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It was locked to a thick version of those bicycle stands. Some are old thin worn out grey steel scaffolding type ones, and then newer ones are much thicker with those little blue bicycle logos on a kick plate at the bottom.
So in response to how it was locked up... Im no idiot and i often walk back 2/3 times to check to make sure everything is how i want to leave it .. a little like how people have to check twice that they have beeped their cars when leaving them. I have had that chain for about 4-5 years and never lost a bike when it was locked using it, so believe me when i say i too totally believe in those locks...
I spin my front wheel around so its backwards and nudging against the frame. If i do that then i can put a chain through both wheels and through the frame and of course around the bicycle stands. I almost always pick up the bike and tug it a little to make sure i have done it perfectly everytime as im just one of those OCD type people when it comes to checking that im 100% locked in.
I have all faith in those locks and will no doubt be getting another one as i know they are solid as hell... only thing i can think of is that perhaps over the years the mechanism may have started to weaken or fail itself making it easier to break into. other than that... how else can they have done it?
Just to clarify so you lot all know which lock im talking about... its one of these...