Bicycle Lock Vs Angle Grinder
We're boondocking, and after having lost a battery to thieves I'm keeping everything locked up. But now the bicycles' U-lock jams. It's a cheap barrel key with a pin that broke off inside. The bike...
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Shadow Catcher wrote:
Anything you can get a bolt cutter on is toast.
Almost.
I saw a Youtube video, expensive bolt cutters with replaceable jaws, don't remember 3ft or 4ft, cost over 300 EU. Very expensive safety chain for a bike. He tried, and couldn't. Dented the jaws. After I've added up the total cost, I didn't bother to bookmark it. Such a chain costs upwards of $80 PER FOOT, a 3ft length will cost more than a pair of batteries, and it deserves a fairly decent lock around $100 - shrouded so that they couldn't get the bolt cutter on it.
Such sturdy chains do exist, and cost a fortune. I think senor Mex bragged recently :) about a piece of chain or cable that he salvaged from some aerospace or military place.
OTH, the problem with padlocks is that they can be picked, even the best ones.
