bike would look at garage door security etc if they want it they’ll take it it’s all about delaying tactics and noise my personal opinion obviously
Will agree about noise and getting noticed.
Search "Bisley alarm mine" for some interesting notification devices
tee hee hee.
Re: locks and chains
Posted: Feb 29th, '24, 18:57
by billinom8s
Multiple small locks, disk locks etc. Don't have to be great, just have to be time consuming and Annoying.
Also, from your garage, a baby monitor. Transmit from garage to house very easily. You'll hear them before they know what's going on.
Re: locks and chains
Posted: Feb 29th, '24, 20:23
by menzies3032
Personally I have chosen to go a slightly different approach. I went to the local DIY shop found a huge great chain with a plastic cover over it got a whopping great padlock and it was so cheap I got 2 and put one round the back wheel and the frame and then the 2nd one round the front wheel just for a visual deterrent then put the bike in a locked garage and then fit the bike with a S5 Stealth GPS tracker just incase
Re: locks and chains
Posted: Feb 29th, '24, 22:45
by Tvrv37
I have garage door defender, heavy ground anchor and various gold rated chains and locks. Then some photographic evidence of it being used.
Then surrounded garage with window twitching pensioner neighbours.