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Anti theft measures for cycles stored in garages, sheds etc?
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. |
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Anti theft measures for cycles stored in garages, sheds etc?
U-lock to the fridge or freezer door handle.
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On Tue, 06 Apr 2004 04:03:04 +0100, DC wrote:
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. I have a wooden frame in the basement. Large stainless steel screw-in eye rings into a stud (pre-drill a hole and use a piece of pipe through the ring to turn). Either a u-lock or cable can be pushed through the ring. Figure out the proper height for easy use. I am sure that something similar can be done to concrete. Living in a city apartment building, I use both a u-lock through the rear wheel inside the rear triangle and a cable lock through another ring for the front wheel. Part is experience- having a front wheel stolen ( I have another cable through a ring that goes through spare wheels)- part is paranoia, and part is strategy- other tenants have bikes down there but none locked up as well as mine, so I figure theirs will go first. If I had a true top dollar bike, I'd bring it inside no matter what. And still lock it to something. |
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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 |
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Anti theft measures for cycles stored in garages, sheds etc?
On Tue, 06 Apr 2004 04:03:04 +0100, DC may have said:
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 If the thief can get entrance to the garage or shed without being impeded or discovered, the battle's lost. The first line of defense *is* the outer door. Once they get into the garage or shed, they're going to have adequate time and privacy to defeat any lock you're probably going to be able to employ. In the USA, this may be less of a problem than where you are in the UK. This is largely because if a US thief is going to bother with burglary, a bicycle (even an expensive one) is not likely to be what the thief is there to steal. -- My email address is antispammed; pull WEEDS if replying via e-mail. Typoes are not a bug, they're a feature. Words processed in a facility that contains nuts. |
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Anti theft measures for cycles stored in garages, sheds etc?
On 06 Apr 2004 06:14:13 GMT, David Reuteler may
have said: R15757 wrote: U-lock to the fridge or freezer door handle. i u-lock mine to my ankle. Kinky. -- My email address is antispammed; pull WEEDS if replying via e-mail. Typoes are not a bug, they're a feature. Words processed in a facility that contains nuts. |
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Dan Daniel wrote
I have a wooden frame in the basement. Large stainless steel screw-in eye rings into a stud (pre-drill a hole and use a piece of pipe through the ring to turn). Either a u-lock or cable can be pushed through the ring. Figure out the proper height for easy use. I am sure that something similar can be done to concrete. I use this exact same setup in my garage. I use a really, really big eye ring. The number of rotations it would take to unscrew would be pretty much impossible with bicycles locked to it with a thick cable or U-lock. I use a cable with a simple combination lock to make unlocking easy without a key. The garage-browsing thieves in my neighborhood are too lazy to be bothered with this setup. They have hit other homes, though. -Steve Goodridge |
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Anti theft measures for cycles stored in garages, sheds etc?
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. I had big eye bolts screwed into the framing of my garage and then used Ulocks to lock the bikes to the eye bolts. This was mostly to prevent crimes of opportunity when I accidentally left my garage door open. Greg |
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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? Personally my garages have always been locked up tight ... I block any windows with a nice thick piece of wood screwed into the concrete for example. I've also always had big dogs and in my current situation the dog sleeps in the garage / breezeway. Automatic lights outside as well. NRA stickers help too (c: You can also set up booby traps. Now, setting up proper booby traps is a big no no, however with some thought you can arrange things so it makes it difficult and painful for any thief to enter your premises once they get in. Put that box of metal rods right under the window, with the sharp ends of the rods facing up of course, or put that rollaway tool chest in front of the back door so it cant move very far once the car is in the garage for the night. C.Q.C. |
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