Originally Posted by
agent pombero
Nowadays one can get a battery powered angle grinder and go to town on any u-lock on the market.
Yep. With the best U-locks it takes up to a couple of minutes to cut through the shackle and you have to cut both sides, all the while creating one heck of a racket and a shower of sparks. This method is therefore not completely devoid of
risk to the thief.