[Noisebridge-discuss] my bike was stolen

[Jake]

Thank you Jeffrey and everyone else who has written back commisserating or 
with helpful comments. (and not the folks telling me that thieves will cut 
through my cable lock, as if i didn't realize that)

-jake

On Mon, 25 Feb 2013, Jeffrey Carl Faden wrote:

> 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 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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