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"
Hello, I'm new here but I read your post and have had the "I lost my key" line used on me when I confronted a guy on campus stealing a bike.
How do I know he was stealing a bike you may ask?
Well my response was "hey, let me call the police for you, I'm sure they will help".
He kept working on the lock and watched me to see if I was bluffing, when he saw that I was talking to the 911 operator he just gathered his things and started to walk off with out a word... I gave the operator the info, hung up and takled the jerk. Thankfully the guy who owns the bike came out right after the police arrived to verify that the bike was his, other wise I might have been the one arrested instead of the jerk, would be bike thief.