last night my friend had his bike stolen when it was locked up to a street sign. this is not an original idea, but it is timeless. pipecutter on!

did they cut the frame, the lock, or the sign?

probly cut the sign post....

I hope the bike was replaceable

i only ask because most street signs here aren't cylindrical and wouldn't lend themselves to pipe cutters.

thats why i like locking to parking meters.. i assume your average bike thief is aware that they are in a whole other theft league cutting the tops off parking meters...just ask cool hand luke

They had to have cut the lock.
Those hand held pipecutters only open to about 1".

So... what's the bic pen trick?

don't follow leaders...

Ain't that where you take a Bic Round Stick pen, remove the plug on the end of the barrel and use the empty barrel as a "key" for Kryptonite U-locks?

only would have worked if it was the old style key. the round key that looked like it belonged to a vending machine. kryptonite now uses flat keys.

yeah...that's the kind I meant. Still see alot of bikes locked with those.

1> Stab rider in neck with pen
2> Take bike.
3> Profit!!

No silly.
The bic pen trick is where you use a bic pen to pop the eye balls of the guy you catch stealing your bike.
It has to be a bic because the shaft is flexible enough not to snap when the tip stikes the occular bones.

I think it is highly unnecessary to penetrate all the way through the the occular bones. Talk about overkill..sheesh!

However, thanks for the enlightenment! That gives me an idea...CF pocket protectors for Bic pens! I'll make million$$$.

[QUOTE=sashae]1> Stab rider in neck with pen


jail fight!

it was a round stop sign post. fat. they make all sizes of pipe cutters. and they are very quiet. you can cut the lock off a frame in the privacy of your own home.. take your bike everywhere with you. don't carry a lock. if you can't bring your bike in, you don't need to go there. lv

mikorp - what was the bike? ill keep an eye out.

your not supposed to be here!

I have 2 that open to over 4" but your average person wouldnt have one and they are not exactly light.

yeah i was just going too say that i have one that opens too 4" as well but really i barely wanted too buy it it cost so much not many people are going too have one

matt feeney had this ratty red kona mountain bike. keep an eye out in all the bum shopping carts.

i remember when i lived in san fran in 99, they had just put parking meters on a bunch of the streets in the hills near UCB. kids were super pissed, and i went to a friends co-op house and there was a pile of about 15 parking meter tops. so yeah, they can definitely be cut by your average joe

bike theives are the worst

there is a special hell for them, where their legs are amputated but keep growing back for all eternity

dont parking meters have cement poured down the pipe so you cant cut through?

"What we've got here is failure to communicate."

i think about this now and then. the stuff that i lock to is generally easier to cut than the lock i use.