ABUS Steel-O-Chain 810: Does It Satisfy My Bike Insurer? (Sold Secure Bronze)
The ABUS Steel-O-Chain 810 is Sold Secure Bronze rated for Pedal Cycle . That satisfies 3 of the 10 UK cycle insurers we checked, each up to a specific bike value — see the table below. Always confirm the figure against your own policy wording before relying on it for a claim.
Sold Secure rating
Bronze (Pedal Cycle). Source: BikeRadar review , checked 2026-07-12 (secondary source; we could not query the live Sold Secure database for this exact model).
BikeRadar’s review states this explicitly: "Abus's Steel-O-Chain is rated as a Sold Secure Bronze lock." We could not independently pull the live soldsecure.com listing for this exact SKU, but the editorial source is explicit and unambiguous.
Which insurers accept it, and up to what value
Computed from each insurer's own published lock-requirement wording (see the full insurer comparison) against this lock's Sold Secure Bronze rating. "Not accepted at any value" means that insurer's stated minimum is higher than Bronze.
| Insurer | Minimum lock rating | Bike-value threshold | Source | Date checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laka | Sold Secure Gold | Not accepted at any value | Laka policy wording → | 2026-07-12 |
| Bikmo | Sold Secure Gold or Diamond | Not accepted at any value | Bikmo (secondary source) → | 2026-07-12 |
| Cycleplan | Sold Secure Bronze / Silver / Gold or Diamond | Up to £499 | Cycleplan policy wording → | 2026-07-12 |
| Yellow Jersey | Sold Secure Silver / Gold or Diamond | Not accepted at any value | Yellow Jersey policy wording → | 2026-07-12 |
| Sundays Insurance | Sold Secure Silver | Not accepted at any value | Sundays Insurance (secondary source) → | 2026-07-12 |
| Pedalsure | Sold Secure Silver / Gold | Not accepted at any value | Pedalsure policy wording → | 2026-07-12 |
| Assetsure | Sold Secure Bronze / Silver / Gold | Up to £1,499 | Assetsure policy wording → | 2026-07-12 |
| ETA | Sold Secure Silver / Gold | Not accepted at any value | ETA policy wording → | 2026-07-12 |
| cycleGuard | Unrated lock up to £1,499; Sold Secure Bronze/Silver/Gold above that | Up to £2,999 | cycleGuard policy wording → | 2026-07-12 |
| Pedal Cover | Sold Secure Silver / Gold | Not accepted at any value | Pedal Cover policy wording → | 2026-07-12 |
Not accepted at any value by: Laka, Bikmo, Yellow Jersey, Sundays Insurance, Pedalsure, ETA, Pedal Cover. These insurers require a higher minimum rating than Bronze regardless of bike value.
Frequently asked
- Does the ABUS Steel-O-Chain 810 satisfy my bike insurance policy?
- It depends on your insurer and your bike's insured value. The ABUS Steel-O-Chain 810 carries a Sold Secure Bronze rating. Insurers we checked that accept a Bronze-rated lock include Cycleplan, Assetsure, cycleGuard, each up to the bike value shown in the table on this page. Always confirm against your own policy wording before relying on this for a claim.
- What Sold Secure rating does the ABUS Steel-O-Chain 810 have?
- Sold Secure Bronze (Pedal Cycle), sourced from BikeRadar review and checked 2026-07-12.
- Is a Sold Secure Bronze lock enough for a £1,500 bike?
- That depends entirely on your insurer; there is no single UK-wide rule. See the insurer table on this page for the exact bike-value threshold each insurer sets for a Bronze-rated lock, and cross-check the full breakdown at /cycle-insurance/lock-requirements/.