Securing Bikes in Your House

[Miranda]

http://www.collegehumor.com/video/62...g-bikes-in-nyc

Wow... what a vid!

[hulagirl]

I highly recommend Kryptonite locks. They have certain models that come with anti-theft protection for up to $3500. Up to 3 years of protection I think. And they sell anchors that you can bolt the bike to.

We do this when we leave town. And we also have home owners insurance which does cover the bikes.

[Catrin]

Much to my pleasant surprise, I've learned my renters insurance will cover the loss of my bikes no matter where I am in the world - literally. For some reason I had assumed that they had to be stolen from my apartment for them to be covered - not so

I need to raise my coverage anyway

[Azurah]

We keep our road bikes in our bedroom. We live in the back house in a fenced/walled in yard with two huge dogs guarding the outside and a small, very yappy dog inside.

[Aggie_Ama]

Miranda- I am reading one called "Throw out 50 Things". Same concept as the one you mentioned and saw it at the bookstore so why not try? I am thinking those racks posted by someone earlier set where the wheels are secured front and back. Then locked. Overkill? Maybe but I didn't like the feeling of my bike being stolen in 5th grade and it was painful to have to replace my Gary Fisher when the bike was damaged. I know some people could relate, I truly felt like I had to grieve for it. I wasn't expecting to lose the bike, expected one day I might want to replace it.

My homeowner's covers the bike but as a learned with our wreck and the totaled Gary Fisher, a $1,500 deductible is steep. So we are looking at a rider which has a lower deductible.