DC wrote in message . ..
Recently, there were some thefts of all a family's cycles from their
garage which got me thinking about overnight security as quality
bicycles are not exactly cheap these days.

Would anyone like to tell me about their security arrangements of
their cycles when garaged overnight to prevent theft? Would an alarm
be the best or some arrangement to anchor cycles to concrete walls or
floors etc via locks.

Not the most the pleasant of subjects but it better than your pride
and joy going missing to be never seen again

Thanks for your comments

DC.

Hi, I either leave the bike on the car rack, where I cable lock the
bike to the rack and the rack is cable locked to the car. My car has
tow rings, under the back bumper, so I run a cable from the ring to
the rack.

If I take the bike off the rack, I then lock the bike to my
snowblower, the blower is cable locked to a board that is part of the
garage. If someone wanted the bike or the blower and planned ahead
then they could bring a cable cutter, but I think most of the garage
thefts in my area are of opportunity or on impulse. Another words, not
planned in advance.

So far, this year, where the riding season is just starting [for me],
I have been taking the bike in the house after each ride. I have just
spent a little time, a lot of effort, and a good bit of money on
upgrades, so I am a lot more protective of the bike. That will
probably change in a few months. But, better safe than sorry! I have a
couple of spare rooms, so keeping the bikes indoors is not a problem.
Life is Good!
Jeff