locking the bike to.....?

i want to lock my bike to somthing heavy but not to big as not to take up too much room i was thinking mybe a car wheel
any better ideas?

[21QUEST]

Ship anchor



Ben

A ground anchor

Readymix concrete is about £3 a bag in B and Q, 25 kilos a bag. You can make it up in a plastic bucket for a mould to make a giant anchor, just add water. Embed a bit of scaff in to put the chain through. Not as good as doing it in the ground though.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by arenalife

Readymix concrete is about £3 a bag in B and Q, 25 kilos a bag. You can make it up in a plastic bucket for a mould to make a giant anchor, just add water. Embed a bit of scaff in to put the chain through. Not as good as doing it in the ground though.

Exactly how I'd do it. Only I'd use that old Krytonite u-lock in the garage as my chain loop, since I've lost the keys

The neatest ground anchor solution (when not allowed to fit a ground anchor) that I've ever come across was my mate Bren... He, er, aquired one of those massive steel plates that they use to temporarily cover holes in the road. Then, drilled 2 holes in it, plonked it over a hole in the ground, and fed his chain through the holes. End result, you couldn't pick the bike up without standing on the metal plate, and if you lifted the metal plate you had to lift the bike at the same time, while somehow getting your fingers between the plate and the ground. Supoib.

Then, there's some poetic justice in the fact that he later rode his scooter into an uncovered hole in the ground and snapped it in half

[pmapp]

Then, there's some poetic justice in the fact that he later rode his scooter into an uncovered hole in the ground and snapped it in half

Sorry, off topic but that made me acually laugh out loud.

I use a wall anchor, when the bikes tethered to it there is not enough room to get anything heavy to it to free it without damaging the bike, couple that with separate alarm disc locks front and rear and the bike alarm it would be a noisy job as well. The position of the anchor and chain length mean that the wall/floor cannot be used as an anvil to smash it either Looking at putting another wall anchor for the rear wheel next.

Might seem like going over the top but having already been a victim of bike theft (they used a crowbar to get the garage door lock off and nicked my CBR and KMX200 in one visit) I really want to keep this one.

If your stuck for space the bucket idea is a good one.

If someone really wants your bike, they will get it though

Originally Posted by arenalife

Readymix concrete is about £3 a bag in B and Q, 25 kilos a bag. You can make it up in a plastic bucket for a mould to make a giant anchor, just add water. Embed a bit of scaff in to put the chain through. Not as good as doing it in the ground though.

whats scarff?

[northwind]

Scaffolding.

[Luckypants]

From memory of your 'my garage' pic Hovi5, get a ground anchor fitted close to the wall. You can get ones that bolt down to the floor slab.