I became the internet’s most notorious bike thief

Re:I became the internet’s most notorious bike thief by josefresco on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @08:04AM (#29391657)

Two (lame) lock stories below:

We inherited a bike with a cable bike lock around the handlebars. The local bike shop was able to cut through it easily with bolt cutters.

My truck came with a locking hitch. I recently forgot my keys and a family member pried it off with a crowbar in 10 seconds.

Security theater.

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Re:I became the internet’s most notorious bike thief by jmnicolas on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @09:01AM (#29392147)

> Security theater.

I'm always amazed how the Lockpicking Lawyer on YouTube defeats any lock within seconds. I think the hardest one was a couple minutes.

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Re:I became the internet’s most notorious bike thief by BrandoElFollito on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @08:26AM (#29391826)

I locked my bike at th eoffice and lost the key. Went to security, they gave me a bolt cutter.

That was the first (and only) time in my life I used a bolt cutter and it took me maybe 30 seconds to cut the cable. Now it would have been 10 seconds because I know where to cut.

I would not say that thi sis security theater, it is to avoid the passer-by who would steal your bike on a whim. I have no idea what percentage of thiefs this is .

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Re:I became the internet’s most notorious bike thief by spicybright on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @02:01PM (#29396010)

If you want to lose even more faith in security, the Lock Picking Lawyer on youtube has videos of him opening/breaking into almost any kind of lock you can imagine.

https://www.youtube.com/c/lockpickinglawyer

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Re:I became the internet’s most notorious bike thief by csunbird on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @08:25AM (#29391818)

expensive locks and complex mechanisms also signal that says "hey, there is something valueable here!"

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