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If the lock passes inside the frame, then the thieve would just keep riding and leave behind a ticking granade. Possibly without even knowing
Not for long though. I give it about 3-5 seconds until the thief would notice. Probably the last thing they will ever notice.
I don't know the range of a grenade, but I imagine when one steals a bike, they run away. Maybe they can be out of range in 5 seconds
Depends, usual lethal radius between 5-25m, some shrapnel might be lethal beyond that. If you start driving slowly and accelerate moderately you might geht caught by some shrapnel.
Anyways, the thief would definitely notice the explosion. You would notice several blocks away.
They would hear the explosion but not think "wow. There was a grenade attached to the bike"
Anyway. I forgot bikes have breaks, so the lock would not pass that and the grenade would not self arm
This is on the disc brake, so the grenade would drop as soon as you ride away since it would not fit between the frame and the wheel, dropping the pin and exploding the grenade probably before they have a chance to run.
Frame? Has to pass through the caliper, which it won't.
Oh. Right. The breaks. I forgot. Nvm