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Old 29th June 2008   #151
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new lock arrived yesterday, wow what a difference, i used to think my old chain was quite thick
wow, what a whopper!

do you have a full pic or the name of it?
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Old 29th June 2008   #152
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bars/stem can still come off , of course. But on my bikes I tend to modify the stem so its not easy to take off.
How?
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Old 29th June 2008   #153
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two ridiculously heavy locks, and all your component still unprotected.

I would say its not worth the weight of carrying a second quality mini-d as they are indeed ssssoo heavy. And when your using it just to attach your front wheel to your frame its even more silly.

One D lock preferably going through chain ring, and a simple cheapo detterrent cable going through wheel etc is better I think.

bars/stem can still come off , of course. But on my bikes I tend to modify the stem so its not easy to take off.
I'm buying myself time, not infinite, component can be easily be replaced, bike frame, wheels, etc. are not usually.

I carry the Evo Mini with me, I only carry the Fah when I need to lock it for a longer time, and Evo Mini's ridiculously heavy??? have you weight that thing? it's not even heavy compared to the Fah,

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Old 29th June 2008   #154
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I use the Fah, it's 'just' big enough to go around things.
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Old 29th June 2008   #155
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and Evo Mini's ridiculously heavy???,
your right I havent felt an EVO. it looked similar to a fagghettaboutit so I thought itd weigh the same.

I realise all looks just buy time.

ANY lock no matter how thick heavy and strong, melts away like butter under a blowtorch. That is the kind of lengths organised bike thieves go to, taking vanfuls of bikes.
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Old 29th June 2008   #156
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your right I havent felt an EVO. it looked similar to a fagghettaboutit so I thought itd weigh the same.
The Fah weight 2.2kg, nearly twice as much than the EVO (1.3kg).

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I use the Fah, it's 'just' big enough to go around things.
it slighty bigger than the evo which is nice considering how thick it is.
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Old 29th June 2008   #157
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How?
+1
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Old 29th June 2008   #158
eeehhhh
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ANY lock no matter how thick heavy and strong, melts away like butter under a blowtorch. That is the kind of lengths organised bike thieves go to, taking vanfuls of bikes.
Ha, along with the bike, surely?
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Old 29th June 2008   #159
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Ha, along with the bike, surely?
not at all, you can be very precise with a blowtorch. And you just carry around a piece of stone etc to use as a shield.

I think everyone here realises that if someone wants yoru bike they will have it, often it means cutting the railing etc you locked it too. Thieves are ridiculous, theyll risk getting caught, beaten up, police etc and then usually sell the bike for £15
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Old 29th June 2008   #160
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not at all, you can be very precise with a blowtorch. And you just carry around a piece of stone etc to use as a shield.
how much skill would you need to able to use the blowtorch safety?
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Old 30th June 2008   #161
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new lock arrived yesterday, wow what a difference, i used to think my old chain was quite thick
thats outrageous.
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Old 30th June 2008   #162
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how much skill would you need to able to use the blowtorch safety?
Hardly any. Protect the bike with a piece of Asbestos (found in most ironing boards) then just blast the shit out of the lock with the blowtorch till it cuts through, no need to be neat.

Although by Blowtorch you'd need something fairly big with an external gastank (oxyacetylene). Those hand held gas canaster things just wouldn't do it (although they're fine for fitting copper pipes and stuff). But then if you have a van to stick the bikes in you could just leave the tanks in there and run the tubes and gun out to the bit you want to cut.
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Old 30th June 2008   #163
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Which with all the equipment, you're better off stealing a motorbike than a bike?
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Old 30th June 2008   #164
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Found it!

Massive lock for the win
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Old 30th June 2008   #165
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Can you imagine someone wheeling a massive oxyacetaline kit down the road just to nick a bike?
thats rediculous...
you may aswell wheel it round to tiffany and nick something worth the effort.
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Old 30th June 2008   #166
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Several fire stations have had hydraulic "jaws of life" stolen. these get used by bike thiefs. Porta pac oxy acetylene kits like the ones used by roofers and air conditioning engineers are small and easy to move.
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Old 30th June 2008   #167
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Massive lock for the win

ahaha
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Old 30th June 2008   #168
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Can you imagine someone wheeling a massive oxyacetaline kit down the road just to nick a bike?
thats rediculous...
you may aswell wheel it round to tiffany and nick something worth the effort.
them kind of people drive around nicking anything and everything.
they DO carry around oxyacteylene tanks in the back of a van.

Go around stealing motorbikes, scooters, bicycles, construction equipment, pieces of street furniture (for the steel). Ive seen it with myself, and I dont even live in london.
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