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Old 22-02-2023, 09:13 PM   #31
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Quick update guys, I have ended up buying the litelok X1 (https://www.litelok.com/en-au/products/litelok-x1).
Cost was $324.00 incl post and the bike holder for it. Looking at a few videos it takes at least several minutes of CORDED angle grinding and at least a couple discs to cut through. Although not completely angle grinder proof i think this is all i'm looking for really. Couples (throupled?) with my Other Kryptonite lock for the front wheel, as well as a brake disc lock i think that has most of my bases covered. If they can defeat all of those with grinding etc where i park my bike without getting caught ill be suprised.
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Old 23-02-2023, 12:25 PM   #32
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Impressive on video, it looks as though the internal reinforcement acts like a grinding wheel dresser in rapidly reducing a cutting disc’s diameter. Chuckled at the reviewer (Bike Social) calling out LPL for not returning his messages.

For a parking control job once I fitted permanent bollards dry-packed with 10mm aggregate - similar methodology; you’re constantly wearing the cutting wheel down with a replenishing supply of abrasive.
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Its definately time for the other big manufacturers such as Kryptonite / ABUS etc to up their game. IM sure over the coming year we will see better materials etc. (Along with it probably better angle grinding discs) HAHA!
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Quick update guys, I have ended up buying the litelok X1 (https://www.litelok.com/en-au/products/litelok-x1).
Cost was $324.00 incl post and the bike holder for it. Looking at a few videos it takes at least several minutes of CORDED angle grinding and at least a couple discs to cut through. Although not completely angle grinder proof i think this is all i'm looking for really. Couples (throupled?) with my Other Kryptonite lock for the front wheel, as well as a brake disc lock i think that has most of my bases covered. If they can defeat all of those with grinding etc where i park my bike without getting caught ill be suprised.
Is that two locks plus the brake lock?
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Old 24-02-2023, 03:53 PM   #35
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Is that two locks plus the brake lock?
Yeah, i would hope "overkill" but ALOT of theft happening all around my bike lately.
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Yeah, i would hope "overkill" but ALOT of theft happening all around my bike lately.
Probably easier and quicker to take the front wheel off
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Probably easier and quicker to take the front wheel off

years ago .. i would just unwind the chain wrapped around the seat post covered with an old bike tube] & thread it thru the front/back wheels [& i think i did thru a pedal at one stage?] & behind the post. another time i fitted a working alarm to me bike . . . . . mind you another bike had 36 gears & another had 6 working headlights, brake lights and park lights....
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What about a printed vinyl seat cover that looked like poop smears?
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