What do you lube your bicycle lock with?

[Herbsman.]

Graphite isn't oil.

But! But! Graphite is carbon, if you leave carbon underground for long enough (maybe a few million years), it will become oil

 

[Structaural]

I had to do that last summer. I missed out on half a day's work because of it. I wasn't pleased.

Mine was unfortunate too, the bit of lock that I was cutting jumped, once it was through, onto my hand - leaving a big burn (hardened steel - takes a while init?). And the lock was 60 euros and another 60 to replace

 

[mauvais]

And the lock was 60 euros and another 60 to replace

I sense perhaps an error in your maths here

 

[Structaural]

I sense perhaps an error in your maths here

(it certainly isn't my forte but where?)

 

[Biddlybee]

Do you mean in the actual bit the key goes in? Or the locking mechanism?

 

[mauvais]

(it certainly isn't my forte but where?)

If you buy a lock, lose a lock and have to buy a new lock, you've bought one extra lock than you would have and it's cost you 60€

 

[Structaural]

If you buy a lock, lose a lock and have to buy a new lock, you've bought one extra lock than you would have and it's cost you 60€

erm... if I bought one lock for 60€ and then destroyed it and then bought another replacement for 60€ then I've spent 120€ - which is what I said:

and the lock was 60 euros and another 60 to replace.

ie. the original lock that I destroyed was 60€ and the replacement was 60€. Keyword being 'another' surely?

 

[mauvais]

Err, yeah, but in the single act of cutting through it with an angle grinder you only cost yourself 60€!

 

[Structaural]

*penny drops* cheers Teach! *is very glad he didn't become a programmer*

 

[mauvais]

*cuts through Structaural's new lock with an angle grinder*

 

[Structaural]

cool, you've saved me 60€.. um

 

[Herbsman.]

*Cuts through mauvais' bike with angle grinder*

 

[mauvais]

My angles!

 

[Lemon Eddy]

*Cuts through Herbsmans angle grinder with bike*

 

[Herbsman.]

*Cuts lemon eddy into segments, puts him in people's gin & tonic*

 

[Lemon Eddy]

It's the way I would have wanted to go.