one solution: cut the chain by 2/3 or so (length of a mini u-lock). carry in pannier/handlebar bag/etc. find a shop with a plasma cutter and give 'em a 12 pack of something tasty.
these guys will cut the chain to size, if requested: http://www.bikeregistry.com/estore/product_info.php?products_id=54&osCsid=84c016be71edc6bb9c1b14ae333a43a3 On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 7:44 PM, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > Those hardened chains are pretty tough to cut. After the Portland > NAHBS there was a video demonstrating how hard it is to cut thick > chain with bolt cutters. Some of the wild and crazy Portlanders > chained their bikes on a barricade or something the hall managers > wanted to keep clear. The video shows a security guard with big > honking bolt cutters cutting through some U-Locks as though they were > butter. When he gets to the hardened chain he huffs and puffs but > cannot blow the chain apart. > > The down side to hardened chain of course is their weight. Your > solution is an elegant one, especially if you leave your bike > frequently some place where there is not a lot of competition at the > rack. I've thought of doing the same here in Chicago. It would be > great to have that level of protection without having to lug the chain > and lock around. Problem is unless I beat other riders to the rack, > my chain will be under the wheels of a bunch of other bikes and I > would have to collect it and go looking for another lock. > > On Jan 26, 5:07 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I've got various locks of various degrees of security scattered about > > the larger metropolitan area, one of which is a 3' length of super > > hard chain that I bought from True Value for less than $12, plus > > shackle protected lock (it has bolsters that slip over the shackle to > > make it hard for a bolt cutter to fit), all covered in a > > (multi-patched!) section of innertube. > > > > The chain is very heavy and the man had to cut it with a grinder -- he > > claimed that a bolt cutter will not get through it. Can anyone tell me > > how secure such chains *really* are? And how such locks stand up to > > thievery? > > > > (The lock is currently looped and lock'd around the pedestal of an > > outdoor table at our church and the lock mech has successfully > > resisted about 12 mos of dirt, water, etc. -- for many months it was > > looped about a tree so that the lock itself was partially buried in > > the surrounding dirt.) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
