[Noisebridge-discuss] my bike was stolen

[Jeffrey Carl Faden]

http://www.octopuspie.com/2007-06-13/014-impossible-to-steal/


On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 6:18 PM, Gavin Morgan <quavmo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Why don't our bikes electrocute thieves?
>
> Is it doable? Would it serve as a significant deterrent?
> On Feb 24, 2013 3:28 PM, "Lee Sonko" <lee at lee.org> wrote:
>
>>  I hope you get your bike back too!
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 2:36 AM, Ever Falling <everfalling at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> "It was locked with a pretty serious cable lock, which they cut pretty
>>> cleanly somehow"
>>>
>>> cable locks are generally ranked as the lowest form of lock you can
>>> buy. I've seen videos of people clipping through even thick ones with $20
>>> bolt cutters in a few seconds.
>>>
>>>
>> +1
>>
>> It has taken me <30 seconds to cut through a mid-range bike cable with
>> tin snips. And tin snips are the wrong tool for the job.
>>
>> I'm very happy with Pinhead locks and u-lock I have, securing my wheels
>> and seat with a uniquely keyed lock. This does away with having to use a
>> low security and high bother cable lock on the wheels and seat. If you get
>> a Pinhead lock, be sure to get them with the free POG security washers<http://www.pinheadlocks.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=15&Itemid=60&lang=en&vmcchk=1&Itemid=60> that
>> they started using a year ago. Without them, a thief can use Gator Grip
>> pliers to easily remove the lock.
>>
>>
>>
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