Originally Posted by Blue Order
Some people recommend using two different types of locks to secure your bike-- for example, a u-lock and a chain. That way, a thief equipped with tools to break one or the other will still be unable to steal your bike. Is this a situation where a heavy duty chain like the New York Fahgettaboudit, in tandem with the New York u-lock, would have prevented the theft? Or would the sawzall have cut through both with equal ease?
With the right blades, a good sawzall with chop through
just about anything easily. Except a stranded cable or a chain. While a simple bolt cutter will pop a stranded cable with ease, a sawzall has a reciprocating blade which tends to snag on the individual strands. The NYC chain would be a tough cut with the sawzall, too. Anything that isn't easy to stabilize the entire length of what you're cutting, really. Sawzall is great for things like sheet metal, steel rods, box beams, slab metal, etc. All fairly solid items. I can think of a few ways to "stretch" a chain and try to hold tension on it, but it's not gonna keep it still enough for a sawzall.