Manonabike - got mine today with 4foot cable to get the front wheel tied down too.. in the pic above have you gone through the main pillar frame? i cant really tell. i tried to lock mine going through the main frame and rear wheel and the lock is not wide enough, im a confused idiot at the mo ;-)
in addition search Youtube its sickening people opening these locks in under a min, made me thought i should have bought a ABUS and than saw a vid of that being picked too... the biro trick is awful for such an expensive lock
Actually, I've gone through the seat stays and wheel, like this:
However, you can also do it through the seat tube if you put it in an angle..... for this purpose I prefer my other lock (orange and black) that is a little smaller. The yellow one is a little too large for my liking
.... looks like this though
On youtube you will find lots of videos but some are very old - what you are buying with a lock is actually a bit of time. If it takes 20 seconds for somebody to cut a cable then lots of people could attempt that, even in a busy area. However, not so many will try to use large bolt croppers in a busy area for a minute.
I know my yellow lock is not perfect by any means but I know that you have to have some balls to use a power tool in a busy area to pinch my bike
I always leave it where there is plenty of people walking by or waiting for a bus.
My bike is not an expensive bike but it means a lot to me..... I put it together and I would hate to loose it. The other bike I've had it for over 20 years so it also means a lot to me. So I take the time to minimise the chances of getting it stolen.
There is no a worse feeling than leaving your bike in some place and coming back to find out it has gone