Household Cycle Security

[middleagecyclist]

I am looking at buying a house at present. Not decided on one yet and cycle storage is high on the checklist. I have four bikes (maybe soon five) and there are two others in the family + a tagalong. Bikes are currently locked to stands in a residents secure(ish) underground car park with CCTV and concierge coverage.

I would like to keep them all within the confines of the house but failing that plan to have a brickbuilt garage/outbuilding for storage. What else should I be considering? Good quality locks for each bike through bolted mounts into concrete floors/walls? Double locked doors? CCTV? Good alarm system, Booby traps?

How far does everyone go?

 

[Ian Cooper]

I keep my bikes inside a basement 'mud room', but all I have there is a locked outer door and two dogs in the room. Personally, I think the two dogs is overkill, but that's the only room that makes sense for them to sleep in.

Then again, I live in the US, where bikes are considered about as theft-worthy as week-old broccoli.

 

[defy-one]

New-ish shed with heavy duty lock.
Shed Alarm.
Only access to the shed is through the house.
Floor mounts with the mounting scews rounded off
D Locks on each bike

House is alarmed with cctv front & rear

 

[MrJamie]

They do those outdoor metal bike shed things, dunno if theyd be good for you.

My bikes just in the garage, which is overlooked by neighbours, with security light, burglar alarm and additional heavy duty padlock on top of the regular crappy lock.

Out of interest why 5 bikes?

 

[Norm]

Out of interest why 5 bikes?

Because 4 isn't enough.

Garage for me, with a couple of motorbikes as ground anchors. If you can, mounting secure anchor points in the ground or, for convenience, in a wall of a brick-built garage provides the best anti-lifting security, together with good locks and deadbolts on the doors to remove access. You can add an alarm if you are that worried and you think you have someone local to you who would pay it any attention.

However, tbh, I think that good perimeter security and insurance cover should be enough, unless a bike has sentimental value. You can spent thousands on security and then find you aren't riding as much as it takes you 10 minutes to unlock and 10 minutes to re-secure, and that's with the keys.

 

[Ian Cooper]

I have four bikes too. Also looking to buy #5. There's always a reason to get one more.

 

[subaqua]

I have four bikes too. Also looking to buy #5. There's always You never need a reason to get one more you just need one more .

FTFY .

i have mine locked together with a motorbike cable and a anchor fitted to the wall below the kitchen window in the rear "garden" . would love a shed but there isn't any room .

a shed with ground anchors and sold secure gold locks will keep the bikes safe enough

 

[Dragonwight]

Just put up a picture of Chuck Norris that should do the trick.

 

[BSRU]

If your going to have something built for them, have ground anchors built into the concrete floor, do not have any windows and have a nice heavy steel door, for starters.

 

[middleagecyclist]

Out of interest why 5 bikes?

"Why 5 bikes?" he says. <ROTHLMAO>. Well, why not? Because I can? I have different needs for each? The Wife lets me? N+1? I could just as easily ask why only 1 bike? However, I am happy to go through the reason(s) I have for each. So in order of purchase they are:

1) An old Marin Bear Valley. A steel framed MTB so old it still has rim brakes! Lovely responsive frame though. Got me back into cycling 5-6 yrs ago. Now stripped down and scuffed up. I use it if I want to cycle into the city centre/dodgy areas and leave it overnight/several hours. Chances are it will not attract much attention.

2) A Santos Travelmaster with Rohloff and SON hubs. My main steed. Used for commuting, shopping, general errands and touring. Really a heavy duty expedition bike. It is a joy to ride, can carry loads and is easy to maintain. Gets used for at least 80% of my cycling and the only bike I would have if I had to choose one.

3) A Marin Rocky Ridge. A very nice hardtail MTB. I had been on a MTB skills course and borrowed on of these for the day. Liked it a lot. Picked this beauty up secondhand, just one year old and hardly used for £500.00. Great for blasting around the local woodland and MTB trails.

4) A Verenti Rhigos 0.3 CF road bike. This is my 'weekend' sports car. Gets taken out for long road rides when the Sun is shining and there is little chance of rain. Great fun. Gets polished a lot.

5) The bike yet to be bought. I fancy a steel framed road bike for use as a lightweight tourer and Audax bike. Probably a Paul Hewitt Cheviot in red. Will see what happens after I've bought the house!

I would love a Brompton but cannot justify one to the wife, particularly now Manchester has a Brompton dock where I can hire one if needed. What else? Maybe a proper cargo bike, a Bullitt perhaps. Then of course I will need a tandem for when the Golden Child is older. I would also love to try a 'bent. An eBike when I'm older...

 

[middleagecyclist]

If your going to have something built for them, have ground anchors built into the concrete floor, do not have any windows and have a nice heavy steel door, for starters.

Might have to adapt existing buildings but this is along the lines I was thinking.

 

[middleagecyclist]

Just put up a picture of Chuck Norris that should do the trick.

Steven Seagal surely?

 

[middleagecyclist]

New-ish shed with heavy duty lock.
Shed Alarm.
Only access to the shed is through the house.
Floor mounts with the mounting scews rounded off
D Locks on each bike

House is alarmed with cctv front & rear

Sounds good.

 

[defy-one]

"Why 5 bikes?" he says. <ROTHLMAO>. Well, why not? Because I can? I have different needs for each? The Wife lets me? N+1? I could just as easily ask why only 1 bike? However, I am happy to go through the reason(s) I have for each. So in order of purchase they are:

1) An old Marin Bear Valley. A steel framed MTB so old it still has rim brakes! Lovely responsive frame though. Got me back into cycling 5-6 yrs ago. Now stripped down and scuffed up. I use it if I want to cycle into the city centre/dodgy areas and leave it overnight/several hours. Chances are it will not attract much attention.

2) A Santos Travelmaster with Rohloff and SON hubs. My main steed. Used for commuting, shopping, general errands and touring. Really a heavy duty expedition bike. It is a joy to ride, can carry loads and is easy to maintain. Gets used for at least 80% of my cycling and the only bike I would have if I had to choose one.

3) A Marin Rocky Ridge. A very nice hardtail MTB. I had been on a MTB skills course and borrowed on of these for the day. Liked it a lot. Picked this beauty up secondhand, just one year old and hardly used for £500.00. Great for blasting around the local woodland and MTB trails.

4) A Verenti Rhigos 0.3 CF road bike. This is my 'weekend' sports car. Gets taken out for long road rides when the Sun is shining and there is little chance of rain. Great fun. Gets polished a lot.

5) The bike yet to be bought. I fancy a steel framed road bike for use as a lightweight tourer and Audax bike. Probably a Paul Hewitt Cheviot in red. Will see what happens after I've bought the house!

I would love a Brompton but cannot justify one to the wife, particularly now Manchester has a Brompton dock where I can hire one if needed. What else? Maybe a proper cargo bike, a Bullitt perhaps. Then of course I will need a tandem for when the Golden Child is older. I would also love to try a 'bent. An eBike when I'm older...

I love the explanations! LoL

 

[Dragonwight]

Steven Seagal surely?

Steven Seagal needs to sleep, Chuck Norris doesnt he just waits.