Y-anchor recessed ground anchor

[470four]

Hi all,

Looking at getting one of these - need a ground anchor but not keen on tripping over the thing every 5 minutes...

This would be ideal! Concretes in, no bolts to chop, all good...

Anybody have one? Any feedback?
http://www.yanchor.com/

[Ryan]

They used to advertise with us on bikerfm, never owned one but i know they are a good product

[jpssantos]

First... its dead easy to build something like that at home..

Second.. major flaw, the chain is on the floor.

If you wrap your chain through the tyre and over your seat you have more chances of the bike not being nicked than like that (providing they cant lift the bike out of where its stored)

A bike chain on the floor is an easy target as the floor will provide the leverage to use quite a strong, and big, set of bolt croppers

If a chain is left in the air, like using a wall anchor, its a lot more difficult to get the chain in a position to be cut

[Ryan]

I disagree with that, if some thieving little rat decides they want the bike they will get it with bolt croppers no matter where the chain is

[Jon_W]

Looks good. Is a great ideas, especially for smaller bikes where it is possible for a couple of people to lift it into the back of a van.

[470four]

I disagree with that, if some thieving little rat decides they want the bike they will get it with bolt croppers no matter where the chain is

My thoughts indeed - the bike is already wearing at least 5 different locks & is chained to another bike - 2 or 3 blokes could easily lift a bike into a van? Needs to be chained down... ;)

I may contact them for the measurements & knock something up in stainless? :)

[jpssantos]

Rinksy...

if they want the bike, they'll take it, no matter what... but will take them more time to cut through a chain that is in the air than through one laying on the floor.

and that time, might be the difference between a quick getway, or you being woken up by noise ;)

[470four]

http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/ALARM_MINES.htm

:D

[jpssantos]

hahaha, I've seen that before and even thought of puting 1 or 2 in the garage...

I like how he says there was no blanks in the shop so he used a 12 bore cartdrige! lol mental

[470four]

Lol that would certainly wake you up...

(sneaky thief, 4am...)

**BANG!!**

"OHMYGODWHATTHEFK??"

(hits head on doorframe & runs off down the road terrified) ;D ;D

[Ryan]

LMFAO the thief would probably crap himself and never try stealing anything again, that would be funny as to see the look on their face.

[Nico_babe]

I have a wall bolt thingy and it is GREAT!

[470four]

http://www.bikesecure.co.uk/pages/alarm_mine.html

£25!

Superb... :)

[Mitch9128]

http://www.bikesecure.co.uk/pages/alarm_mine.html

£25!

Superb... :)

Same thing is £15 here http://www.outdoorsman.co.uk/index1.html :)

[470four]

Further rescearch brings up pea grenades (yup, full of peas..) & varoius flashbangs, some full of paintballs! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT6U0QDMpdo&feature=related

[NoYou]

You could probably set somthing up with airsoft grenades, although I'm not sure if the same laws apply as with airsoft guns, those things hurt like absolute buggery and make a mahoooooooooosive noise! I really need to sort somthing out security wise for my bike... apparently disk locks are one of the best things to stop the chavvy joy rider theives bc to get them off you have to smash the disk meaning a few hundred £££ to replace, it isn't going to stop a determined theif but tbh... not much will if they want your bike they WILL find a way to get it!
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[FJ_Biker]

My view on a ground anchor think carefully where you are going to put it. I bought a 2 bike ground anchor as I had two bikes at the time. All was fine until I purchased more bikes now I have four bikes in the shed it was an obstacle on the floor.

This is the one I have, luckily you can remove it if you need to, plus the bolts are covered when the chain is in use.

http://www.speedycom.co.uk/shop/product.php?productid=17438&cat=558&page=1

[NoYou]

My view on a ground anchor think carefully where you are going to put it. I bought a 2 bike ground anchor as I had two bikes at the time. All was fine until I purchased more bikes now I have four bikes in the shed it was an obstacle on the floor.

This is the one I have, luckily you can remove it if you need to, plus the bolts are covered when the chain is in use.

http://www.speedycom.co.uk/shop/product.php?productid=17438&cat=558&page=1
Your forgetting this is a recessed ground anchor ie. It sits back into the concrete and leaves nothing sticking out of the ground :)

[470four]

My view on a ground anchor think carefully where you are going to put it. I bought a 2 bike ground anchor as I had two bikes at the time. All was fine until I purchased more bikes now I have four bikes in the shed it was an obstacle on the floor.

This is the one I have, luckily you can remove it if you need to, plus the bolts are covered when the chain is in use.

http://www.speedycom.co.uk/shop/product.php?productid=17438&cat=558&page=1
Your forgetting this is a recessed ground anchor ie. It sits back into the concrete and leaves nothing sticking out of the ground :)

I forgot to put a pic up...

Yer tis:
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n61/santav10/Ducati%20900SS/garage_anchors.jpg

[Nooj]

As has been said, a chain on the floor is much easier to cut through than a chain in the air. An anchor fixed to a solid wall is a much better option, but sometimes that's not possible, so try and get as much chain off the floor as possible, going through the swingarm or frame if you can as well as the rear wheel. Going through the front wheel's a waste of time as it's so easy to take out.

[Vee4 Gaz]

I have 1 of these in my garage fitted to the wall so the chain is off the floor and you can't trip over it when the bike is not chained up.

http://www.hardie-secure.com/acatalog/Ground_Anchors.html

1 bolt to fit it so you can't mis-align the drill holes. Really easy to live with so it gets used.