So I put the tools in an inconspicuous, flowery shopping bag and went up to the bike rack (no ski mask to hide my face or anything!) I whipped out my hack saw and got ready for the heist. It took 10 to 15 seconds to saw through the cable lock!<\/strong> It was so easy. I had just done some research for my bike locks page and was reading about how easy it is to cut through cable locks. Well, I just proved it.<\/strong> I’ve read about it but it really sinks in more when you have actually done it and see how easy it is.<\/p>\n Bike lock easily cut with old rusty hack saw<\/p><\/div>\n Even though I was in front of a dorm on a crowded campus in broad daylight.\u00a0Ten seconds to cut through a bike lock did not drawn any attention. In this case it was our bike anyway but that event highlighted how easy it is to steal a bike if I really were a bike thief.<\/p>\n This lock was pretty thin and cheap but if I can cut through it in 10 seconds then 20 seconds for a thicker cable is still not really a problem.<\/p>\n So, if you have a cable lock, it\u2019s almost useless against someone who really wants the bike.\u00a0 A high quality U-lock is much better. See\u00a0the bike locks page<\/a> for the latest bike security and bike lock updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" But I could have been… OK, here’s the story: I bought a cheap bike for my son to use at college this year and locked it to the bike rack in front of his dorm when we dropped him off … Continue reading ![\"Bike](\"http:\/\/about-bicycles.com\/bike-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/bike-lock-cut.jpg\" "\\"bike-lock-cut\\"")