Go to Cycle Gear there in Dallas. They have all kinds of chains that you can use. There is a few very heavy duty chains that they will need a cutting wheel to get it off. They come with a lock as well. They are made by Guard Dog. One of the managers I think at that store his name is Eric. Tell him Jimmy from Nashville(Madison Store, I use to work there) sent you.

Check out www.motorcycleanchor.com as I'm sure they'll have something to keep your bike safe and secure as you might not want to chain your bike to a support pole regularly.

Even if your bike has the strongest chain attached to it, the support pole could be your "weak link". If someone sees your bike there every night and the support pole is easy to cut, they'll cut the pole and take the bike with the chain attached. They'll just remove the chain at another location where they have privacy, time and tools.

Further, in areas with higher crime, chaining a bike to anything other than a lampost is a bad idea. Many theives have "set up spots" where there is a seemingly sturdy pole in place. The concrete beneath these poles is loosened and the pole can be easily pulled out of the ground by the thief. Therefore, you chain your bike to the pole - they wait a minute - lift the pole out of the ground and make off with your bike, putting the pole back waiting for the next person to chain their bike there.

Good luck!

great point, most apartments ive been in had covered parking. the metal supports can be cut fairly easy and off goes the bike and heavy chain with it. but usually that will be to much effort for most people, at my last apartment i chained my bike to the support. there were like 7 bikes stolen from the complex but mine was never touched. most likely it was some guys with a truck/van that would drive through and push away the bike. they didnt want to stick around making a scene cutting stuff.

i think the disk locks are a good deterrent also, if its hard to push away that means its slow for them to steal. would need a few guys to pick it up(the kat is heavy).

chain it through the frame and rear wheel so it cant roll if they cut the support. then also disk lock the front so theyd have to pick it totally off the ground to move it.

oh and i dont know of any apartment that would allow you to drill up the parking lot to put in the anchor... unless you do it at night then act like you dont know how it got there.

Check out these threads. You should find all the answers that you are looking for:

IMHO:

The best kind of chains are either:
large ship anchor chains (but you'll need to find a huge lock to use with it) -- they won't be cuttable without a plasma cutter and time, OR
protected-strand systems, like cobralinks, where there's 3/4" of steel cable surrounded by interlocking hollow metal balls.

Look for locks that don't take standard keys nor rotary keys, but instead odd-keys that you're not used to seeing. There's an Italian firm whose name eludes me right now who has a superb key & lock system where the key has tumbler fingers on both the edge (like a normal key) and drilled through the key itself (as holes in the body of the key). The best lock I have has an extra tumbler set 90 degrees to the others that gets triggered from the opposite side of the key.

Good Name Brands usually reasonably easy to find in the USA: Oxford, Abus, Squire. I'd avoid Kryptonite, and I personally use an Oxford Trimax Armored Cable most of the time (I do have three or four chains & locks here; the oxford will travel, the others are too heavy).
Here's something that appears similar at BikeBone:


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=-= The CyberPoet

consider an alarm too ? The scorpion alarms for example have availble options like small beepers that will let you know if you bike alarm has been tripped.

I have an OnGuard Beast Chain. I cemented in an in-ground anchor in my drive and consider it a pretty strong deterrent. These aren't cheap or light but it looks damn strong and that's what matters.

I bought a heavy buty chain from Canadian tire (for bicycles)and it fits in the trunk so that I can take it on trips. you could aslo try a few local dealers!

All you need is enough chain to tie rabid weasels to the bike . Noone will come NEAR the thing .

Sounds about right for you MD!! LOL!