ABUS WBA 100 GRANIT - Reviews
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25.5.2017
This was much bigger than I imagined when I ordered it. It's certainly sturdy and is Sold Secure Gold rated for motorcycles (I wouldn't trust my Fireblade to a ground anchor that wasn't). It took a couple of hours leisurely work to secure to the concrete floor of my workshop, although much of that was measuring up to decide where best to put it.Drilling the concrete was dead easy with my SDS drill (I wouldn't want to attempt it with just a hammer drill). I vacuumed out the drilled holes so that the supplied rawl bolts would go all the way in. In fact I drilled a couple of the holes slightly too deep for good measure - don't do this! I had to use longer bolts to expand the rawl bolts in place as the supplied bolts are only just long enough (obviously)
1.5.2011
Essential if you want your insurance to pay out should some b@st*#d try and steel your bike.Easy to install - took me about 45 minutes, you might see other people claiming quicker but perhaps they just didn't install it properly. You'll need a decent hammer-action drill. To fit the anchor bolts (four to install), you need masonry drill bits, something like a 5,7,10,12,14,16mm should do just fine. Take your time there isn't much 'fudge-factor' to get it wrong. Once this is done offer up an anchor bolt to each hole - you may need to 'round out' the holes again. Offer the bolts up again - once they go in approx. 1 inch your golden. Gently tap them in, fix the base unit and put all four bolts in hand tight.
8.5.2009
what a item this is. heavy and tough looking, the WBA100 has a huge loop to take most size chains,even really chunky ones. and the bolts supplied are tough and security designed. simply knock a ball baring into the allen key slot to perminently fix the anchor to the floor/wall once drilled on.i fitted mine in less than 20 mins, very easy and straight forward, and i must admit, the sight of my bike chained up and well and truly bolted to the floor was good to see. only a determined theif willing to really damage my bike, by cutting its frame will get it, and that would ruin the bike.i must add though, the bolts are not really really long, and are designed to bolt the anchor straight to the floor or wall.
15.4.2013
Got this to literally fortify my garden shed which house my very expensive bikes. Needed a Gold standard Sold Secure Anchor Point or 'immovable object', to satisfy the insurance company. It looks small, but no chance...you could anchor a boat to this thing. The shackle will NOT be vulnerable to attack from any burglar unless they rock up with C4 and/or an angle grinder and as long as you install it correctly you can be safe knowing that the only weak point will now be (in my case) the bike frames. I use this with the Master Lock D-Lock which is also Gold - Sold Secure and some other cables to loop into the D-Lock - The result, it works a treat!!!
23.5.2015
Solid, BUT, I needed to buy an SDS drill to drill the 16mm holes in our garage floor as my existing hammer drill could not penetrate concrete. And I had to buy SDS drill bits, 16 mm and other smaller ones to make pilot holes. And, my fault, I didn't understand how the metal rawl bolts worked, and (stupidly) hammered the whole 4 bolts straight in which ruined them. A spare set of 4 Abus ones are £38!!! I then had to dril a separate new set of 4 holes. Drilling accurately with a 16 mm drill bit I found difficult. All in all, not the easiest bit of kit to fix. But solid when done.
23.1.2014
Impressed by the weight and construction of this anchor point. But it's tricky to install - you need to drill 4x 16mm holes for the fixings, which will need quite a meaty drill - probably an SDS drill if you are going into concrete. Hammering the ball bearings into the allen bolts is also very difficult. I would have preferred if they had used sheer bolts, where the heads sheer off when you've tightened them to the required torque.Ultimately though, the true test will be whether this anchor point protects my bike or not. Only time will tell.
9.2.2020
This went in a breeze with the 16mm drill - just tight enough to hammer in the plugs. When you tighten the bolts they pull the V-wedge into the plug casing which widens progressively so maybe best not to fit it on a corner plinth as may fracture out. Hardest part was the ball bearings. First one hit went flying (yet to be found) so secure in place with sellotape before hammering in (take some pounding). The ball bearings do not deform to fit flush, they just wedge in. They are 6mm I think, if you need spares.
8.7.2014
I bought this to secure my cycle to the garage wall. It is bigger and heavier than I expected, very solid with plenty of room to get a thick chain or D lock through. The anti-tamper element involves hammering ball bearings into the bolt heads, which are allen key secured. I fitted mine 'upside down' so that the ring stays dropped down, so it is easier to get the D lock through with no need to fiddle about lifting it up every time. It feels very sturdy and secure. I am very pleased with it.
7.3.2018
Great solid product, but a little over priced for what it is, and instructions are sparse. This is one of the few ground anchors I've seen that can actually fit a decent sized chain through the loop, so there wasn't really much choice. The folding down design makes it more practical than a rigid design.I'd recommend drilling the holes into the concrete in 3 stages; small, medium, then 16mm drill bit. This makes it a lot easier to drill and more precise too.
13.3.2017
Does what its meant to, very heavy duty, I have in total 3 Anchors, this one is fitted to the wall with cement and the plugs supplied.I have to say this is a lot better than the Oxford ones I went and checked out at my local Motorbike shop, however nothing compared to the Almax and Pragmasis ground anchors which I have anchored to the floor. I know I'm overly cautious, 3 x 19mm Almax and Pragmasis chains on 3 different anchors and a tracker LoL
9.9.2019
Abus WBA100- What a great piece of kit to deter the bike thief. I needed a ground anchor that would take a 12mm thick chain that had been wrapped in insulation and taped to the eye balls and this anchor was exactly that!You'll need a 16mm drill bit and a heavy duty drill, you have to drill 4 holes 90mm deep to accommodate the anchor bolts, that was the only hard part of the job. I'm happy knowing the bike is safe at home in the garage.
1.3.2014
Like all security, its not the be all and end all, just another part of your defence system.Very easy to fit to floor or wall, if you use both the right tools and make a cardboard template, with hole centres to drill into.Use pilot drills to stop wander then use a 16mm to finish to correct depth....85mm.Dabs of grease into hex bolt holes to secure the ball bearings then hammer home to finish,Time to fit 45 mins.
31.5.2012
I am very pleased with the end result now that I have had this product fitted to my garage floor. A few additions to the instructions would be good but it got fitted successfully in the end. It gives me confidence that my cycle will not be stolen, or if it was, the insurance company could never wriggle out from paying me as with the addition of a Kryptonite D shackle and flexi cable its gold protection all the way.
28.8.2017
Very robust and easy to mount but the drilling can take a while. Tip for hammering in the ball bearings into the cap head bolts to prevent removal of the anchor, use grease in the cap head and on the ball to hold in position, otherwise the ball can shoot off with your first hit and bounce into the far crevices of your garage ? It would be helpful to have this in the instructions but sadly missing.
18.3.2013
This is a solid anchor point and it is much larger than the photos suggest. It is held to the wall or ground by four bolts. You will need an allen key to fix the bolts and a drill to drill the holes. There is also a plastic cover which requires a smaller allen key.I would be very surprised if a thief could remove this, or the chain from it, without knosking down the wall I have fixed it to.