On Street Parking (Office Hours) - Security Tips?
 

We're going to be moving offices soon to a city centre location (Nottingham). This means that I'll be parking my bike on the street in designated bays etc.

What's the best security I can apply to keep it from getting pinched? I've got a big chain & lock (with additional cable) but would anything else help? I reckon that if anyone wants to nick it they probably will, and I can't be bothered lumping 25kgs of additional security each morning.......:smt066

Re: On Street Parking (Office Hours) - Security Tips?
 

If you can chain it to something then do so.

Failing that, any chain is just going to be a disc-lock in effect, so you might as well just get a disc-lock alarmed is an option, which you can carry under the seat with more ease.

Its what I do in Central London - nowhere to chain to, so the chain stays at home.

Re: On Street Parking (Office Hours) - Security Tips?
 

Almax chain, chain to something, even another bike, or a colleagues car tow bar etc.

Re: On Street Parking (Office Hours) - Security Tips?
 

After a friends gsxr got physically lifted into a van from liverpool station on a weekday morning. He leaves his hefty chain around a lampost / railings and locks up when he arrives in the morning.

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Where about in nottingham city centre? I know there are bays just of made marrien way ( castle side) with places to loop a chain round.

Re: On Street Parking (Office Hours) - Security Tips?
 

If there's nothing fixed to chain my bike to I'll put my chain round someone elses chain. Then we're both protected until the other person goes home. If there's absolutely nothing about to chain to I put the chain on the rear as I assume it's easier to wheel a bike into a van by lifting the front than the back.

At the end of the day it's impossible to make your bike scrote proof but all you need to do is make it more awkward to nick yours than another one in the row. Or failing that get a nasty scooter than nobody wants to nick anyway.

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I keep hearing that SV's are not that desirable to nick!. But jesting aside you should do the best you can. The hassle of having it taken isn't worth it.

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Until said colleague forgets about it and drives off towing your bike along on its side. :mrgreen:

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I used to have to commute to Nottingham, on Convent Street (behind Oceana) is motorbike parking, with a metal rail to chain to.. It's pretty close to the centre so if no-where else has something to chain to then it might be the best option....

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Rabid dog!

As SK says if there is nowhere to anchor to, I'd use a alarmed disc lock