 Unique permanent or semi-permanent security anchor
Extremely strong and easy to use
Portable for extra adaptability
Lloyds British Insurance tested to 3,250 kN holding power in wet or worst case ground conditions
Can be supplied as a single security anchor or a complete system with a Sold Secure Lock and Chain nstalled in 3 easy steps:
1. Screw anchor into desired location
2. Thread chain through each lashing ring
3. Position item next to or above security anchor and secure chain It looks like one of those dog tie type screw in tent pegs just wondered if anyone had tried one?? by the looks of it it could be unscrewed but 2 or 3 bikes on top of it should make this a difficult task... spyra ground anchor Another supplier
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 While it looks a good idea, and probably works well in tests, an angle grinder or a ..... ......, deleted for security reasons will soon get it off.
its all about delay and inconvenience to the thief,that counts, hopefully you will delay them long enough to go somewhere else.
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 by the looks of it it could be unscrewed but 2 or 3 bikes on top of it should make this a difficult task
But would it be that difficult?
I suspect that if three bikes are all locked to this contraption two people could lift the bottom bike (lifting the other two) and start to turn which would tighten the slack in the chain and then unscrew the peg.
Ok, so you would still have three bikes stuck together (probably in awkward positions to carry/impossible to ride) but if they were unattended and you had a vehicle nearby the bikes would be gone.
As SB rightly says, it is all about delaying the thief and making it as unattractive prospect as possible. This tool would be better than simply locking the bikes together, but not as good as sticking them in a car boot.
I have burglar alarm at home and although I know it is not perfect it means they will probably attack my neighbours (unalarmed) house before mine.
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| Edited: 03/09/07 21:39 |
if you want to use it for camping et, why not get a cheap motion detector that makes a loud noise if moved, and chain the bikes to the car wheel,towbar etc, and save the money , the coil will cost.
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or use a nearby tree/lamp post... Last time in a hotel car park I backed the car to a lamp post and secured the bikes (which were locked to a tow-bar rack) around the post also.
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 I can picture walking around trying several spots to get that ground screw in....looks quite long to get into the ground!
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 Looks like Zebedee is missing his BOING...
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I saw this idea quite a few years ago (1997) at the Royal College of Art Design Degree exhibition. Only the bloke had gone one step further, and used two spirals, screwed in at roughly right angles. When you threaded a lock through the eyelets at the end of the spirals, you locked them together so they couldn't be turned. By using two at right angles, it made it much, much harder to simply pull out.
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Be aware of services below the soil, eg mains cables , water sewage pipes, etc, they should be buried deeper than 18 inches, but you never know.
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