As long as the thieves don't take it to heart and come equipped "Protected by Kalishnikov".

Right now I'm thinking about putting an eye bolt through the 2x4 that the bike hook is attached to, run a long cable (like a Kryptflex lock) through it & weave it through the front wheel & frame, with the cable locked through a u-lock already running through the back wheel and frame.

Have you heard of that trick where you throw the dog a steak? One guy broke into someone's home, and stole a lot of valuables, and stole the Rottweiler too!

My intuition is that using strong locks like U-locks, attached to something solid, will mean that each bike would require minutes to deal with. I don't think criminals want to spend long periods of time in a house.

I've been thinking of this problem too. Perhaps a cement block with a heavy metal "U" sticking out of it.

I learned an odd thing when scumbags broke into my garage and stole my bike. The bike was hanging by the front wheel from a hook in the roof. In order to get it down, you had to handle it just right or the weight and awkwardness of the shape would cause you to lose control of it and bang is on the ground and whatever else was around it. This made noise.

When the scumbags were in the garage, one was lifting my car's CD player while the other focussed on the bike. The guy dealing with the bike must have made a lot of noise because the guy going for the CD player left without taking any of the CDs (easy to fence) or anything else.

This showed me that noise is the worst enemy of the burglar. Thus, what you might do is hook up a noise maker that goes off when someone takes the bikes off the hook. A bell or electronic alarm might be all you need.

I like leaving other, cheaper bikes unlocked to give them something to steal that you don't care about, too.

Ray

I always thought that those stickers would be counterproductive.

If I were a burglar, I'd pay special attention to such a posted location; and wait for the right time to steal some especially worthwhile booty; or if not patient enough to assure that the resident had left, be prepared to shoot first.

You could be right. It does make you wonder if something valuable is being protected. If I'm not home they say "look in here".

When I see them I think they may be fake, and the only thing they have is the stickers.

I would not challenge someone with a gun. But a stranger might not know that. They could assume I would and shoot me. Or just leave the garage alone. Who knows?

I'm not going to risk my life for a bicycle or any other material thing. NO way. I have two kids, they only have one parent. I can get another bicycle, a better one.
I'm not going to risk Baileys life for a bugulary either, but how does a stranger know for sure? He could do some damage if you are not armed. I would like strangers to think that I would. But he can't get up onto something like a fence or a car. All you have to do is get up high enough.

Edit: All you have to do is bend down and pat him.

Sucks to be the fireman responding to a fire at your house huh?

Mainly I think those stickers scream "Guns stored here. Wait till I'm gone then come on in. Everything must go!!" I suspect one can make quite a bit of money selling a stolen handgun if one hangs out with criminally minded people.

Everything must go!!; but if in a rush steal the guns first!!

Had a mate that had a problem with yobs invading his garden- He borrowed a Jack Russell from a friend. First yob the Dog caught tried to sue my mate for the 70 odd stiches he had to have. No chance.

Mess with any dog on it's property and you are going to bleed and bleed and bleed.

I'm glad this came up. You guys are probably both right.

Jack Russels can also jump better than a Corgi. I think they can get up on a car easy. I've seen one climb a tree. They can climb a ladder, probably jump a 4 foot fence too. Not much chance of getting away in time either.

I can't speak for anyone else here, but my dog does not accept food/treats from anyone except my wife or I. She'll eat her food from her bowl if the inlaws are babysitting her, but she will not accept any food/toys/treats from strangers unless I am the one to give them to her.

Not all of them think that way. Some thieves broke into my condo building a few weeks ago, and passed up several wallymart type bikes (some unlocked, and all in the common area of that storage locker room) and stole a high end mountain bike out of one of the locked storage lockers.