Garage anchors - any good?

[CIS121]

I'd use it for securing a motorbike or cycle to. A couple look promising, but unsure if they're actually that secure against bolt cutters etc:

http://www.screwfix.com/p/trojan-ground-anchor/205...
http://www.screwfix.com/p/sold-secure-hardened-ste...

[shimmey69]

Old adage of if they want it that much they will have it!!

But if you can make it as hard/noisy etc for them that the thriving gitz will go elsewhere then all the better

Hth

[m8tt c]

CIS121 said:

I'd use it for securing a motorbike or cycle to. A couple look promising, but unsure if they're actually that secure against bolt cutters etc:

http://www.screwfix.com/p/trojan-ground-anchor/205...
http://www.screwfix.com/p/sold-secure-hardened-ste...

They do work very well, if installed properly.

Use these people http://www.pjbsecurity.co.uk

[broken biscuit]

We needed something suitsble for my brother's motorbike, but needed something flush to the floor / wall. Ended up digging a foot square out of the concrete floor, and sinking in a curved piece of exhaust pipe flush to the ground. Heavy duty motorbike chain goes through the pipe and around the bike. Job done. Pain in the arse, but neat and not relying on strneght of 4 bolts

[option click]

Take a look at Pragmasis - they make all kinds of wall/floor anchors and very tough chains.
Brilliant customer service too.
I recently bought a shed shackle and a 13mm chain (weights an absolute ton) for my bikes.

http://www.torc-anchors.com/torc-ground-anchor.php

[Toilet Duck]

Have a look here

Very good chains and they do packages with ground anchors.

[bimsb6]

part of the mrs agreed value insurance on her buell was that it was ground anchored so the insurance must think they are worthwhile .

[mrmr96]

Those anchors fit to the concrete floor by drilling holes and putting in those fixing bolts.. which have to be screwed in.

So what is it which stops them being unscrewed?

[defblade]

mrmr96 said:

Those anchors fit to the concrete floor by drilling holes and putting in those fixing bolts.. which have to be screwed in.

So what is it which stops them being unscrewed?

Generally either shear fittings (so the bolt head comes off once tight enough) or in the case of the one I fitted, bolts with holes for an allen key... once tight, they supply small ball bearings. You hammer those into the allen key hole which rounds it out so you can't use it again, and in 3 out of 4, the ball bearing jammed in there too.

[bimsb6]

mrmr96 said:

Those anchors fit to the concrete floor by drilling holes and putting in those fixing bolts.. which have to be screwed in.

So what is it which stops them being unscrewed?

on the one we have a cover goes over the bolts which is secured by the padlock or chain.

[Stu R]

Definitely worth it. It's stopped a mate losing his bikes twice now after scrotes tried the door.

I've got both my garage doors equipped with them.

[JABB]

http://www.findtheneedle.co.uk/products/2337568-tr...
One of these, set in concrete would be cheaper. If you want added security, drill a hole through the flat and put a big bolt half through to form a cross.