Originally Posted by crushkilldstroy

the only problem is that this info won't get to everyone who owns one of those locks. hell, i'm one of the few commuter cyclists i know that reads bike crap on a regular basis. most of them just ride, lock up, and not really think about how easy/hard it is to get into their lock. it'd be kind of ****ty to tell someone how to defeat someone else's lock without the lock-owner really knowing anything about it. of course, not all bike thieves read bike crap on a regular basis either, so i guess it could go either way.

you have to remember that lock companies aren't really like car companies. they aren't sending out massive amounts of mail any time there's a problem with one of their products. if it weren't for the internet, i wouldn't have had any idea about the whole bic pen dealie.