also not all U locks are born equal. what kind of U lock was it? i'm not wanting to have a go at someone whose lost their bike (sorry for you dude!), but in future you might want to bear in mind using a big fuck off kyrptonite new york/ top of the range abus or similar. see locks that work thread if you didn't already know about it. if you were using one when it was stolen, let us know about the details? could be helpful
also not all U locks are born equal. what kind of U lock was it? i'm not wanting to have a go at someone whose lost their bike (sorry for you dude!), but in future you might want to bear in mind using a big fuck off kyrptonite new york/ top of the range abus or similar. see locks that work thread if you didn't already know about it. if you were using one when it was stolen, let us know about the details? could be helpful