Originally Posted by
corrado33
Plus, being brightly colored, people can identify that specific lock from far away, and if they know they can break it, may just take a trip over to your bike to do so.
That's basically what I was thinking. Because it looks like it can be easily defeated, a potential thief may be attracted to it and choose to give it a go. A U lock, on the other hand, gives a PITA impression.