Looking for recommendations for a bombproof long chain, lock and ground anchor combo for garage duties…go!
Almax series iv
https://securityforbikes.com/index.php
Pragmasis. The Daddy of Ground Anchors and chains.
I bought from here following previous reccomendations and it's really good kit.
ETA I have two sets of Torc Mega Anchor, I think 16mm chain and the big Squire padlock. Expensive and very heavy but fills me with confidence.
Another vote for pragmasis, it's an absolute unit
I’ve got a Fahgedaboutit lock and chain, and I can’t remember which type of ground anchor, but they’re much of a muchness.
Make sure you keep the receipts in a safe place, you need them for insurance.
Any form of lock is just a deterrent to slow them down.
If you go for chain the weak point will be the lock and what it is locked to.
However, the bigger, heavier, noisier and more awkward to remove or bypass the better.
I went with Pragmasis. 16mm chain, the cylindrical padlock and ground anchor. It looks robust, weighs a tonne but no one has tried to cut through it yet so no idea how strong it is!
Pragmasis have a superb range and it's mostly good solid trustable stuff. Their little roundlock thing is absolute genius, good padlocks are <expensive> but it's cheaper than a padlock and also better. And I think you can get it keyed alike with their d-locks which is even better. (keyed-alike is a sort of unobvious security upgrade, it doesn't add security exactly but it does mean you're more likely to actually lock everything)
Almax just as good products, and a brilliant company, but not such a good range. Squire have excellent padlocks and chains but they also sell quite a lot of shit. No doubt there's other good options but I can't see much reason to look past these 3.
Aside but, when you're working with big chains loops aren't necessarily the best way, because of the expense and the sheer hassle of the big chain- I ended up with a length of chain going through my bikes, and then each bike locked into the chain with a big d-lock. Much easier to extract one or two bikes for me, but also stands up a little better to attack, since you can't just defeat it all by breaking the chain in one place.
Standard rant- sold secure etc are absolutely worthless except for satisfying insurance, pay it no heed for anything else. It's basically a confidence trick to encourage people to spend tons of money on crap locks, and directly supports the bike theft industry.
