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From: Bozeman
Bikes: 199? Landshark Roadshark, 198? Mondonico Diamond, 1987 Panasonic DX-5000, 1987 Bianchi Limited, Univega... Chrome..., 1989 Schwinn Woodlands, Motobecane USA Record, Raleigh Tokul 2
My advice: Use two locks. Buy a GOOD chain, one that can't be cut in 3 seconds, and buy a U-lock. I usually use one to lock my bike to whatever (signpost/rack/etc) and the other to lock my pannier and back wheel to my rack/bike.
Good chains can't be cut in 3 seconds. Bad chains CAN be cut in 3 seconds. Bad U-locks can be cut in 3 seconds with the same tool. Honestly, the hardest thing I've ever had to cut off of a bike was a cheapy cable lock. We were trying to cut it with bolt cutters, it didn't work. You need cable cutters for those things.