Originally Posted by
doug88
if we agree that the key management is a non-feature, why pay for it? or why would these locks be harder for power tools to bust than, for example, a much cheaper basic beefy kryptonite disc lock specifically made to protect bikes and motorcycles from street thieves?
Because of their higher quality. These are locks designed to protect high-value possessions. Thus they have superior build quality, and advanced features like key control, get it? They are a further improvement on the level of security offered by standard U-locks, and it's up to you to decide what your bike and its locking situation calls for.
he works as a locksmith and wants to impress upon people in general that locksmiths are needed. but cyclists generally have no need for the sort of locks he describes and would in fact be wasting money on them, particularly if they use these expensive locks with a cable, as the locksmith fellow has advocated here.
He didn't advocate a one size fits all solution. And I don't see how using a cable as a further deterrent makes the U-lock less effective. The U-lock is still doing the primary job of immobilizing the frame and back wheel.
Anyway, your sad attempt at trolling is full of fail. Slink off yonder from whence you came and let this thread make its way to the archives in peace.