Originally Posted by Ziemas

You do realize that the post about breaking U-locks is ancient and deals with cylinder locks that most major lock makers no longer use, don't you?

No one has doubted that lock can be picked; anything that a man can design another man can defeat, the question is does it happen in the real world? The answer is that bike thieves don't pick locks in the real world, they break them or cut them.

BTW, I'm in Europe and can tell you as CdCf did that most bike thefts are a crime of opportunity, the bikes were locked improperly or the bikes were locked with a low end lock. The same held true when I lived in the States, Canada, and Australia.

You seem to be a prisoner of the 'what ifs' and 'worst case scenarios' that are running around in your head. Those are the locks you should be concerned about defeating. Good luck breaking free.