I’d bet its 15-25 sec for one cut, maing it under a minute to cut the whole section off unless its some fancy hardened steel anti-grinder rated (it is not)
TheYellowFringe on
Using your hand for reference, not that long of a time to cut. That’s flimsy and thin… dangerous if you want to lock the bike to it for long periods of time.
Unless it’s a public area with people everywhere, best to go somewhere else.
Senikae on
It’s most likely hollow inside, so… seconds. Hopefully it wouldn’t give after just one cut and two would be required, but it wouldn’t make much of a difference.
Remember to not just lock your bike to the rack, but to itself too (put the lock through the back wheel, the frame and the rack). That way even if they cut the rack, they will not be able to ride off.
noodleexchange on
In front of what windows?
bikeonychus on
This is why I lock my cargo bike up with about 3-4 locks. 2 types to lock it to the rack (combination chain and a key U lock), and one u lock through the pedals and frame (rather break it than lose it). I have a cheap cable lock connecting the seat to the frame too, because if they can’t steal the bike, they take the seat here.
There’s mud plastered on the frame and the panniers are also full of goldfish crackers from my kid, so I’m hoping thieves take one look at that and realise how much of a pig it is to clean those and just give up knowing that even if they got the bike, they’d need to spend a week cleaning it before selling it on. Garbage truck on wheels is a legit anti-theft tactic.
Prestigious_Carpet29 on
But at least it’s not a circular cross-section, which would leave it vulnerable to silent pipe-cutter attacks.
HZCH on
Yes.
adamaphar on
In one throw?
BD59 on
If it’s solid steel, maybe a minute a cut. Tubular, less than thirty seconds per cut.
If the thief has an angle grinder, there’s nothing that will stop them. Even that $300, armored u lock won’t work, just because of this, it’s easier to cut the rack and throw your bike in the back of a van. Then defeat the lock later.
treemoustache on
Not significantly easier than the average bike rack.
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I’d bet its 15-25 sec for one cut, maing it under a minute to cut the whole section off unless its some fancy hardened steel anti-grinder rated (it is not)
Using your hand for reference, not that long of a time to cut. That’s flimsy and thin… dangerous if you want to lock the bike to it for long periods of time.
Unless it’s a public area with people everywhere, best to go somewhere else.
It’s most likely hollow inside, so… seconds. Hopefully it wouldn’t give after just one cut and two would be required, but it wouldn’t make much of a difference.
Remember to not just lock your bike to the rack, but to itself too (put the lock through the back wheel, the frame and the rack). That way even if they cut the rack, they will not be able to ride off.
In front of what windows?
This is why I lock my cargo bike up with about 3-4 locks. 2 types to lock it to the rack (combination chain and a key U lock), and one u lock through the pedals and frame (rather break it than lose it). I have a cheap cable lock connecting the seat to the frame too, because if they can’t steal the bike, they take the seat here.
There’s mud plastered on the frame and the panniers are also full of goldfish crackers from my kid, so I’m hoping thieves take one look at that and realise how much of a pig it is to clean those and just give up knowing that even if they got the bike, they’d need to spend a week cleaning it before selling it on. Garbage truck on wheels is a legit anti-theft tactic.
But at least it’s not a circular cross-section, which would leave it vulnerable to silent pipe-cutter attacks.
Yes.
In one throw?
If it’s solid steel, maybe a minute a cut. Tubular, less than thirty seconds per cut.
If the thief has an angle grinder, there’s nothing that will stop them. Even that $300, armored u lock won’t work, just because of this, it’s easier to cut the rack and throw your bike in the back of a van. Then defeat the lock later.
Not significantly easier than the average bike rack.