On Tue, 05 Dec 2017 08:54:42 +0100, Emanuel Berg
wrote:

Jeff Liebermann wrote:

Aha, you guys include power tools in "hand
tools". Well, I suppose the are. In that
case yes, an angle grinder would do it but
that scenario is completely unrealistic in
the wild.

Angle grinders used in bicycle thefts are
quite common.

Maybe in you guys' countries where there is
another bike culture and people ride really
expensive bikes as a sport or lifestyle.
Here there are *tons* of bikes everywhere, many
20-30 yo, and if you stole one and fixed and
cleaned it really nice you could sell it online
for ~1000 SEK. While I consider that price
a joke (far too low) it is reality nonetheless.
To bring an angle grinder, with power from
a pickup, and then throw it back up, and
proceed to the next bike... I just don't see
anyone doing that as a profitable venture.
Of course there are expensive bikes here as
well but people keep them - well, at least
I never see 'em anywhere in the racks or by the
streets...

1000 SEK ~= $119 | £88 | €100

Well, economics certainly must play a part in the equation but I read
that over 10,000 bikes were stolen in Stockholm last year.
http://www.nordstjernan.com/news/sweden/5452/
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Cheers,

John B.