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[bennyboy]

2 things lately have made me very concious about my bike getting nicked. My mates bike got stolen from outside his house at night, and my keys got nicked meaning i had to spend £120 on a new lock set (pain in the arse to fit)

Anyway, just wondering if anyone has advise on a decent lock for £40 or under?

Cheers
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Personally at that sort of price I'd go for a Oxford Boss Alarmed disk lock. For £40 your never going to get a lock that will really stop a determined thief, but an alarmed one might just give you a fighting chance of disturbning them at it. They are about £40-50.

This only works if it's locked nearby though

[mr.z]

For when i'm feeling paranoid..

Disc lock
Griplock
Shackle lock
Big chain
Alarm


Imo its down to the kind of theif your defending against..

"Professional" theifs do not like smartwater/datatags, because they are traceable back to them.. any locks, allarms, imobilisers anything they will cut through in a frighteningly short time (friend of a friend had a day old goldwing with £2000 of security, parked behind a van, got stolen right from under their bedroom window)

Scalleys will maybe get through one lock, but they wont bother if it looks like it might be effort, datatags will not be even remotely interesting to them cause they will have the bike onfire up the road in an hour if they dont crash it first..
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[yambabe]

Have to agree with mr.z.

If a professional is going to take your bike they are going to take it no matter how much security is on it so you are better concentrating on stuff like datatag or tracker that will help you retrieve it, and scallies looking for something to ride will go for the easiest target.

However, whoever tries to have a go the more security they have to get through the better as it will take more time and/or make more noise for them to do it.

I have a chain and padlock, disc lock and personal attack alarm (noisemaker) on my bike when it's parked up pretty much anywhere. At home it's chained to a ground anchor, when out I tend to look for a post, railing or similar to chain it to where possible.

You don't nesessarily have to spend loads of money on security. My chain is an Oxford but my padlock came off the local market, my disk lock is a Lidl one and the alarm costs about £10 from B&Q.
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[mr.z]

If you know it has one, (which is why i leave mine hidden without a flashy light) take off the side panel, chances are its power runs off the battery via a ring terminal, cut off = no allarm (but more inteleigent ones have a bettery backup to counter it) also some have buttons that trigger the allwam when you pull a panel off..

Side/centerstand for the panic allarm maybe? seen some cheap shed allarms, some shock alarms too used for caravans that are really cheap too.. turned on/off with a key, these were £20 i think.. in some ways they are better if they are award to get at, there no way you can turn them off easyly...

Thing with allarms there worth shit all unless you can hear them to give a dose of stick based security.. because people ignore them, even if somebody is sat by them tinkering, unless maybe a copper walks by and its not very likely..
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[yambabe]

I have spoked wheels, so I tuck the main bit behind my frame at the front or just beside the shocks at the back then use the little clip-thing on the string to attach to a spoke. Soon as the wheel turns the pin comes out and the alarm screams. If it won't wedge, cable ties or gaffa tape can help!
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[Misc]

Cheers, will look into some, do you know any that are easy to fit & not that exspensive with a control thingy.

Also how does a proffessional thief cut the chain if it's wrapped tight around something solid with no slack? Will they go as far as removing the front wheel to take it?

Babyyam i will try that today.

Thanks for the info.

[V2]

expanding foam in the alarm siren is another one ive heard of, frighteningly simple and works on any alarm!

[Visitor Q]

cheap alarm (as said), and then invest in some second hand golf clubs/baseball bats etc.

Any cunt tries for my bike, he'll be trying to wank with his foot by the time ive done with his arms
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[Jack_Cheese]

I've got a nice deterrent, and i swear to god, i'll do this one day!

For this to work best you will need two baseball bats, both with about 50 nails through, a loin cloth, red & yellow contact lenses, and body paint.

Park your bike under a streetlight in a high crime area, hide in a bush near by. When the little fuckers try and steal your bike, run after them in your loin cloth swinging the bats and screaming utter nonsense with your eyes wide open. Those little gobshites would never even think of stealing a bike again!

Jack
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