Thanks for the replies. I'm OK if I can find a parking meter, but one of the lovely things about Brighton is that in a lot of spaces on-street parking has no meters. Specifically, I went to get my haircut in Oak Square, nothing but 6" tree trunks and thicker lampposts. I has to leave my bike out front locked to itself. I don't know about a U-lock big enough for that situation!
Any chains that are secure but in the 5lbs (thereabouts) or less category?
I agree though that the sheldon method may appear to the dumber thief to be inferior, so may lead to messing with and what have you. Just a thought..
KJ
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