Garage Bike Securing

[Jdratcliffe]

Looking to move to a place with and with 2k worth of bikes and knowing how bad at security a garage doors are what do you guys do with your bike in garages and how do you secure them?

 

[Sara_H]

We've disabled the big garage door so it can't be used as a garage as such any more - at least not without a grat deal of unscrewing and unbolting from the inside.
There are a couple of windows in the garage which have iron bars across them - we did have an attempted brak in through one of the windows but the theif was un able to gain access. Which is a good job, because at present the bikes aren't secured too well. They're cable locked to the roof ladders which are hanging on the wall! - the theory being that it would be quite arkward and noisy to remove them.
We have a cunning plan to insall some proper secure wall/floor bolts, but its on a long list of jobs still to do.

All that said, my main (most expensive) bike is kept in the porch as its in and out several times a day usually.

 

[Saluki]

Wall bolts and D locks.

We live on a working farm and if anyone is about the farm terriers kick off, followed by our terriers and the other neighbour's cocker spaniels. We get plenty of warning of any ne'er do wells.

When we next move, our bikes will live in the bedroom, which is where they used to live. They will still be locked up.

 

[Davidc]

Floor anchors. They're used to secure the ladder, then the same cables (motor bike type locking type) go up through the front wheels and are locked to the D locks which are through the rear wheel and frame.

To improve matters alarm padlocks, and the garage front door is on the house alarm.

I've had other ideas, but they're illegal.

 

[Robson3022]

I think it's difficult as most of the time if some one really wants them they will find a way.

Floor anchors chains lots of cables. A dusty sheet chucked over often helps as if its not it plain sight hopefully if the worst we're to happen they wouldn't notice it. Lets be honest people could nick most of your bike with a set of Allen keys and a spanner in about 5 mins.

 

[cyberknight]

Wall mounted anchors with chains .
next door neighbour is a plod .....

 

[MrJamie]

I put an extra lock on the garage door, liked a hinge bracket drilled into the concrete that padlocks to the door. It's not perfect but it's a lot better than the standard garage door lock that could easily be forced without a key and the garage is alarmed anyway. Anchors and chains sound good though for delaying things.

 

[ufkacbln]

I use a pair of "Garage Defenders" to prevent the door opening

Then a floor anchor and cables.

 

[Broadside]

I fitted some deadlock door bolts to our up-and-over garage door. From the outside they are fairly subtle but I think a thief would know what they are and are a PITA to get around, nice and cheap too if you fit them yourself.

 

[Cubist]

I use garage door bolts and an Oxford ground anchor sunk into the concrete. A cable loops round all the bike wheels.ans frames, and is secured on the last bime with a Gold Secure d lock.

 

[craven2354]

I use a pair of "Garage Defenders" to prevent the door opening

Then a floor anchor and cables.

I'm sure them bolts belong in the floor

 

[Lee_M]

I have used ground anchors but I have also used autoloc stoppa locks on garage doors in the past.

They stop up and over doors being forced open, put one either side and the door basically cant be moved

you can also get them as two locks with the same key

http://www.autolok.co.uk/Pages/garage.htm

 

[craigwend]

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p83061

I use the above...

 

[pac-man]

alarmed garage door, wall anchors, Kryptonite kryptoflex cable and looks and a curtain twitching neighbours

 

[baldycyclist]

i dont sleep