Cycle shed discount: Put the brakes on cycle theft

As bicycle ownership goes up and up, bike crime figures tend to do the same. However, there’s now an affordable way to put the brakes on bicycle theft from the UK’s homes. Several manufacturers are now building uniquely designed bike storage units, specially designed for households.

Trimetals' 'Protect a Cycle' storage unit is manufactured in the UK and has a Secured By Design mark – the Police-preferred specification.

Trimetals has teamed up with Better By Bike to offer website visitors a 10% discount on purchases of their Protect a Cycle units - available from www.protectacycle.co.uk/

Protect a Cycle has received wide acclaim in product tests by leading cycle magazines and, in addition to the Secured By Design mark, it has also been certified by the Loss Prevention Board so it helps attract policy discounts from leading insurers.

“Cycles are now very fashionable and lots of people invest significant amounts of money in personalising their bikes. Most cyclists will have strong locks to protect their prize possessions while out and about, but often overlook security at home.

"Bicycle thieves often check the easier pickings of rickety sheds, back gardens and open hallway doors. The Protect a Cycle unit is the ideal way to avoid becoming the next victim,” said a spokesperson for Trimetals.

Customers ordering online via Trimetals' website should enter the following promotional code to receive a 10% discount:

Promotional code: PACBR10 (code expires on 30th July 2011).

The unit is supplied as a comprehensive package, which includes an integral metal floor, two stainless steel hasps with padlocks and a ground anchor with a flexible metal security cable. The totally enclosed PVC-coated, galvanised steel design is guaranteed for 25 years and protects cycles against theft and the weather.

Protect a Cycle is available in two colour options – two tone green or cream. It stands 1.33m high, is 1.96m wide and 0.89m deep, and is large enough to accommodate up to three full-size adult cycles.

Better By Bike promotes a range of bike storage solutions to suit all manner of bike storage problems. Find out more at: www.betterbybike.info/bicycle-security