What is the
difference between the security rating?
1. Diamond locks:
"provide the highest level of security ... aimed at very high value
bicycles and e-bikes."
2. Gold locks:
"offer the next highest level of security, aimed at mid-to-high value
bicycles."
3. Silver locks:
"offer a compromise between security and cost."
4. Bronze locks:
"typically offer defence against the opportunist thief."
Uncroppable, High Security
Protector Chain.
Our 16mm
range of Protector High Performance Chains are manufactured from
high-grade European steel, with specialist heat treatment and finishing
processes undertaken in the United
Kingdom to precise specifications.
This
ensures consistency and perfect performance from every single chain, which is
one of the reasons that they have achieved RiDE Magazine
Best Buy and Recommended awards making this
chain a popular choice as a motorbike security
chain.
The
Protector 16mm chain is guaranteed impossible to bolt crop by hand, which is a
great reassurance if you are looking to use it to secure high value items or
equipment such as motorcycles, ATVs, caravans, etc.
...but
remember, if you are using your chain with other security devices, i.e. in a
ground anchor, chain and padlock combination, the whole system is only as good
as its weakest link ...and sadly there are many inferior chains on the market!
Quality
& Performance
All
Protector 16mm chains are approved by the UK Police and are Secured By Design
Accredited.
These high
grade Protector 16mm, chains really are impossible to bolt-crop by hand.
Thieves
frequently use enormous, heavy duty Irwin Record 42" bolt croppers as
their tool of choice, but our Protector 16mm chains have proven impossible to
crop even with this powerful tool. In fact, if you keep trying to crop one of
these chains, it is likely to be the jaws of the bolt croppers that break!
The
Protector 16mm chains are the highest-approved chains on the market,
having achieved Sold Secure Caravan Gold as
well as Motorcycle, ATV, Motor Scooter, Bicycle,
Commercial Vehicles & Plant, Car & Van Gold.
This is
largely down to the high grade European raw material used for their manufacture
and the specialist and precise heat treatment process evolved over several
years. You simply can`t buy better!
There are
videos on the Internet showing inferior, invariably Far Eastern-produced,
chains being cut in seconds with bolt croppers, ...but you won`t see our
Protector chains being bolt-cropped, guaranteed!
Of course,
a chain as robust as the Protector requires a padlock that will offer a
complimentary performance, which is why we recommend the Sold Secure Gold rated
RL21 Roundlock which are also available separately on this listing.
Security
Approvals and Accreditations for the Protector 16mm Chains
Sold Secure
Gold for;
Caravan
- Motorcycle
- ATV
- Motor
Scooter
- Bicycle
- Commercial
Vehicles
- Car
& Van
They are also Secured-by-Design - Police
Preferred Specification
About Sold
Secure testing and ratings
Sold Secure
is an independent British security testing and approvals organisation that
awards Gold standard to the highest security products, with Silver and Bronze
for lower grade products. Motorcycle Gold is a higher rating than Bicycle Gold;
Caravan Gold is a higher rating than Motorcycle Gold.
Sold Secure
Chain Ratings: The Sold Secure test regime has been updated to take account of
the higher ratings achieved by the 16mm chains so many previously Motorcycle
Gold-rated products have not achieved that level when re-tested. Be wary of
chains that were granted Motorcycle Gold status prior to 2008 - a recent
re-test is the only way to be confident of the grading relative to the current
standard.
We strongly
recommend that you use the best chain that is practical and affordable for your
needs, bearing in mind the type of attack that is common for the items that you
are protecting. Where bolt-cropping is a common form of attack for a given
application, we recommend the use a 16mm chain as a minimum wherever practical.
Link Design
and Dimensions
All of our
Protector chains feature long-link design and are constructed from 16mm
diameter bar.
The
Protector 16mm chain links have nominal dimensions of: 132 x 62mm outside; 100
x 30mm inside, throughout its length which means that a special elongated end
link is not required.
The use of
long links throughout the length of the chain helps to reduce weight, while
providing greater versatility and allowing the chains to be used with close
shackle padlocks for maximum security.
The end
link of the Protector 16 chain can be looped through any intermediate link
along the length of the chain. To pass a link through an intermediate link, you
will need to cut a slit through the sleeve, but it offers the major advantage
of being able to lock the chain tight against the item you are protecting,
helping you to keep it off the floor, all of which makes it much harder to
attack.
If choosing
a ground anchor to use with your chain, choose one with a minimum aperture of
around 65 x 40mm, as the sleeved chain is unlikely to fit easily through a
smaller hole.
Overall
chain lengths are also nominal, being subject to manufacturing tolerance as
well as being potentially up to one link over or under the advertised length,
because a whole number of links will invariably not be an exact number of
metres or half-metres overall.
Please
Note: as mentioned above, the link and chain length dimensions are nominal and
may vary a little from batch to batch. If you are particularly tight in terms
of the precise link dimensions or the precise length of a chain, please message
us and we will do our best to clarify details of current stock.