Originally Posted by
El Cid
I tried and tried, but I couldn't find any video of anybody breaking an Abus lock (except one with an angle grinder). There are more videos featuring Kryptonite, a better known name. And while I didn't find any succeses, there were failures aplenty. I absolutely wouldn't be worried about my lock breaking to a pry bar, jack, or bolt cutters.
To all those people getting a mini lock, I say go for the long shackle. Only an angle grinder will get through a high-end U-lock.
Abus touts that it takes 13 tons of force to cut through their locks. The shackle is square and does not give a pointed surface for the cutters to operate. I have the 9in shackle myself.