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In article <D6oBsF.EI8@cruzio.com>
kag@cruzio.com writes:

> Having said that, I 
> should also mention that there IS a clever(?) way to remove Kryptonite locks.
> These locks are very hard, but also very brittle.  A strategically placed car
> jack can be used to expand the U-shaped lock until it breaks.  Bike shops sell
> Kryptonite lock reinforcing gadgets to circumvent this, but I have no idea
> whether they work or not.  

Well...they work in that, if properly placed, they prevent the insertion of
the car jack. If you still leave enough room for the car jack to get in, 
it'll break the "bad bones" too. But, these gadgets may be easily cut with
lock cutters or the like. This requires 2 tools though (lock cutters + car
jack) to get your  bike, so maybe the thief will go for another bike.

If you get the right size U-lock, you don't need bad bones. The lock should
be small enough that two wheels + frame + parking meter entirely fills the
lock, so that there's no room for a car jack.

Michael Fuhrer