Originally Posted by
tatfiend
doug99;
I personally appreciate the effort that the OP has put into this thread and find your attitude more than a bit nasty and impolite. I have been following this thread from day one and have learned from it, both from the OP's posts and from many others, so GET OFF OF HIS BACK.
i think you folks are a bit sensitive.
What locks you choose to use is entirely up to you and your own PERSONAL assessment of the risk of theft in your area and your parking situation. No need to attack the OP or his opinions and accuse him of being a shill for the locksmith industry. I could equallly well consider you a shilll for the bike thief industry based on your posts.
that is silly. i heartily encourage everyone to read sheldon's lock strategy page. and my advice has been intended to help us save money and our bikes.
From my viewpoint all the OP has done is provide information on the alternatives available along with the warning that a determined bike thief can defeat ANY lock given time and the right equipment. I personally carry both a NY Fahgedabouddit (?) and a medium weight Abus chain lock. I also frequently ride a $3500 bike around town.
yes, you are smart to not heed the advice of the OP.
Originally Posted by crawdaddio
Granted, they will just cut your cable before the padlock
which has been my point all along. the padlock is not the weak point and therefore not worth spending lots of money on. however, you are certainly correct that it would be nice to use your home key on your bike. although it should be noted that kryptonite will be happy to key locks alike. i have a kryptonite U and a disc lock(w/chain) keyed alike so i only need one key. of course, under your system, the U would still be a unique key your would have to carry.
perhaps your locksmith shop should make a total one key solution. that would be pretty awesome. one key to rule them all, one of your fancy keys that would work on my U, my chain padlock, my house, whatever.