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Two (lame) lock stories below: We inherited a bike with a cable bike lock around the handlebars. The local bike shop was able to cut through it easily with bo
by josefresco 5y ago
Two (lame) lock stories below:
We inherited a bike with a cable bike lock around the handlebars. The local bike shop was able to cut through it easily with bolt cutters.
My truck came with a locking hitch. I recently forgot my keys and a family member pried it off with a crowbar in 10 seconds.
Security theater.
- csunbird 5y agoexpensive locks and complex mechanisms also signal that says "hey, there is something valueable here!"
- BrandoElFollito 5y agoI locked my bike at th eoffice and lost the key. Went to security, they gave me a bolt cutter. That was the first (and only) time in my life I used a bolt cutter and it took me maybe 30 seconds to cut the cable. Now it would have been 10 seconds because I know where to cut. I would not say that thi sis security theater, it is to avoid the passer-by who would steal your bike on a whim. I have no idea what percentage of thiefs this is .
- jmnicolas 5y ago> Security theater. I'm always amazed how the Lockpicking Lawyer on YouTube defeats any lock within seconds. I think the hardest one was a couple minutes.
- spicybright 5y agoIf you want to lose even more faith in security, the Lock Picking Lawyer on youtube has videos of him opening/breaking into almost any kind of lock you can imagine. https://www.youtube.com/c/lockpickinglawyer https://www.youtube.com/c/lockpickinglawyer