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Originally Posted by tmotten
The typical pad lock is merely "secured" by a brass wedge inside it locking the steel u bolt. When this sits on a hard surface the body of the lock acts as a lever which when struck with a rock or something easily breaks that wedge.
Adding locks to zippers tells me there is something worth taking and will only result in your bag slashed. So then you're left with no bag to use once you replace the stolen items.
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That may be true for cheap pad locks bought at the hardware store. any decent pad lock from a lock smith will not be broken with a rock i promise you. Good locks are made to not be broken. I have previously been a fire fighter and myself, along with 4 others spent 45 minutes breaking through a boron padlock on a farmers gate with an axe, on the way to a fire. the lock didnt actually give out until we had split the brass down the middle literally in half, which as i say took 4 men 45 minutes. This was a 10mm boron shanked lock and a 10mm high tensile chain holding it on - (I suggested removing the hinge off the gate, but i was out voted :P) Doesn't really relate if we are talking about locking up a bag, as the bag can be slashed yes, but if you want to secure the actual bike, don't underestimate a good pad lock and chain.
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