Originally Posted by
Ranko Kohime
I saw a new cable lock at the bike shop, I forget what the brand was, but it was fairly lightweight for it's size, (not much heavier than the standard number locks I have on my bikes), but the cable was so thick, it wouldn't fit in the biggest bolt cutter in my toolbox, which is the biggest I could get at Sears.
Now, it would certainly break quite easily IF it could be gotten into the bolt cutter, but there was no way to get it in there. Nibbling would be time consuming, if it was even possible.
All it takes is a set of vise grips in addition to the bolt cutters, if the cable can be compressed (of course I don't know the cable lock you mean so there's always that). Lock them a little under the diameter of the cable, to compress it into an oblong shape. Cut once from two directions, and with a small bit of practice this can cut the cable in less than thirty seconds. Again, depending on the cable.
