scotsbikester
Well-Known Member
Does this happen much?
Super secure bike locks worth it?
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Does this happen much?
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Known it once or twice over the years in the dibble.
Yellow Saddle
Guru
- Location
- Loch side.
Should it happen to you, just soak the lock in acetone. It dissolves cyanoacrylate glue.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
For those that do not know - a lot of nail varnish removers re pretty much pure acetone - just check the ingredients list if you need it
classic33
Leg End Member
A heavy duty industrial degreaser(gun cleaner for example) will "melt" the superglue. Problem is, it will also do the same to any plastic it comes into.
Lock manufacturers aren't keen on answering the question of "is there any plastic within the locking mechanism". Especially when you've given the reason why you're asking.
Alex321
Guru
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- South Wales
I suspect most thieves don't know enough about locks to recognise the anti-angle grinder locks until they find they aren't getting through them. So probably not a deterrent to them making the attempt, but much more likely to scare them off before they complete it.
But as oters have said, the gold standard locks are plenty for almost all insurance policies (not all even require that level), and after that it is just really a case of how important your specific bike is to you personally.
If it has large sentimental value, or is a model which would be very difficult to replace, then I'd be more willing to spend a lot on protecting it.
If not, I'd do no more than insurance requires, and let them replace it if the worst happens.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I wouldn't leave that kind of bike unattended anywhere where thieves were likely to spot it, no matter what it would be locked with.
I would use a cheaper bike that I could stand/afford to lose.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Unless you have somewhere secure to leave it - then I wouldn;t be leaving a valuable - sentimental or monetary - bike all day
If you need to do that then I would get a less valuable bike - or make a half decent bike look like a less decent one
Of course - most bike thieves probably don;t know the difference unless they are high end thieves
It isn;t the same with cars - you can can;t just pick upa car and chuck it in the back of a van with 20 others
If you need to do that then I would get a less valuable bike - or make a half decent bike look like a less decent one
Of course - most bike thieves probably don;t know the difference unless they are high end thieves
It isn;t the same with cars - you can can;t just pick upa car and chuck it in the back of a van with 20 others
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
The Neisat brothers have staged a few things for YouTube. I don't think their original video is still around but they repeatedly staged the theft of their own bike from Times Square in NY. Each time they got more conspicuous. No one said a word, until their most conspicuous theft, when someone came up to them and said something along the lines of, "you're doing it wrong, let me show you".
This is a later remake:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGttmR2DTY8
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Punkawallah
Über Member
As far a trackers go, your insurance company might return what’s left of your bike to you and call it done. Same for UV ink with your post code. Sometimes it’s preferable to have no chance of recovery.
The nice boys at Cade Media did a video on locks, and found few that would resist a battery angle grinder. The one that would just obliged them to cut the bike frame and sell the rest for parts.
Bottom line, if the scallies want it, they’ll have it. All you can do is make it more difficult to take yours than the one next to it.
The nice boys at Cade Media did a video on locks, and found few that would resist a battery angle grinder. The one that would just obliged them to cut the bike frame and sell the rest for parts.
Bottom line, if the scallies want it, they’ll have it. All you can do is make it more difficult to take yours than the one next to it.
Drago
Legendary Member
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- Suburban Poshshire
...to ask me very f******g nicely, else they might find the cordless grinder inserted up their backside while I parade them down the street like a giant lollipop.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
True - the trick is to make them want the bike next to yours instead
or to think that the bikes on this rack are less desirable to them than the ones on the rack up the road
Of course - we are normally dealing with idiots so predicting how they will think is not easy!
I see Abus have just brought out a 'grinder resistant' D lock ... the Abus granit super extreme 2500... at £203-280 depending on where you look.
It doesn't look to be a copy of the Litelok or Hiplok type materials though is made differently to the 'normal' ones ...but there are no Youtube tests yet.
It will be interesting to see how it does when people get hold of it as it is Diamond rated like the Litelok X1/X3 and Hiplok D1000.
It doesn't look to be a copy of the Litelok or Hiplok type materials though is made differently to the 'normal' ones ...but there are no Youtube tests yet.
It will be interesting to see how it does when people get hold of it as it is Diamond rated like the Litelok X1/X3 and Hiplok D1000.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
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- Z’ha’dum
Still - it is what you need to carry with you in order to be able to leave your super lightweight carbon framed road bike outside the cafe so you can get a piece of cake!
