don't buy cheap locks!

After Annina's bike lock caused some problems during the last month, because it was often almost impossible to open it she finally twisted the key in the lock last week.


Since we did not have the second key here and she needed her bike I decided to do my best do crack the lock. First I was everything else than sure that I can crack it but finally it was a matter of a few minutes with my normal side cutter(!). First you cut the plastic cover away and then you have the steel wire with it's many fibers. You can easily cut a few of them each time with a normal side-cutter. I war really surprised how easy it is to crack a "normal" lock. With a better equipment like a bolt cutter or something similar with a longer lever (Hebel) you can cut such a lock within seconds.


Conclusion: A lock like this does not prevent any thief, except a drunk donkey. I would really like to know how hard a better lock like mine is to crack. Or maybe I prefer not to know :/ ?