http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Angle grinder thieves on Leith walk! en Mon, 18 May 2026 23:56:05 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20864#post-376610 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 23:51:48 +0000 ejstubbs 376610@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Frenchy: I wonder if what you saw might have been an example of a weakness of the "angle grinder proof" locks, which is that if the thing that the bike is locked <strong>to</strong> isn't angle grinder proof then the bike can still be removed*, and the lock removed from the bike somewhere more private. Note that the testing in the link posted by acsimpson two years ago made it clear that even the "angle grinder proof" locks could be cut through in a few minutes using a mains powered angle grinder, albeit at the cost of a few cutting discs.</p> <p>I wonder how long the average Sheffield rack would last against a portable angle grinder?</p> <p>I suppose there's also a chance that a savvy thief might cut the bike's frame to release it from the lock, and take the crippled bike to break for parts.</p> <p><em>* chucked in the back of a van would presumably be a preferred modus operandi - it sounds like the miscreants you observed may not have had that luxury available.</em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20864#post-376608 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 17:50:43 +0000 Frenchy 376608@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Saw a couple of young guys stopped in the Innocent tunnel earlier, looking closely at the drive train of a bike. Stopped to ask if they needed a hand, and was told to "[rule 2] off, we're just fixing the bike". I then realised that the tool they were using to perform the repairs was an angle grinder.</p> <p>Phoned 999 when I got out of the tunnel, but not sure what happened after that. Can supply some further basic details if anyone thinks it might have been their bike. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20864#post-358766 Mon, 28 Feb 2022 10:54:17 +0000 acsimpson 358766@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There are a few locks on the market which claim to be angle grinder proof. Here's a top search result regarding them:<br /> <a href="https://thebestbikelock.com/security/angle-grinder-proof-bike-lock/" rel="nofollow">https://thebestbikelock.com/security/angle-grinder-proof-bike-lock/</a></p> <p>Sadly the only guarantee a lock can offer is to validate an insurance policy. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20864#post-358763 Sun, 27 Feb 2022 23:39:33 +0000 edinburgh87 358763@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There’s a special place in hell for whoever invented battery powered angle grinders </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20864#post-358762 Sun, 27 Feb 2022 21:47:45 +0000 14Westfield 358762@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>From Twitter- this pair of chumps were filmed trying to get a lock off on leith walk.</p> <p>Don’t think many locks would stand up to this for long and not part of your standard teenagers toys…</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/marionjane007/status/1497508842585960450?s=20&amp;t=pmxpiUvf0AZ-zKFx3QCihA">Twitter video </a><a href="https://twitter.com/marionjane007/status/1497508842585960450?s=20&amp;t=pmxpiUvf0AZ-zKFx3QCihA" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/marionjane007/status/1497508842585960450?s=20&amp;t=pmxpiUvf0AZ-zKFx3QCihA</a> </p>