The whole thing about locks of any sort, on bikes or elsewhere, isn’t that they’re supposed to be literally indestructible or unpickable, but that it takes too long and/or makes too much noise to be successful as a theft, unless you’re locking it out literally in the middle of nowhere. Another way to look at bike locks is that they force the would-be thief to do an impromptu cost/benefit analysis and decide whether they should go look for a less-well-guarded bike. (Or, as the old joke goes, “I don’t have to outrun the bear, I just have to outrun you.”)
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