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It seems to me that this lock might be easily defeated with a forged steel C clamp and a wide-angle wedge. Hammer in the wedge between the titanium bows near the lock. Clamp the C clamp so it clamps together the wedge and the far end of the lock. Then start turning the clamp until the bows snap. About $10 in parts from a hardware store.

I have a different strategy for locking my bike: it has no lock. Rather, it is foldable and has a built-in "shower cap" cover. I fold it, cover it, and take it inside. This strategy has worked for me even in Washington DC (where I live) -- I once had to figure out how to get it into the NSF -- and in Rome, where I lived for six months and commuted each day.



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