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generally easy to cut and thus inferior to a D-lock Is that a serious consideration? Jesus, I had no idea the environment in which these were used. I'd be scar

• unholythree 4y ago
  Where I live it’s probably poorly supervised kids or drug addicts stealing bikes. I’m not generally afraid for my safety but I do fear for my unsecured possessions.
• cranekam 4y ago
  Yes, definitely. A saw or bolt cutters will go through a wire or cable lock very easily. Just a few weeks ago I came back to my bike to find the bike next to it gone, with a severed cable laying on the floor in its place. The outer diameter of the plastic-coated cable was probably 10mm but the wire itself was likely only 3 or 4mm. It looked like someone had just used a hacksaw on it. I doubt it lasted even a minute.