Almax and ground anchor

[RS2MATRIX]

ive got some money spare and seeing as my bike doesnt need anything, i think i should invest in some protection. i live in a scummy area and ive had alot of people 'eye up' my bike before but working night shifts has done me a favour in not having to leave the bike overnight often, ive got a new job since then though hence the slightly higher disposable income.
Anyway, im looking at an almax series iii with the squire lock 1.5m for £150 (are these as good as they say) i dont like to believe the testimonials on most sites so im skeptical. They sound like the deal though --any recommendations on different chains or does that sound ok?

now then, ground anchor. ive seen lots but first of all it has to be big enough for the chain to go through which is 58mm. Any recommendations --quite cheap but good ones. Id prefer a concrete in one but my shed has a 'slabbed' floor so im thinking of digging a hole and filling it with concrete and then ground anchor etc. etc. will 1.5m be long enough for this kind of stuff? Also ive noticed that the consensus is not to leave the chain on the floor, but with a ground anchor is this possible?
Alternatively i wcould make my own, possibly scaffold? like below, one bar welded to another, bottom half concreted in. any better ideas?

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sorry for the essay- happy new year everyone nick
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Reiju RS2 Matrix
Kawasaki ZXR400

[Ingah]

Watch these:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpf35C7wu6Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bZMvrPo34g

You've made the right decision. In my mind pretty much every other chain on the market is a waste of time as they have been compromised by manufacturers trying to make them light, at the cost of them being able to be bolt-cropped near silently (what's the point of a chain if it isn't going to make a damn good racket while it's being attacked?). The only other chain i'd consider is the Almax 4, but then you will completely lose the ability to take it with you (the Almax 3 is just-about portable, but very heavy).

When i called Almax for advice with my chain off them they told me that any ground anchors not in the bargain bin are mostly "much of a muchness" but if i wanted to buy a ground anchor they offered to confirm whether it's up to scratch to me, whether or not it was one of theirs. I've never had a ground anchor myself, but i think the most important thing is that it's attached to something that can't simply be smashed with a sledgehammer to free it up (so that rules out paving slabs).

If you're going to the trouble of using an Almax-level chain, you really really should always lock the chain through the frame of your bike, and then through an immovable object (i.e. something like a lamp post - or ground anchor), every time you park, otherwise the very people this chain is supposed to deter (the professional thieves) will simply lift your bike straight into their stolen van, or take the wheel off and then lift it into the van, and it will be gone (along with your expensive chain!)

The almax can be "looped through" itself, if that makes any sense. All the links are open, so you can tighten it right up with ease (if/when you buy it, what i'm saying should make sense) so this makes it far easier to keep off the floor. Even if it is on the floor though, methinks they'll still have massive trouble with it . The Almax 3 has been recently improved according to their website.
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[Seb]

Pragmasis are the only real alternative to Almax, I've personally got an Almax III but from what I've seen you can't go wrong with either. If you plan on carrying the chain about, go for the bundle with the kriega tail pack, it's worth every penny
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2010 Triumph 1050 Sprint ST

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I've got the Pragmasis with the Torc ground anchor. They are both quality bits of kit.

The ground anchor is especially good - it comes with glass vials full of resin which you drop into the holes in the concrete you drill. Then you put the anchor over the top and screw the bolts down smashing the vials setting the anchor solid. Apparantly this is the mehtod they use on jet engine test rigs to secure them.

[daesimps]

I've got the 16mm chain and the "Anti-Pinch Pin" from Pragmasis. The pin is really handy. I couldn't get the chain through a part of my frame as it was so big, but the pin fits straight through and makes locking her up nice and easy.

If you do go for the pin, make sure you put some of that heat shrink stuff round it to protect your paintwork. I also put some insulation tape around the frame where it comes into contact with the "head" of the pin, as it was starting to damage the paint due to my own ham-fistedness when locking her up.

I mounted my ground anchor directly under the bike, near the pivot end of the swing arm. This allows me to take the chain straight up, hence avoiding leaving it on the floor. It also means that you can't take a swing at it with anything as the bike is over the top of it.


Dae
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