Originally Posted by SamHouston
Bolt cutters are not quick against a good u-lock or a wheel (same reasons) & a failed attempt by a thief learning this lesson would likely damage only your wheel, not your frame or even your lock.
So you assert. I'm willing to wager they are pretty good against a wheel. If not you can use them to cut spoke and break the wheel with your method.
His method is easily attacked with one tool. End of story. It may be bolt cutters or it may be cam style hand clippers(useful against small- meduim cables or your spokes) you only need to break the wheel or the u-lock not both. With a cable and a u you need two different tools and you have to defeat both locks in order to steal the bike.
You youself posit that the wheel could be quickly broken(quicker then three snips of some bolt cutter) by breaking it at the seam. How can you logically support Sheldon's assertion that it is hard to break then you would think(it would take longer then cutting through an untensioned rim with a hacksaw) becuase your saw blade would bind. Any sawing is going to be slower then three snips and you admit it can be done faster then that.