[Closed] Secure bike shed/storage

New wife maybe a better option?

I’d be suggesting that the bikes were staying put, at least for the time being given the attempted break in

It is tricky...if you can get power to the shed, then also consider running some network cabling so you can add some security cameras and alarms.

I'd suggest a very large shed made from solid wood (solid as in not the stuff that looks like you can poke your finger through) and make it big enough to store your bike + 2 more, have space for a wee workshop area and space for your turbo set up.

Sheds fill up very quickly, so don't be scared to over-estimate the size. If your wife wants the bikes out the house (which will be the safest place for them), then she'll hopefully accept you going big for everything so the bikes remain very safe (or as very safe as they can be).

Just consider it one of those rites of passage in married life. It's happened to many of us. You'll need some kind of ground anchor and some good chains to secure the bikes within the shed. And a couple of proper deterrent locks on the doors, and hinges with one way screws and all that palaver.

At a guess - wood would be 'better' if you are going to turbo in there as you will get hot and sweaty and it would be better if that moisture as removed from the room. I'd guess a metal room would cling on to it more and may cause corrosion...

Asgard inside the shed .

Brick/Block built?

I was going to ask if there's enough space for a brick one too.
Or a lean-to, more likely to hear anything happening in that case which may be a deterrent in it's own right

That would be even better...far more solid and fewer entry points for burglary...

I chased off a couple trying to break into the house in the middle of the night last week! (After they’d kicked the side gate off it’s post)

Unless you know they were after your bikes they were probably just opportunists who were after anything. They'd try a shed looking for a garden spade / fork as these are really usefull for opening locked doors / windows. They'd then try the house looking for cash / phones etc.

So, I'd not necessarily worry about nice bikes in a shed as long as the shed has a decent lock and hinges on the door and you can't see the bikes from outside.

I'd also fix the back gate properly with a deadlock so it can't be opened from inside - they can always climb over, but they'll have to climb back out etc.

A shed shackle ( https://securityforbikes.com/shed-shackle.php) is an easy way of providing a solid anchor in a wooden shed for bikes, you'd have to take the wall of the shed with you....

I had one of these before we had our garage built - wasn't cheap though. http://www.beastsheds.co.uk/security-sheds

If you're anything like as sweaty as me on the turbo, I'd get a rubber floor put down too.

The shed is there to protect your bikes from the weather, not thieves...

If you can put a ground anchor in before you put the shed on, that would be good. One of the pragmasis chain/lock combos in the cheapest that will cover your insurance requirements (the heavier chains are unwieldy).

@susepic - why is getting the bikes put in the shed a "rite of passage" in married life?

My three bikes are in the house. Two of them are inconveniently positioned in the utility room in front of the washing machine. One in the living room.

If she suggested bikes in the shed I'd suggest putting her kitchen in there. 🙂

Sorry it’s not that I thought that they were after the bikes more just that break ins are a real rather than theoretical risk. I live in Bristol and there are 5 Asgard stores in the front gardens on my street alone!

I might have a look at a brick built job. Failing that I think a beast shed with anchors might be a solid bet. Nothing will deter someone who absolutely wants the bikes but striking that balance between being secure and not being an advert for shiny things.

I think most sheds can be secured pretty easily. Very unlikely your average scrote will have power tools or waste time smashing through a shed panel. All you really need to do is beef up the hinges and put a decent shackle on the door, reinforced into a bit of proper timber behind (as shed doors are pretty thin). Secure the window as well. Builders Band is a super cheap way of reinforcing things. The easiest way to break into a shed is borrow a spade from an unlocked neighbours shed and use that as a lever on a locked shed door. Most shed doors will open in a few seconds. However £30 worth of iron mongery and you can stop that mode of attack.

A pro bike thief will cut the lock with an angle grinder in sub 10 secs, but you can't stop them and that's what insurance is for.

@chevychase my comment was based on a VERY 😉 robust dataset with an N of 5 mates who have like me and @fontm0ss have been required to move bikes to a shed. Bikes do get cold in the winter so they take it in turns to spend the odd night in a warm kitchen.

Oh they’ll still be getting hugs for sure! If the cats get to sleep in the house then the bike can spend the odd night indoors. Doesn’t shit on the floor either.

don't know if you know this already but there is some wait for an asgard shed. Ordered mine at the start of March and it will not be delivered and erected until June.

Oh handy to know thanks! It’s not a problem to wait tbh. I’d rather get it right.