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On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 08:37:58 -0600, Pat Lamb <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Ken Marcet wrote:
>> "Peter Cole" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:fdVvd.758540$8_6.692398@attbi_s04...
>>
>>> "Ken Marcet" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>>> bolt cutters, but then again how many casual thiefs walk around with
>>>> bolt
>>>> cutters in their pockets. And nothing will stop a serious professional
>>>> thief!
>>>
>>> I was at the tool rental place one day & say a few kids renting a big
>>> compound bolt cutter. I very much doubt they had bolts to cut. Thieves
>>> carry these under jackets, bend over a bike for a few seconds, then
>>> ride
>>> away.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Oh I have no doubt that there are some people who will use bolt cutters
>> to
>> cut cables / chains / locks but these are not casual crooks they are
>> closer
>> to professional crooks! The simple cable locks will prevent your bike
>> from
>> being a easy target of opportunity!
>
> Is there such a thing as a "lightweight" hardened chain, about 2-3'
> long? I'm thinking more along the lines of the kind of chain holding up
> my porch swing, only hardened -- not a logging chain. Just how much
> iron do you have to lug around to defeat a 24" bolt cutter, anyway?
>
> Pat
Think 300 pound guy on a Harley in a bad movie kind of chain. The kind
that they were supposed to have slung over their shoulder. Was that from
an old Brando movie?
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Bill (?) Baka
wrote:
> Ken Marcet wrote:
>> "Peter Cole" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:fdVvd.758540$8_6.692398@attbi_s04...
>>
>>> "Ken Marcet" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>>> bolt cutters, but then again how many casual thiefs walk around with
>>>> bolt
>>>> cutters in their pockets. And nothing will stop a serious professional
>>>> thief!
>>>
>>> I was at the tool rental place one day & say a few kids renting a big
>>> compound bolt cutter. I very much doubt they had bolts to cut. Thieves
>>> carry these under jackets, bend over a bike for a few seconds, then
>>> ride
>>> away.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Oh I have no doubt that there are some people who will use bolt cutters
>> to
>> cut cables / chains / locks but these are not casual crooks they are
>> closer
>> to professional crooks! The simple cable locks will prevent your bike
>> from
>> being a easy target of opportunity!
>
> Is there such a thing as a "lightweight" hardened chain, about 2-3'
> long? I'm thinking more along the lines of the kind of chain holding up
> my porch swing, only hardened -- not a logging chain. Just how much
> iron do you have to lug around to defeat a 24" bolt cutter, anyway?
>
> Pat
Think 300 pound guy on a Harley in a bad movie kind of chain. The kind
that they were supposed to have slung over their shoulder. Was that from
an old Brando movie?
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Bill (?) Baka