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Posted: 21:36 - 12 May 2018 Post subject: Ground anchors |
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Finally got my own place with garage so in a position now to stick a ground anchor in. Was thinking of the new almax series 5 1.6m chain with the defiant anchor unless anyone would recommend something better?
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Start from the outside road and work in. Gate to the drive / garden etc, at least 5 foot high, preferably 6 foot or a bit taller. Solid wood or metal, decent hinges can't be lifted off the hinges and LOCKS shut with a good lock. And fecking make sure it is locked.
Wall / fence or my favorite the evergreen thorny bastard spiky firethorn hedge round the perimeter. Planted mine at my new house yesterday to compliment the existing non evergreen less thorny bastard not quite so spiky hawthorn hedge. Blackthorn is also a decent alternative.
Am going to plant firethorn round the garage as well Considering leaving the existing garage door as it is and making a second hidden folding door behind it out of some scrap metal from work. Nothing imho screams there be pikey treasure inside quite like an obviously beefed up garage door. Well maybe a lwb van plastered with motocross stickers does
CCTV, Alarm mines, ground anchors, chains, padlocks, disc locks and all that jazz. |
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Posted: 12:14 - 13 May 2018 Post subject: |
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As above really, Mr Grrr does definitely have the best and most awesome security deterrent I've gotta say!
If practical, you want to keep bikes locked in a building at the rear of your property and between that locked building and the pavement you want as many walls, barriers fences and gates as possible or practicable.
A good example is a house with a side passage between two brick walls/houses, with big tall and sharp gates at both ends locked with plenty of big locks. If you've got PIR lighting, and CCTV in your passage then your probably half way there to not making it worthwhile while there's any chance of the property owners being at home.
If said gates and fences are made as sharp spikey and lethal as possible then that's better still. You basically want to make it a difficult and painful bloody DNA dropping experience for said thief to even get to the building where your bikes are stored. Even if that means it's a 10-15min bastard of a job to get your bike out each time without scratching or scraping it or coming a cropper from all your sharp unfriendly gating etc. |
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Posted: 15:32 - 14 May 2018 Post subject: |
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You could always sell the bike. No one would could steal it off you then.
____________________ Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN. |
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Posted: 15:53 - 14 May 2018 Post subject: |
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MCN wrote: | You could always sell the bike. No one would could steal it off you then.
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After people kept targeting my bikes over a short period, it was definitely something that made me rethink having 3.
At least now there's just 1 to steal.
As for anchors, the Y anchor does seem to be one of the best for security, just make sure that you get the right one that will support your chain size.
If you see yourself moving house at some point, then pragmasis does one that is easily removable.
The torc ground anchor also has pretty good reviews, but it's not easily removable, but also perhaps not as secure as the y anchor.
That said, I think in the days of cheaply available battery angle grinders, the thieves are probably going to attack your chain first, rather than a semi decent anchor, especially if the chain is preventing them from pushing the bike away. |
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Biggest isn't always best.
On the Bennetts chain test the absolute best chain is an almax 5. Surviving 41 seconds with an angle grinder, and costing £311.
At the other end of the scale, the Oxford HD chain lasted 16 seconds and costs £50.
So, 3x Oxford chains for £150 gives you the same angle grinder time as an almax for double the cost...
Of course the almax is uncroppable and the Oxford is anything but, but still.
Not saying I'd recommend that option of course, but food for thought perhaps. ____________________ NC700x. |
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i haven't tried fitting a Y anchor, but having recent smashed a section of concrete up (10m x 3m x 30cm) with nought but a big FOFF hammer, it was very time consuming and hard work.
You need to ask yourself how you are going to make a hole big enough to set a 'decent' Y anchor in without smashing/cracking the rest of the concrete floor in side the garage.
i have one of these fitting in the garage, drilled and set into the concrete floor. IMO nobody is going to try and get through it.. the chain is always going to be the first to get targeted.
I thought it would be a trip hazard whilst i was fitting it but tbh it has never been an issue.
https://securityforbikes.com/torc-ground-anchor.php |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 345 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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