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Hi,
Having purchased a new bike I need some help on security.
I have the bike in an underground carpark (apartment block)which is gated and is in a nice area with nice people in the apartment block.
The only way I can secure the bike is to fix it to one of the concrete pillars. Inorder to do this I need to use a chain or one of those bike cables. My question is which is more secure, are the cables any good ? are they not susceptible to being cut ? or should I stick with an 8mm chain ?
Thanks
Having purchased a new bike I need some help on security.
I have the bike in an underground carpark (apartment block)which is gated and is in a nice area with nice people in the apartment block.
The only way I can secure the bike is to fix it to one of the concrete pillars. Inorder to do this I need to use a chain or one of those bike cables. My question is which is more secure, are the cables any good ? are they not susceptible to being cut ? or should I stick with an 8mm chain ?
Thanks
Put it in your flat.
No matter how big your lock and how friendly your neighbours are, a bike locked in an underground carpark is a target.
If your apartment people moan, put the bike in a bike bag first before getting on the lift/stairs up to your flat.
No matter how big your lock and how friendly your neighbours are, a bike locked in an underground carpark is a target.
If your apartment people moan, put the bike in a bike bag first before getting on the lift/stairs up to your flat.
Edited by snotrag on Monday 15th March 09:43
Steel security devices really need to be at least 15mm thick / in diameter to withstand a angle grinder / bolt cutter attack for a reasonable amount of time - well long enough to put off an opportunist.
There are very good guides on Bike Radar and on London Fixed Gear (lfgss) on locks and security so hop over to those forums.
Personally, I think a combination of different types of locks is the best method to secure a bike.
As for your situation. Ask for the freeholders permission to install a couple of ground and wall anchors in the carpark for your bike. Do you have an assigned parking space?
There are very good guides on Bike Radar and on London Fixed Gear (lfgss) on locks and security so hop over to those forums.
Personally, I think a combination of different types of locks is the best method to secure a bike.
As for your situation. Ask for the freeholders permission to install a couple of ground and wall anchors in the carpark for your bike. Do you have an assigned parking space?
drfrank said:
Thanks for the advice !
I rang the landlord who owns all the block and he informed me that he has a strong room in the carpark and will give me a key !
He also suggested he could set some rings into the concrete !
What a result!I rang the landlord who owns all the block and he informed me that he has a strong room in the carpark and will give me a key !
He also suggested he could set some rings into the concrete !
It seems a shame that lock technology hasn't made any great leaps forward recently, just ever thicker chains. Has anyone head of anything new coming along?
In a past life, operating as a soldier of fortune I was a state paid bicycle 'liberator'. I broke over a thousand locks, and never came across one that couldn't be broken by fair means or foul.
Use 2 locks, one cable and one D-lock. Cropper that work for a cable don't work for a Solid lock and vice versa.
Spend as much as you can afford.
Lock to something very solid - ground anchors or Sheffield hoops ideally, failing that a lamp-post. Even street signs are low enough to lift a bike of of.
Always secure quick release wheels -change the squewers if possible for key operated ones.
It sounds like you've got a good landlord there! Make sure he follows up on his promises.
Use 2 locks, one cable and one D-lock. Cropper that work for a cable don't work for a Solid lock and vice versa.
Spend as much as you can afford.
Lock to something very solid - ground anchors or Sheffield hoops ideally, failing that a lamp-post. Even street signs are low enough to lift a bike of of.
Always secure quick release wheels -change the squewers if possible for key operated ones.
It sounds like you've got a good landlord there! Make sure he follows up on his promises.
I forgot to add that the cycle thieves I spoke to said the only lock they really avoided was a motorbike chain. Tye problem with these is they're too heavy to carry everywhere, so people go without and it's pointless having one.
If yo can only afford/carry one lock, spend £50-£80 on a D-lock and lock it through frame and wheel to something firmly attached to the planet.
If yo can only afford/carry one lock, spend £50-£80 on a D-lock and lock it through frame and wheel to something firmly attached to the planet.
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