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>From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] 
>On Behalf Of Herbert Graf
>Sent: 16 September 2004 15:18
>To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
>Subject: RE: [OT] Open your bike lock with a Bic pen... (or 
>any round lock ?)
>
>
>On Thu, 2004-09-16 at 06:08, Michael Rigby-Jones wrote:
>> I spoke to a keen cyclist on our office about this, and he 
>assures me 
>> this is nothing new.  The vulnerability of these circular key style 
>> locks has been known about for literaly years.  If you do a quick 
>> google you will see simmilar problems being discussed as far back as 
>> 1992.
>> 
>> He also said that whilst you can buy really good locks that are hard 
>> to pick or break (such as ABUS), the thieving scum simply super glue 
>> the lock up and come back later with a disc cutter if they 
>really want 
>> the bike.
>> 
>> Mike
>
>Which I think brings up the biggest point: a lock will NOT 
>stop a thief. If a thief wants your bike they will find a way 
>to take it. A lock is simply a deterrent, something to stop 
>the casual thief, something to make a thief choose a 
>different, easier target. This is true of MANY security 
>"devices", "the club" being a prime example. TTYL

I've always found a good club will stop a theif pretty quickly ;)

Mike

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