Originally Posted by
fuzz2050
I'm going to have to take some exception to that second point; titanium may cut relatively easily with the right tools, but that doesn't actually make it any less useful as a bike lock, at least in this case. Try taking an angle grinder to titanium, or watch the video they posted and you'll see why. You'll also see why titanium is used in so many fireworks. Hot titanium glows a rather brilliant white, and would draw quite a bit of attention.
Go ahead and take exception with what you think I said. I just burst a few statements and didn't intend to connect any dots between them.
I would need to try it to really confirm, but the reason I think it is silly is how it stows and how it bows to employ. It's a fine line between clever and stupid*, and I am usually tolerant of that line, but for me it looks like this one came across the line.
We seem to agree that, unlike its weight, titanium is not reknowned as a metal for its exceptional cut resistance. That's all I was saying.
I think it is rather difficult to ignore a thief with an angle grinder working on steel, but folks manage. Sure, some more sparks with titanium. IMHO, shades of grey. BTW, I find the destructive testing video disingenuous comparing the lock's performance to what seems to be a low end walmart special u lock.
This lock might be semi-useful until the novelty of the thing wears off, then it will quickly be a liability and a waste of a lot of titanium.
I'm tuning back to the Medeco smack down. I wonder if there's a fantasy locksmith league?
* credit David St. Hubbins in a conversation with Nigel Tufnel