Best security chain+lock

[Hellbrandt]

Hi guys, about to buy my first bike on Monday and im curious as to what chain and lock to buy alongside a ground anchor.

Bike will be kept inside a garage but can never be too safe!

Thanks.

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Almax or Pragmasis.

Don't be fooled by the claims by other manufacturers.

[Andy_Pagin]

Almax.
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[Rogerborg]

[hachi8]

Ive got an Almax Immobiliser 3 chain...Abloy 362 lock and Hardie Secure Ground Anchor.....and all that in my locked garage.


BUT...if somebody 'really' wanted my Gixxer then im sure they could find a way.
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[Barnoe]

Whatever security you use can be bypassed by a pro.

What we can do is put off casual joyriders, so make things as difficult as possible for them and they will look for an easier target.

BIG chains, chunky ground anchors and a noisy alarm if your bike is moved is the best you can do.
preferably inside a solid built garage, with floodlights good enough for Wembley stadium that light up the whole area if someone goes near the garage lol

All that should help you sleep better

As for security when your away from home...
Take a chain in a backpack or topbox and use the same rules you would for a Mountain Bike!
Chain it to something, if your with friends... chain bikes together.
and set your alarm.

All this may seem over the top, but i learned the hard way when my bike went missing many years ago :/

Also if you state on your insurance that it will be kept in a locked garage, make sure it is!!
Otherwise you will find they dont want to pay out :/
(check your documents)

[notbike]

Almax 16mm chain and a squire padlock. My chains a bit shorter than I'd expected though :S might get another longer one tbh.

[ADSrox0r]

Pragmasis, ground anchor and Pinch Pin. Viffer has a hollow rear axle so the Pinch Pin slots right through meaning it only needs the shortest chain so works out cheaper for me.
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[J.M.]

I carry a 1.5m 19mm Almax with me everywhere I go. Some people say that it's too big to carry on a daily basis, but I just pop it in the top box and forget that it's there.
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[notbike]

[Rogerborg]

The only one that Almax or Pragmasis supply for 19mm is the Squire Stronghold SS65CS or SS65CS-XLN . I can't imagine why you'd pay that much for a chain and then put a cheap lock on it.
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[ADSrox0r]

19mm is too big for out and about imo. In fact I went for 16mm for home as I felt the 19mm was overkill, if they've come tooled up to take out the 'un-croppable' 16mm then they'll get through the 19mm aswell. Just take a bit longer and if that's the case then nothing short of a landmine is going to stop them.
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[notbike]

[Northern Monkey]

I'm not convinced that a 19mm chain provides significantly more protection than a 16mm chain, yet is significantly heavier and more expensive.

If you've come equipped with a grinder, then cutting through 19mm isn't that much more difficult than 16mm.

I bought the 16mm version, and the anti pinch pin, for this reason
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[John933]

What ever size chain and lock you buy. Someone will have something to cut through it. If you are anything like me. I got a dam good heavy chain and lock. From the local hard wear store. For the length of chain I needed and a lock. Cost me less than £20, In fact I think it was about £12 in all.
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[Rogerborg]

The issue is how many people will come equipped to deal with an Almax or Pragmasis, or if parking in public, whether they'll come for your bike, or the one next to it.
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[Doomsnite]

Almax 16mm, squire padlock and Y-Anchor is my set up. Not been put to the test yet and hope it never does but I think its pretty stern opposition to whoever doth come to try.
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[Hellbrandt]

[Rogerborg]

I very much doubt they'll class that as a garage. Remember, what matters is what the underwriter thinks at the point where you make a claim, not what the broker says when they're selling the policy.

With Almax or Pragmasis, you'll either have to buy used, or direct from the supplier.
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[Hellbrandt]

[Northern Monkey]

[Llama-Farmer]

[Hellbrandt]