My new Litelok One lock is here

Still made in the UK, but these days shipped from a warehouse in Netherlands to me in Germany

So much Brexit winning!

Now mounted on the Birdy. The only problem is it’s going to get dirty here…

But this lock is 0.5kg lighter than the Abus Bordo I had before, and importantly is much easier to handle than a Bordo.

Also - related. It's not out of the blue I am buying a Litelok. I have had a LiteLok One (Medium length) for some years, right from when Litelok was just starting out. I am a fan of these locks - they're secure, lighter than metal locks, and I find the semi-flexible design quite nice to handle.
@apicultor I'd also like to point out the age of the picking videos...

@jon Cutters haven't changed, and that band design looks very similar.

It looks like they didn't learn the first time, so there's definitely a non-zero chance they didn't learn the second time -- and the laws of physics don't change over time.

If I were in your shoes, I'd try cutting it myself with the same type of tool; the price for the lesson learned is quite low given what you're trying to keep safe.

@jon does it work well with those awful spoke killer bike stands?

I always struggle to connect my bike frame to them without blocking half the bike stand and have yet to find a lock that works well with them.

@sascha Ha. No. Nothing works well on those I think!