When I was in grad school at UNM 15 yrs ago a number of bikes were stolen down there that had u-locks on them. They'd blast the sides with freon and then slip a small hydraulic jack in between and voila - the steel would snap. If someone's determined enough... 

JF
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On May 20, 2015, at 1:53 PM, varnasi941--- via Bike-racers <bike-racers@mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

Kids bikes stolen from their school near Old Town. 1/4" cable lock was cut.

On 5/20/2015 at 1:27 PM, "Jackie Shane via Bike-racers" <bike-racers@mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
Mine was taken in Chicago, and it was on a cable lock also.  
Jackie

On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 11:23 AM, Diane Albert via Bike-racers <bike-racers@mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
I have had 3 bikes stolen in ABQ.  Two from my stupidity leaving my garage door open overnight, in 2006, near NE ABQ.  The third was from a bike rack outside the UNM LAW School front entrance.  I used a cable, stupidly, which was clearly snapped with ease.

Diane

-----Original Message-----
From: Bike-racers [mailto:bike-racers-bounces@mailman.swcp.com] On Behalf Of Dave Iltis via Bike-racers
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 9:48 PM
To: mike
Cc: Bike-Racers
Subject: Re: [NMCycling] Stolen bike question

This might help too.
A Guide to Recovering a stolen bike.

http://www.cyclingutah.com/tech/uh-oh-whered-my-bike-go-2/


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> On May 19, 2015, at 9:32 PM, mike via Bike-racers <bike-racers@mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>
> In the interest of lessons learned - not infrequently, we see posts about stolen bikes. It frickin’ sucks and bike thieves should be treated like horse thieves of old.
>
> But in the interest of having this happen less often, what are the circumstances of the theft? A bike on the roof rack or bumper rack while at work? What part of town? Car in a parking structure, work lot, street? Factory lock or cable enhanced? Bike inside car? Bike locked at a bike rack? Lost from home while at work? Leaned at the market with a casual lock? Forgot and left the garage door up?
>
> Mostly the bikes posted on the list are not ‘grocery store’ bikes, so I assume there’s a little more than casual attention to securing.
>
> Help us help us.
>
> What are the lessons learned? What should we not do next time? Or, what should we do better next time?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike Lucero
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