I liked the "right angle" aspect of it. Larger u-locks can invite the "car jack" exploit, where you fit a small, narrow, scissor-type jack into the gap and crank it open until the hasp fails.
SF, San Jose and Oakland/Berkeley always tend to be in the top 20 cities for bike theft. - J On Thursday, September 18, 2014 10:37:14 AM UTC-7, jar351 wrote: > > I also like this new Kryptonite lock idea in principle but have to wonder, > why not just use a slight larger u-lock that can fit both front wheel and > frame? > > Like some of the other posters here I also use two locks--for context I > ride in Oakland/Berkeley/SF and often have to leave my bike outside. After > having two bikes stolen when I first moved to the Bay Area, I learned my > lesson and switched to using a u-lock plus cable combo, making it my policy > never to leave my bike out late at night. That worked well enough for a few > years until I was taught another lesson: my rear wheel and saddle were > stolen after someone cut the cable securing them. From the bite marks on my > u-lock I could tell that the thief had (foolishly) tried cutting it as well > and failed. As a result, I've made it my policy to use two u-locks ever > since. > > On Saturday, September 13, 2014 9:52:43 AM UTC-7, Jim Edgar wrote: >> >> I love the simplicity of this - surprised it took so long for someone to >> notice that this could work. Just have to use the one narrow enough to >> resist the car jack exploit. >> >> >> http://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/new-bike-gear-previews/new-bike-locks-kryptonite >> >> - Jim / cyclofiend.com >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
