Operator, you have a remarkable lack of knowledge about how to properly test a lock. If you think the nonsense posted on "YouBoobs) is valid proof of anything, you ought to look at their video of President Bush making out with Hillary Clinton.

Soldsecure and Cycling Plus editors test and retest locks using every tool known to be used on the streets by real crooks. They do these tests year after year, and they know a bit more about testing locks than just about anybody around. Certainly, far, far more than a guy who believes what he sees on "YouBoobs".

Both Soldsecure and Cycling Plus have obtained identical results with the best Kryptonite locks (such as the New York u-lock and the Fahgettaboudit u-lock). Those locks are unbreakable using commonly used manual tools on a properly locked bikes. Period.

Try this, IF you actually are interested in the facts. Put a good Kryptonite u-lock (a New York lock or Fahgettaboudit) around the rear wheel of a bike and around a beefy (two inch across) steel post set in concrete. Now, break that u-lock using any manual tool. Use a crowbar, bolt-cutters, hacksaw, a hammer, or any tool you can find. Try the "YouBoobs" method you are bragging about.

Guess what? In a hour, you are gonna be sweating and cursing. And, that lock is still going to be locked.

Of course, a lock alone is not enough. You should also use strategy. I like to park my 1986 Trek (current value: $200), next to someone else's new $2,000 Cannondale that is secured with only a cable lock. Guess which bike a crook is gonna take?

You don't have to run faster than the bear, just a bit faster than the other guys that the bear is chasing.