That's a flawed lock strategy. I wouldn't ever want to do that. I always include the rear wheel and the seat-tube (or seat-stays) inside my D-lock.
"There is no need to loop it around the seat tube as well, because the wheel cannot be pulled through the rear triangle."
The two simple methods I've seen for defeating it (based on seeing just mangled rear wheels locked up to railings/bike racks) is to:-
a) Stamp on the rear wheel and fold it so that it fits through the rear triangle. (No tools required).
b) Cut a bunch of spokes (easy to do with a pair of wire cutters) and press the rear wheel flat so that it fits through the rear triangle.
The rear wheel on one of my main bikes is £100; the rest of the bike is £1500. No chance I'm going to risk that.
Thieves won't care about not having a rear wheel if they're sticking bikes in the back of a van to sort out or sell off at a later date.
Sadly Sheldon isn't alive today to discuss and review that strategy.
"There is no need to loop it around the seat tube as well, because the wheel cannot be pulled through the rear triangle."
The two simple methods I've seen for defeating it (based on seeing just mangled rear wheels locked up to railings/bike racks) is to:-
a) Stamp on the rear wheel and fold it so that it fits through the rear triangle. (No tools required). b) Cut a bunch of spokes (easy to do with a pair of wire cutters) and press the rear wheel flat so that it fits through the rear triangle.
The rear wheel on one of my main bikes is £100; the rest of the bike is £1500. No chance I'm going to risk that.
Thieves won't care about not having a rear wheel if they're sticking bikes in the back of a van to sort out or sell off at a later date.
Sadly Sheldon isn't alive today to discuss and review that strategy.