Sorry about your bike theft Johnny. That sucks, and I really knows what it feels like to be left high and dry with nothing but a cut lock left behind (you'd think the *****holes would take that too, but go figure). Clearly this guy was a pro who most likely had been targeting your wheels for a some time. I bet the vid shows him casually walking up and cutting the lock as if it were his own and he had forgotten the key. Sadly, we live in a society where people tend to be conflict averse and therefore avoid getting involved in OPP, even when it involves a blatant crime like this.
If you reinvest in a new bike, I may suggest packing two kryptonites next time. Reason being, a cheap battery operated sawzaw or handheld grinder with a diamond blade attachment runs low on power after cutting through one krypto, at which point the thief either has to pack a second battery (highly unlikely), a second saw (even more highly unlikely), string out a power cord w/extension (desperate), or go home, recharge, and return for the second cut (even more desperate).
In short, off the top of my head I recall reading that one krypto has a deterrent rate of about 95%; two have a statistically higher rate of 99.99%. Then again, if it's either a personal grudge or somebody is determined to break the locks, there really is no fullproof way of stopping them.
Last edited by Kwiksilver; 07-14-07 at 05:43 AM.