My day with a kryptonite bike lock..

[Shmoe]

I was at work today, for my lunch break I figured I would ride over to safeway to grab some food. I didn't have a lock so I just grabbed one of the demo locks from the front of the store. I rode over, locked my bike, and went inside. When I came back I put the key in the look, turned it with almost no force, and the head of the key ripped clean off, luckily I had another key. I tried to get the remaining part of the first key out with no tools, after that failed I tried to turn the lock with the other key, they key bent like butter. I figure the keys where sitting in the sun all day? Even the head of the key I could easily bent in my hands.

I figured I had to cut the lock.. Luckily it was only the cable version, not the U-lock. I phoned my boss up and asked him to come down with some tools. He brought a silver breifcase with all of his biking tools in it. With many weird looks, we had the lock split apart in under two minutes. Everyone thought we were theifs. Then went back to the shop. Amazed, we figured out how to break this lock in only a few seconds.. If I had the U-lock on my bike, my bike would still be there..

Moral of the story is, dont use a Cable lock;)

[Infamous]

:lol: weirdest story ever

[freerider guy]

Yah only U lock are safe and even then you can still loose a wheel or 2 very quickly to a knowledgeable bike theif.

[Shmoe]

Originally posted by Infamous
:lol: weirdest story ever

:lol:

[well ridden]

Originally posted by freerider guy
Yah only U lock are safe and even then you can still loose a wheel or 2 very quickly to a knowledgeable bike theif.

unless you have monsters or shivers. it is really hard to get a whell off that with out flipping the bike upside down. and some with the screw axels in the back

[coolie]

actually, an angle grinder mounted with a cutting disc will cut through a u-lock in about one minute, even a kryptonite.

no bike shop should be without one. :P

and a pair of bolt cutters cuts through cable locks just as quickly.

[well ridden]

you lock your bike up. as you leaving you see a man coming in your direction oth a big object sticking out of his pocket:

"hey whats that in your pocket?"

"o ummm...an angle grinder mounted with a cutting disc"

"o i see...have a good day"

[Leifless]

Originally posted by coolie
actually, an angle grinder mounted with a cutting disc will cut through a u-lock in about one minute, even a kryptonite.

no bike shop should be without one. :P

and a pair of bolt cutters cuts through cable locks just as quickly.

a guy at my lbs cut through a 15mm onguard cable in about 30 seconds with a grinder.

[snowboarder]

shmoe, are you talking about this one http://www.kryptonitelock.com/inetisscripts/abtinetis.exe/PublicArticleDetails@public?artid=2704&atf=products_item&pgrp=20

[freerider guy]

Originally posted by well ridden
unless you have monsters or shivers. it is really hard to get a whell off that with out flipping the bike upside down. and some with the screw axels in the back

Yah I thought about that after. They could easily take a wheel if you had QR and not through axle.

[freerideforever]

I have had to cut through 2 locks in my day. Used a hack saw, took like a minute. Kind of sad really.

-Nate

[switch]

Liquid nitrogen.

[shmity]

Hmm, even the u locks are easy enough to break. Use a small hydrolic car jack, the type you keep in the trunk if you have to change a car tyre. Stick it in between the sides of the u lock, somethings gotta give first, and it wont be the jack.

[theoriginalhardcore]

Originally posted by shmity
[Bsomethings gotta give first, and it wont be the jack. [/B]
thats for sure.

[dhrider]

Originally posted by well ridden
you lock your bike up. as you leaving you see a man coming in your direction oth a big object sticking out of his pocket:

"hey whats that in your pocket?"

"o ummm...an angle grinder mounted with a cutting disc"

"o i see...have a good day"

hahahahhahha :lol:

[eddiebrannan]

get one of these
http://www.kryptonitelock.com/articles/2736/730149x2.gif

[Draco Rider]

Originally posted by eddiebrannan
get one of these
http://www.kryptonitelock.com/articles/2736/730149x2.gif

Thats the most expensive and top of the line bike lock you can buy. I picked it up and its not light.

[Draco Rider]

Originally posted by shmity
Hmm, even the u locks are easy enough to break. Use a small hydrolic car jack, the type you keep in the trunk if you have to change a car tyre. Stick it in between the sides of the u lock, somethings gotta give first, and it wont be the jack.

A small jack won't do it, Kryptonite U locks can with stand a huge amount of pressure whereas small car jacks its usually 1 ton ish (as it is only used to hold up one corner of the car and the jack head is usually to big anyway; spreading the weight over to big an area.

[Bryce]

I lost a Kryptonite key and smoked that lock in about 30 seconds with my car jack.

All you thieves taking notes on this?

[Bryce]

it was actually really cool to watch the lock deform and bend

[fcf-spec]

Locks are a waste of cash IMO. Just don't leave your bike alone. Bring it with you where ever you go, if they tell you to get out just say fuck you this bike is worth blah blah blah and there is bike theives chasing me. :lol:

[Pennywise]

i'd trust the ny noose and those chains. but i dont trust any ulock. i've seen way too many busted.

and bryce is right, breaking ulocks should be a spectator sport

[Draco Rider]

Originally posted by Pennywise
i'd trust the ny noose and those chains. but i dont trust any ulock. i've seen way too many busted.

and bryce is right, breaking ulocks should be a spectator sport

Problem being it weighs 20lbsish. :damn:

[Pennywise]

:???: point being...?

[switch]

Originally posted by Pennywise
:???: point being...?

:lol:

[CheeseDogs]

thats crazy man :eek:
maybe your just getting stronger ;)