<p>My son’s nice bike and expensive lock were hijacked his first semester of freshman year, too.</p>
<p>He had one of those U shaped locks (and yes, he used it!) I have no idea how they cut that bad boy off.</p>
<p>Sent him the following semester with the ugliest worn out bike. Hasn’t been stolen.</p>
<p>Bolt cutters will cut those locks. That’s how DPS cuts locks to remove bikes from racks.</p>
<p>By the way, while we’re on the topic of bikes: bike shops. There are two bike shops near USC: one in the UV and one on Vermont. Go to the one on Vermont, it’s called Lion’s Bike Shop. The people there are friendly and do good work. The one in the UV is bigger, but it’s managed by a psycho lady.</p>