Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
My preferred strategy is to put the shackle around the wheel and through the frame and then secure that to the meanest looking dog I can find.
Mean cats just don't have the intimidation factor.
Barring that... I lock to something that cannot be moved without the use of extreme force and cutting tools.
What if your mean cat is lion ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9fmf1cdGA4
You Tube has quite a few videos on bike locks and what it takes to defeat them. My fear that was confirmed is that all a lock does is deter an honest person from walking away with an unlocked and thus totally unsecured bike. I've seen the three lock system in place too, 2 u-locks and a chain/cable and the You Tube videos basically show that to be a couple of minutes or so of work to defeat. I've basically kept my bike indoors, the lock is really only for going into a convenience store long enough for a cold beverage purchase and even there the bike is in plain view. If I go to eat, I sit on the outside patio, again, the bike in plain view. Make it harder with multiple locks, but the trade off is you now have three locks that weigh you down. Best solution is to not own a bike worthy of stealing, but if someone is just looking for momentary transportation even the most unreliable looking beater will do and be stolen. It's not like they're going to return it or even keep or fence it ?