VanMoof’s team of ‘bike hunters’ appears to succeed where the city doesn’t

Re:VanMoof’s team of ‘bike hunters’ appears to succeed where... by ClumsyPilot on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @08:15PM (#32159690)

Are locks ever actually picked? I have only ever seen brute force approaches.

If you have the inclination, a proper, heavy chain is better than a D-lock - both should be impervious to bolt-cutters, but a D-lock can be forced open/broken with a jack and a chain usually cannot. Also a chain is more difficult to cut with an angle grinder as it moves about and might break the cutting disk.

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Re:VanMoof’s team of ‘bike hunters’ appears to succeed where... by riscy on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @09:49PM (#32160369)

Yep spot-on, I'll add: From a weight perspective, a well-sized D-lock used correctly should not have enough space to permit an attack with a jack, so don't get one that's too big. Also, one mistake chain-users might make is allowing enough slack that a link is close to the ground, which can be used as leverage with a bolt cutter, etc.

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Re:VanMoof’s team of ‘bike hunters’ appears to succeed where... by aidenn0 on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @10:07PM (#32160499)

Downside to chain is weight; a robust chain is about 2x the weight of the equivalently robust d-lock; if you are allowed to leave the chain at work, it's definitely worth it though.

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Re:VanMoof’s team of ‘bike hunters’ appears to succeed where... by abawany on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @12:08AM (#32161320)

He tends to not just pick locks, despite the name. If there is a vulnerability due to shoddy construction, he seems to use that to break through the lock as far as I have seen.

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