Somebody has locked my bike with two locks

[MrB]

Actually, the best locks were pretty invulnerable to anything except a high speed cutting disk. It is reckoned that most thieves will give up after about 3 minutes and select an easier target. Using a motorized cutting disk with sparks flying everywhere looks pretty suspicious.

[digital_blue]

Using a motorized cutting disk with sparks flying everywhere looks pretty suspicious.

If I were a bike thief I think that's precisely the approach I'd use. I mean really, if I saw somebody in broad daylight taking a freakin' saw to a bike lock I'd be inclined to think he was supposed to be doing it.

db

[vector40]

Who reckons that, MrB?

[stick]

People. Duh.

[n2oah]

I mean whats name of the thing I can open my bike with?

It's called an angle grinder . If you are younger I recommend you have a parent do it. The first time I used an angle grinder (at about 12) I almost ripped my hands off. They have a lot of power.

[mountainbikefan]

I mean whats name of the thing I can open my bike with?

It's called an angle grinder . If you are younger I recommend you have a parent do it. The first time I used an angle grinder (at about 12) I almost ripped my hands off. They have a lot of power.

What's that? Is there any chance I can brake my bike with it?

[vector40]

Only if it gets away from you

[n2oah]

What's that? Is there any chance I can brake my bike with it?

Yes, there is a chance, but if you know what you are doing everything will go fine. You should probably get a cheaper grinder because you will only use it once. (like this )

[Buggs41]

I am having a hard time believing this thread.

Who is the joker?

[vector40]

n2oah -- those are great prices. Anyone have experience with Chicago power tools?

[Pickermeapie]

I am having a hard time believing this thread.

I Agree. By the time you order it, it will have cost as much as a locksmith would have charged.

[n2oah]

n2oah -- those are great prices. Anyone have experience with Chicago power tools?

Yes, they aren't the best (compared to Makita, DeWalt, and Hitachi) but they still get the job done. I have a Chicago Electric soldering gun (180watt) and the only visible damage is a small crack after being dropped from 10 ft. onto a cement floor.

[moeburn]

Using a motorized cutting disk with sparks flying everywhere looks pretty suspicious.

If I were a bike thief I think that's precisely the approach I'd use. I mean really, if I saw somebody in broad daylight taking a freakin' saw to a bike lock I'd be inclined to think he was supposed to be doing it.

db

If I were a bike theif, I'd bring a clipboard. Everyone trusts a guy with a clipboard.

[NKT]

You want to see how they "harvest" the bikes in Cambridge!

They have a few guys walking down the road, who crop/pry all the locks off, then another guy picks them up and puts them in the back of a Transit van, which is being driven along slowly.

They just take them all, regardless of what lock you have.

They did the street I was staying on one night. Didn't hear a thing, in the morning, all that is left is a few broken bikes they didn't want, and a few dead locks! 30 plus had gone. My brothers was long gone.

The police said they "knew". No insurance, no crime number, it wasn't worth the hassle...

[Macavity]

I'm really not here to assist criminal activities in any way...
However...
There are some really cheap and dirty ways to get through bike locks in a hurry, most can be found on the internet and believe it or not they work...
There is always the U-lock freezing method, using co2 canisters to freeze the mechanism or the clasp and shatter it with a hammer or similar object...
I have not tested this method, I have recieved it on good word from a friend who has that it works...
There is the aforementioned car jack method...
Acetaline is more than likely out of the question for you, but if you are using torches the standard propane jobbies won't do you much good, so remember "a" before "o" or up you go...
I have a tendancy to take access to tools for granted so if you can't get ahold of bolt cutters or snips of any kind then you may just be out of luck...