Old 04-01-10 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Juha
I doubt it's as easy as cutting pipe. Rim is highly tensioned with spokes, any advance you make from inside the wheel will squeeze the cut against the saw blade. Sawing through tire, then rim might work better.

--J
Someone asked about this on Crazyguyonabike a few weeks ago, and then tried it. If i recall correctly, it took him less than a minute to hacksaw through a tire and rim.

In other words, it's a pretty lousy method of locking a bike.
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