Would my security device idea work?

[A500leroy]

Isnt it a pain when you get somewhere and you cant chain the bike to anything?

I was thinking, You know those big suction things the windscreen guys use? Would one of those have enough suction to stop a bike being lifted if used to have suction onto the tarmac? It could be made of a really strong grinder proof metal and the handle that does the suction would obviously have some kind of lock on it to prevent the suction being lost then you chain to like an anchor point?


Am i mad?

[sociopath]

You need a flat surface for them to work, tarmac isn't flat

[PorkInsider]

A500leroy said:

Am i mad?

Erm...

[Gary C]

tarmac would let air in SO no suction but you could stick to some things but an attacker would only need to slide something thin under the cup to break the seal. you could have a metal shroud to prevent this though.

but how many times has your sat nav fallen of your windscreen ?

And imagine the amount of licking you was have to do to a cup big enough !

[black-k1]

A500leroy said:

Isnt it a pain when you get somewhere and you cant chain the bike to anything?

I was thinking, You know those big suction things the windscreen guys use? Would one of those have enough suction to stop a bike being lifted if used to have suction onto the tarmac? It could be made of a really strong grinder proof metal and the handle that does the suction would obviously have some kind of lock on it to prevent the suction being lost then you chain to like an anchor point?


Am i mad?

It's a cunning plan Baldrick!

[A500leroy]

black-k1 said:

It's a cunning plan Baldrick!

i knew it was mad, but that bad?

[CaptainSlow]

Would you take £100k for a 10% share in this brainwave?

[A500leroy]

CaptainSlow said:

Would you take £100k for a 10% share in this brainwave?

Absolutely .

[maeger]

Drilling a 4 foot long pole into the tarmac and concreting it in might be more effective...

[DuraAce]

A500leroy said:

It could be made of a really strong grinder proof metal...

Am i mad?

Give us an example of such a thing.....

[A500leroy]

maeger said:

Drilling a 4 foot long pole into the tarmac and concreting it in might be more effective...

This is for when your at the supermarket/parked on the road/hotel with no anchor points etc.

[A500leroy]

DuraAce said:

A500leroy said:

It could be made of a really strong grinder proof metal...

Am i mad?

Give us an example of such a thing.....

Titanum or similar , maybe i should have said resistant instead of proof.

[TooLateForAName]

You could sell a custom fit top box to hold it. ker-ching! £££££££

[A500leroy]

At least i tried to slow the thieving scum up..!

[anonymous-user]

try a very large rare earth magnet on a metal surface.

[Monkeylegend]

So instead of cutting through the lock on your bike chain, they cut through the lock on your big suction device, that's assuming you can get it to hold on an uneven surface in the first place.

If not you lose a bike and a suction device.

[InitialDave]

A500leroy said:

Titanum or similar , maybe i should have said resistant instead of proof.

Titanium is not in the least bit grinder proof. The sparks are pretty though.

[Teddy Lop]

InitialDave said:

A500leroy said:

Titanum or similar , maybe i should have said resistant instead of proof.

Titanium is not in the least bit grinder proof. The sparks are pretty though.

make the links hollow core and fill with C4.

[poo at Paul's]

Secure you bike to nearest car windscreen! !

[Monkeylegend]

A500leroy said:

maeger said:

Drilling a 4 foot long pole into the tarmac and concreting it in might be more effective...

This is for when your at the supermarket/parked on the road/hotel with no anchor points etc.

Should be ok at the big supermarkets though, you can attach it to the perspex cover on trolley collection bays or the windows of the shop itself.