Customer Review – The Annexe Bike Shed and the Flexistore Garden Shed.

If you have a bicycle make sure you keep it safe with adequate security measures and a bike insurance.  But when you are taking out bicycle insurance, make sure you read the Insurance Policy to ensure you are covered when it is being stored.  You will find that many policies state that the bicycle must be kept locked up using a Sold Secure bike lock* as well as being stored either in a bike shed, garage at home.

Security Approved Bike Storage

If you are limited for space to store your bicycle inside your home or garage, the purpose-built Annexe bike shed from Asgard will store your bicycle and accessories safely and covers you under Insurance Policy*.

Read on for a customer review of the Annexe Bike Shed and the Flexistore Garden Storage Unit.

The Annexe Bike Shed is Insurance approved – saving you money!

The Annexe Bike Shed is Insurance approved – saving you money!

 ”I have now purchased 2 products from Asgard. The 1st was a Metal Bike Shed – The Annexe Model.   This is not cheap at 500 pounds, but has proven its worth already after a recent break in, my house was emptied of everything of any value but the thieves could not get into the bike store – so that’s 7000 pounds less to claim for.  The cost of insuring my bikes was three 300 pounds, so in theory after two years the unit is paid for. The only thing the thieves managed to do was snap off the handle and scratch the paint.

The 2nd unit was a Flexistore Metal Shed. Not as heavy duty as the Annexe bike store (this one is not insurance approved) but – again, more than strong enough for garden tools – Same price at around the 500 pounds mark as the bike store, but three times the size. Again this unit foiled the thieves only a slight dent in the door and tool marks around the lock.   All in all very impressive sheds.  Nice to see a UK business actually STILL in business!”

If you are looking for a insurance approved sheds for your gardening equipment or bike – visit the Asgard Storage website here.

*Please refer to your Insurance Policy for more details.

Secure your bike this summer

Richmond upon Thamesborough’s Safer Neighbourhoods Teams (SNT) is giving bike crime prevention advice to cyclists as part of the Safer Summer Campaign.

Keep your bicycle safe this summer

Keep your bicycle safe this summer

Sergeant Gavin McCandless of Twickenham Riverside SNT, who is leading the project, says, “Bike security-marking can act as an effective crime deterrent. The small sticker we place on every marked bike is often enough put off would-be thieves. When a lost or stolen bike is found, we can use the unique code we’ve printed on the bike to return it quickly to the owner.”

Top 5 top bike security tips

To help prevent becoming a victim of bike theft, follow these pedal cycle pointers…

 1) Bikes left unlocked in front or back gardens ­are easy targets, even if they are only left momentarily.  If storing your bike in a garage or a shed, make sure the door has a suitably heavy-duty lock. Last a year, there were a large number of cycles reported stolen in the borough that were taken from sheds that were not under lock and key.
One option is to buy a metal storage unit – such as the Annexe metal bike shed from Asgard which has been LPCB approved due to its high level of security it provides.

The Annexe Bike Shed from Asgard has been security approved

The Annexe Bike Shed from Asgard has been security approved

Made from tough galvanised steel panels and a unique 5-point locking system, this bike shed will provide excellent high security protection for your bicycle. (Find out more from the Asgard website.)
2) Find something grounded – Lock your bike to something solid that is secured to the ground and is a ‘closed structure’ (i.e., not a post, which bike locks can simply be lifted over the top).
3 Lock both wheels –  Thieves know how to undo bolts and quick-release mechanisms. Lock both wheels at the frame to the stand and remove any quick-release components.
4) Don’t leave locks lying down - Locks resting on the ground can be split apart by thieves with a hammer and cold chisel.
5) Stick with Sold Secure bike locks. Visit the Sold Secure website to see how it rates the security levels of a wide range of bike locks.   Use two ‘Sold Secure’ locks to make your bike hard to steal.
For more cycle security tips, see the Metropolitan Police Service website.
Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 1,869 other followers