Shed security
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Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
It's probably a good idea to follow the same principle as locking your bike anywhere - the more precautions the better. A casual thief (one who hasn't cased the joint thoroughly before) may well only come equipped with a few tools. So try and use as many different types of lock as you can - maybe a mortice lock on the door, plus and bolt with padlock. Then, inside, maybe a really heavy duty lock locking the bike to something like the shed hackle or a ground anchor ,AND your regular lock locking it to something like another bike, or a lawnmower or something - anything that will stop the bike just being lifted out without a lot of clattering. A decently and obviously secure door may just make the burglar move on to somewhere less trouble.
It's a fine balance perhaps, between being secure, and in effect putting up a neon sign saying "lovely bikes in here!", but better to err on the side of caution I think...
It's a fine balance perhaps, between being secure, and in effect putting up a neon sign saying "lovely bikes in here!", but better to err on the side of caution I think...
As Arch says, one of the most important security measures is making it look like there aren't any security measures thus nothing worth nicking.
Apparently, it will be possible to nick your bike whatever you do. However, you can make it very, very difficult - so difficult it's not worth it. What you want to ideally do is to increase the difficulty level such that heavy duty power tools have to be used, and it's going to take at least 5 minutes.
But bear in mind that if your shed is wooden, then any security measure is only going to be as good as the strength of the walls of your shed! You don't want to come back to find your bike gone and a hole has been sawn in the wall where your anchor was attached to...
Concrete, on the other hand, is a bitch to get through. I'm thinking of getting one of these for my flat and a motorbike chain, I'd say it would probably be perfect for a shed.
Apparently, it will be possible to nick your bike whatever you do. However, you can make it very, very difficult - so difficult it's not worth it. What you want to ideally do is to increase the difficulty level such that heavy duty power tools have to be used, and it's going to take at least 5 minutes.
But bear in mind that if your shed is wooden, then any security measure is only going to be as good as the strength of the walls of your shed! You don't want to come back to find your bike gone and a hole has been sawn in the wall where your anchor was attached to...
Concrete, on the other hand, is a bitch to get through. I'm thinking of getting one of these for my flat and a motorbike chain, I'd say it would probably be perfect for a shed.
Another tip is to remove the front wheel (assuming it is QR) and take it indoors. It's easy to store inside without taking up too much room, and will make it difficult to ride away with your pride and joy.
If you want to make it even more unattractive to the casual thief, fit a QR seatpost clamp and take the saddle indoors too!!
Cheers,
Shaun
If you want to make it even more unattractive to the casual thief, fit a QR seatpost clamp and take the saddle indoors too!!
Cheers,
Shaun
sirhc said:
swap the screws for a couple of bolts. Once they're in place add a second nut to lock the first in place. Whack the end of the exposed thread with a hammer for good measure.
Dog bolts are good too. Little protruding things that you insert in the hinge side of the door. when the door shuts they protrude into a hole drilled into the door frame and stop the door from being jemmied open from the hinge side.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
I have one of these http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...ogId=10151&productId=231103&categoryId=31389# and it seems to offer excellent security
Bigtallfatbloke
New Member
all of the above and keep the family pet rotweiler in there at night as well
That looks a good buy cheersShed Shackle
Check this out, this is what I am going to get:
http://www.torc-anchors.com/shed-shackle.php
Then you can just use your bike lock to fix it to it. But which lock eh? That is what I want to know and I'll be asking that question in a new thread about now.
Check this out, this is what I am going to get:
http://www.torc-anchors.com/shed-shackle.php
Then you can just use your bike lock to fix it to it. But which lock eh? That is what I want to know and I'll be asking that question in a new thread about now.
