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Mikestew claimed that nothing would stand up to the bolt cutters in their garage. Kivin_thibedeau presumed said bolt cutters do not fill a significant space in

Mikestew claimed that nothing would stand up to the bolt cutters in their garage. Kivin_thibedeau presumed said bolt cutters do not fill a significant space in said garage with hardened superalloy jaws and hydraulic power system, and speculated on a common-enough material that could defeat any pair of manual bolt cutters that a typical person would be likely to keep in their garage. Now we just need a security geek to point out that you don't need to cut the chain if you can defeat a weaker link in the security web. Example: lock bike to street sign post with uncuttable chain and uncrackable lock; bike thief unbolts sign, lifts bike and chain off post, and replaces sign.

jandrese 8y ago
Eh, there are two kinds of bike thieves. The first kind show up in a van with half a dozen buddies with a pocket angle grinders and empty out the lot in two minutes. They are extremely rare but there's little defense. The other kind are crackheads that just grab the bike and yank on it until the chain breaks or the bike does. There's a whole market for expensive bike locks that don't work against the first group and are overkill for the second. The kind of bike thief that carries a wrench so they can unbolt the stop sign and then puts it back afterward doesn't exist. Plus they have to deal with a bike that still has an awkward bike lock hanging off of it.
- dual_basis 8y ago
  https://www.google.com/amp/s/wgno.com/2018/02/09/watch-thief-remove-street-signs-to-steal-bike-locked-to-stop-sign/amp/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/wgno.com/2018/02/09/watch-thief...
  - beenBoutIT 8y ago
    I'm amazed the guy didn't bother to put the stop sign back up. http://www.cnn.com/US/9706/20/stop.sign/index.html http://www.cnn.com/US/9706/20/stop.sign/index.html
    - logfromblammo 8y ago
      Yeah, the idea that the thief would put it back was kind of a stretch.
  - Fnoord 8y ago
    Link doesn't work in EU.
- HeyLaughingBoy 8y ago
  The kind of bike thief ... doesn't exist Not picking on you, I just like telling this story :-) In the mid 90's a couple I know went to a party on Manhattan's Upper West Side. When they came back to their car (a VW Golf) and opened the doors, wife said "what's all this stuff on the seat?" Then they noticed the stereo was gone. The thief had broken the little quarter panel window and reached in to open the door. Then he carefully took the dashboard apart, neatly stacking the panel sections and screws on the front passenger seat, until he could remove the stereo and leave. Besides the breaking of the tiny window, there was absolutely no damage to the car. This guy took his time and did a professional job. Talk about pride in your work :-)

jandrese 8y ago

Eh, there are two kinds of bike thieves. The first kind show up in a van with half a dozen buddies with a pocket angle grinders and empty out the lot in two minutes. They are extremely rare but there's little defense. The other kind are crackheads that just grab the bike and yank on it until the chain breaks or the bike does. There's a whole market for expensive bike locks that don't work against the first group and are overkill for the second. The kind of bike thief that carries a wrench so they can unbolt the stop sign and then puts it back afterward doesn't exist. Plus they have to deal with a bike that still has an awkward bike lock hanging off of it.

dual_basis 8y ago
https://www.google.com/amp/s/wgno.com/2018/02/09/watch-thief-remove-street-signs-to-steal-bike-locked-to-stop-sign/amp/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/wgno.com/2018/02/09/watch-thief...
- beenBoutIT 8y ago
  I'm amazed the guy didn't bother to put the stop sign back up. http://www.cnn.com/US/9706/20/stop.sign/index.html http://www.cnn.com/US/9706/20/stop.sign/index.html
  - logfromblammo 8y ago
    Yeah, the idea that the thief would put it back was kind of a stretch.
- Fnoord 8y ago
  Link doesn't work in EU.
HeyLaughingBoy 8y ago
The kind of bike thief ... doesn't exist Not picking on you, I just like telling this story :-) In the mid 90's a couple I know went to a party on Manhattan's Upper West Side. When they came back to their car (a VW Golf) and opened the doors, wife said "what's all this stuff on the seat?" Then they noticed the stereo was gone. The thief had broken the little quarter panel window and reached in to open the door. Then he carefully took the dashboard apart, neatly stacking the panel sections and screws on the front passenger seat, until he could remove the stereo and leave. Besides the breaking of the tiny window, there was absolutely no damage to the car. This guy took his time and did a professional job. Talk about pride in your work :-)