Security advice

[innominate]

Currently very glad I invested in a ground anchor and a good chain (One of those Data Tool Python ones.)

When I get to unlock the bike this morning it looks as if one of the links on teh chain has been bolt clippered. Not got anywhere near going through the link. Essentially looks like the link has sheared by a few mm.


Will I need to buy a whole new chain?
Also can you think of any other security measures I could take to try and stop this happening again. Bike has alarm and immobiliser.
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[True Blue]

Not sure if you could maybe get it welded. Got a pic of it?
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[Section59]

[Black Knight]

I'd be sleeping in the garage with a rather large hachet and my killer cat.
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[Cillit-BANG]

I can't see much point in replacing it, they couldn't get through it!

If they come back with bigger bolt croppers cabable of cropping the chain, a dent made by a smaller bolt cropper won't make any difference, they will cut through it regardless.

Using the same size croppers again obviously isn't going to be any more effective on the part already crimped, otherwise they would have kept trying!

[instigator]

If it is in a garage (you didn't say, perhaps it's round the back) invest in a personal attack alarm and use fishing line to increase the lead, stretched right over the entrance so that when anyone enters they trip it (maybe 30cm off the ground)

If it's outside, get a babymonitor rigged up so you can hear any tomfoolery going on in the middle of the night. Quite where you'd put the transmitter, I don't know. Thats your problem

Also, again, if you could be bothered, personal attack alarm hidden on the bike (behind radiator?) and tie it to a spoke on the wheel. If the wheel is moved, alarm gets pulled. Am sure you could wire in a transmitter/receiver set up to do that.

[woo]

Check out www.almax-security-chains.co.uk you wont be disappointed!
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[woo]

Check out www.almax-security-chains.co.uk you wont be disappointed!
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[Handsome]

Get a new Chain, they may have just been disturbed or they may come back with a better set of Bolt Croppers, It's not worth the risk.

I know it's connected to a Ground Anchor, but try and keep the chain as taught as possible, wrap it around the wheel/bike a few times if you can. It makes it a bit harder to seperate and cut and if the lock's off the floor you know they can't try opening it with a sledge hammer!
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[Zimbo]

Another vote for Almax. The Datatool chain can and will be cropped by a thief using a decent set of croppers, the Almax won't, it's the only chain that has never been cropped, ever.

[TL666]

Wire your bike to the mains

[stryker]

Erm, alarm your bike.... alarm your shed, fit a motion flood light. The last two would be cheapest I guess.
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[Baloo]

[UrbanRacer]

if its a good hefty chain thats on it already then chances are they'll need burning gear to get it off.
You'd probably hear them dragging the gas bottle and firing up the torch lolol before that tho

[3806danny]

are magnum chains any good?