Originally Posted by maddyfish
Nothing is indestructable. U locks are good against totally unprepared, undetermined thieves. That's about it. If somebody is interested in stealing your bike with a u lock, it can be done quickly and easily.
And you think people on the street are going to say something to the thief? Wrong! and if they do, his response will be " I lost my key"
Correct. I cut down a bunch of heavy steel pipes that were supports for an awning over my patio a few years back. I used a handheld saw. It was noisy and messy but each cut only took about 10 seconds tops, and that was about double the circ of a ulock.