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Years ago I saw a few alarms that were basically just a long thin cable that when cut, set the alarm off. I can't find any now that don't have movement sensors too. I just want something to wrap around my bikes, or even wrap around the metal shed to make a noise. It's very quiet here and the neighbours are pretty good at reacting to suspicious activity.
Abus make a good one. It's the bordo granite 6500 alarm, but its not cheap,and is now about £140+ 100Db so pretty loud
I too used to have a little alarm cable lock, light, simple, no physical security but loud.
And I too was looking the other day and came up with nothing.
For me I'd want something similar to what I used to have, rather than a heavyweight job like that abus.
I'll keep looking
I have a Knog Scout thing which is next to useless. It's a movement sensor but the alarm is so quiet that on a busy street, no one would notice it. Completely useless.
Still got mine - will see if I can locate one - used to use it when at our caravan, and now when camping, in addition to decent locks.
How about a disk lock? I use something similar on my motorbike.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/REAPP-Motorbike-Reminder-Security-Motorcycle/dp/B09FX27K6P
I converted a key operated battery shed alarm.
Basically I cut the battery earth wire and extended it.
Alarm is in the garage eaves, earth wire goes to a switch fitted underneath a wall socket so it's out of view.
Then the wire goes around the bike with a bullet connector so it's easy to undo.
So the earth wire goes round in a big loop that's easy to use and if broken sets the alarm off.
I had a couple of alarms 20 years ago.
One had a lock integrated into it, it worked as someone had had a go at the lock and broken it's bracket.
The other was a motion sensor with a rape alarm siren. It ran off a keypad. I had my bike locked up on a high street and couldn't get the alarm to stop- forgotten the code? I spent a good 5 min with 100db alarm going off - in sight of the police station- with 50 odd folk walking past me and ignoring me and the alarm. I had to unscrew the battery compartment to get it to turn off.
So good for alerting you and scaring off undetermined thieves only.
I don't want a movement sensor though. The ones I've had before tend to go off accidentally which will be a pain if I'm away for a few days. Just want something simple that a thive needs to cut which sounds an alarm.
There used to be a motion sensor alarm one built into a front light that was advertised in the Cycling UK magazine - not seen it for a while and Google isn't throwing up anything, so I'll stop rambling