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View Poll Results: What do you think is the best single security device?
Alarm/immobiliser 5 16.13%
Chain/U-lock 19 61.29%
Disc-lock 3 9.68%
Other 4 12.90%
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Old 16-10-07, 09:28 PM   #1
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Quick poll on what you think is most important single security device? Occasionally will be leaving the bike in town for a few hours. Rest of the time is safely locked in the garage.

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Old 16-10-07, 09:37 PM   #2
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chain & alarm
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Old 16-10-07, 09:40 PM   #3
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got to be a chain for me.. obviously what you chain it too is a factor. A lamp post/concrete street lamp through the frame (not just the wheels) is a good start..
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Old 16-10-07, 09:45 PM   #4
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Depends where I'll be leaving it. If there's something to chain it to I'll use a chain, if not a disc lock as it's less bulky to carry. An alarm/imobiliser is used anyway with either.
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Old 16-10-07, 11:25 PM   #5
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Erm, for me? None.

Bikes insured. Putting all manner of security gizmos makes it more attractive to a tea leaf IMO, but if pushed, I would carry a disc lock.

Someone will be along to tell you its better on the back wheel, but I think front....
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Old 16-10-07, 11:34 PM   #6
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makes it more attractive to a tea leaf IMO,
I disagree, maybe so if your garage has obvious security like door bars etc. but in a public place like a town center they will be looking for the easiest one

I like to park mine in the most obvious, busy place possible, right outside the engineering dept. at uni is good for me being a lazy f###er, and I use a disclock.

Also a very important security feature of my bike which was free is its smashrat appearance, covered in grease, ACF50 and muck, dented tank artfully sprayed satin black etc. Who'd want to nick it!
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Old 17-10-07, 09:15 AM   #7
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Also a very important security feature of my bike which was free is its smashrat appearance, covered in grease, ACF50 and muck, dented tank artfully sprayed satin black etc. Who'd want to nick it!
What he said. No one steals ratbikes to order.
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Old 17-10-07, 09:17 AM   #8
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You guys obviously hadn't seen Jester's bike, that was knicked earlier this year :P

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If they want a bike, they'll go for the easiest one.
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Old 17-10-07, 11:51 AM   #9
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Where's the "All of the above" option? More the better, to a point. If you have a £1000 bike, spending £500 on ground anchor, alarmed disc lock, high quality chain, thatcham rated alarm and immobiliser is daft.

At the end of the day, if they can't steal it because of all the crap you put on it, they may just cut all the wires, slash the tyres, set it on fire or whatever just to spite you.
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Old 17-10-07, 12:40 PM   #10
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chain & alarm
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Where's the "All of the above" option?
Re-read the question ... "what you think is most important single security device"

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At the end of the day, if they can't steal it because of all the crap you put on it, they may just cut all the wires, slash the tyres, set it on fire or whatever just to spite you.
Valid point there though I guess

Personally, I'd say my disc-lock, as my revolver 'chain' takes a bit longer to apply ... however I've countered this by keeping my disc-lock under the pillion seat and then wrapping the revolver 'chain' around the pillion seat, so now I HAVE to remove the revolver to get to the disc-lock, so it essentially forces me to use BOTH of them

Pete

EDIT: I must have female genes somewhere in my DNA ... I've changed my mind LOL

Best single security device is chain ... and chain it to something SOLID and IMMOVABLE.
Ignore what I said above

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