Un-pickable lock with an amazing design
This bike lock is the most unique design I've ever seen and claims to be unpickable.
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2. schlafanzyk commented 10 years ago
Awesome design from an engineering point of view - BUT:
Who is making an effort to pick locks like this anyway? Bicycle thieves who forgot their bolt cutters?
Still, I guess it is in fact great for locking things that people might be interested in opening and closing again, without anyone else being able to tell afterwards.
Who is making an effort to pick locks like this anyway? Bicycle thieves who forgot their bolt cutters?
Still, I guess it is in fact great for locking things that people might be interested in opening and closing again, without anyone else being able to tell afterwards.
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3. loadrunner commented 10 years ago
It is an awesome lock. I wonder how it works in my country, with 250 days of rain a year leaving dust and other residue on everything. Or using it at 10F, how most winters are here.
#1 like a piece of gum...
#1 like a piece of gum...
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7. LightAng3l commented 10 years ago
The next version will have a code that will be stored on a server below a mountain, and the code will change through a satellite system every 10 seconds.
I would like to buy one of these though, it's clever
I would like to buy one of these though, it's clever
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8. Slap_chop_ninja commented 10 years ago
This lock would be worth more than my bike...
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9. Tarc commented 10 years ago
First of all, don't assume anything. i.e. that it's filmsy and could break easily.
The regular U-lock's main advantage is that it cannot be snipped with bolt cutters, obviously.
The only weak point of this type is (was) the actual keyhole (could be picked), but most locks have at least a padlock anyway (the ones that don't (e.g. the combination code one) suck)
By far the most common way thieves steal bikes IS bolt-cutters. Takes a few seconds.
So it's easier and faster for a thief to just keep walking, find a biek with normal chain lock etc.
Therefore it's already a deterrent HAVING a U-lock.
This design makes it even more of a deterrent. That's the point.
Noone said it's a tpye of lock you can't destroy with a tank. It's the least thief-friendly one, that's all.
Personally I've never seen kids fiddling wiht others' locks, and it certainly will take more strength than a kid's to break it.
But again, why would you say it looks weak? It's steel. If you mean the last bit that he turns, well there is barely any leverage there. (have you tried to unscrew something with a small wrench that has a really short lever?)
Someone said "gum". Well okay, the fact that there is a part you can NOT access could make things hard for you (the owner) indeed (you cannot clean the hidden part). But again, chances. Yes it adds some chance that someone would deliberately fiddle with it, just for fun, get to a point where he finds how it turns and twists, finds the hole, then come up with the idea to deliberately jam it AND have something suitable with him, like a gum. (even then it's unclear how the stuff could get to the hidden part).
What are the chances for each of this? Small. Togeter? Very small.
(And it looks like a regular U-lock with a keyhole, from a few meters.. Noone will stop to observe it anyway)
The regular U-lock's main advantage is that it cannot be snipped with bolt cutters, obviously.
The only weak point of this type is (was) the actual keyhole (could be picked), but most locks have at least a padlock anyway (the ones that don't (e.g. the combination code one) suck)
By far the most common way thieves steal bikes IS bolt-cutters. Takes a few seconds.
So it's easier and faster for a thief to just keep walking, find a biek with normal chain lock etc.
Therefore it's already a deterrent HAVING a U-lock.
This design makes it even more of a deterrent. That's the point.
Noone said it's a tpye of lock you can't destroy with a tank. It's the least thief-friendly one, that's all.
Personally I've never seen kids fiddling wiht others' locks, and it certainly will take more strength than a kid's to break it.
But again, why would you say it looks weak? It's steel. If you mean the last bit that he turns, well there is barely any leverage there. (have you tried to unscrew something with a small wrench that has a really short lever?)
Someone said "gum". Well okay, the fact that there is a part you can NOT access could make things hard for you (the owner) indeed (you cannot clean the hidden part). But again, chances. Yes it adds some chance that someone would deliberately fiddle with it, just for fun, get to a point where he finds how it turns and twists, finds the hole, then come up with the idea to deliberately jam it AND have something suitable with him, like a gum. (even then it's unclear how the stuff could get to the hidden part).
What are the chances for each of this? Small. Togeter? Very small.
(And it looks like a regular U-lock with a keyhole, from a few meters.. Noone will stop to observe it anyway)
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10. mxmbulat commented 10 years ago
I doubt that even with this lock the bike locked outside will stay at the same place over several nights, the thieves are not picking these locks, they just cut them and here we come to another point - the quality of metal thing... will it resist the cutters?
Another thing is that it looks more complex from the system perspective, and, you know, the more complex system is, the more it is prone to breaking and malfunctioning. You hear here and there that the conventional (read simpler) D-locks block frequently... I wonder when this one is going to block. And it is expensive...
Another thing is that it looks more complex from the system perspective, and, you know, the more complex system is, the more it is prone to breaking and malfunctioning. You hear here and there that the conventional (read simpler) D-locks block frequently... I wonder when this one is going to block. And it is expensive...
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11. smacky commented 10 years ago
http://www.makitatools.com/en-us/Modules/Tools/ToolDetails.aspx?Name=BGA452
Battery Powered AngleGrinder. Thank you for my new bike.
Battery Powered AngleGrinder. Thank you for my new bike.
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12. sidewinder commented 10 years ago
I will simply cut it with mobile grinder.
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15. Derpgeek commented 10 years ago
Hard to say mausurements of the lock u-loop. But effective and silent way to open them in carjack. Slide it into that inside u-loop and start cranking. Lock cant handle the force what the jack insert. And locking mechanism will snap open.
Any battry operated power tool might be just kind of loud to use.
And its unpickable, not breakable.
Any battry operated power tool might be just kind of loud to use.
And its unpickable, not breakable.
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16. Sizzlik (admin) commented 10 years ago
#2 Always keep in mind that there are also the very smart people that lock their bike with an expensive lock only on the front wheel..with a quick release scewer..
#1 #13 #15 It says unPICKable lock..not unBREAKable. There is a difference between picking and breaking. And the system could be used for other locks too..not only bike locks.
Brute force will break anything sooner or later...
And to be honest..wich bike theif carries car jacks and grinders with them "just in case"? If i got an expensive bike and that lock..i still would not lock it on somewhere over night. Even the smallest appartmet got room for a bike if needed.
And over the day..locking it in an average public space..it would look suspicious when you go to a bike with a loud spark flinging grinder
But the lock idea itself is quite smart
#1 #13 #15 It says unPICKable lock..not unBREAKable. There is a difference between picking and breaking. And the system could be used for other locks too..not only bike locks.
Brute force will break anything sooner or later...
And to be honest..wich bike theif carries car jacks and grinders with them "just in case"? If i got an expensive bike and that lock..i still would not lock it on somewhere over night. Even the smallest appartmet got room for a bike if needed.
And over the day..locking it in an average public space..it would look suspicious when you go to a bike with a loud spark flinging grinder
But the lock idea itself is quite smart
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17. bytebuster commented 10 years ago
Ask it to a Dutch bike thief...
Here they test some 8 locks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhTJ8gmXOE4
Here they test some 8 locks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhTJ8gmXOE4
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18. WildMonkey commented 10 years ago
Who the hell picks a bike lock? Bolt cutter will open it in literally 1 second.
As far as I've seen all bike thieves carry bolt cutters, not lockpicks.
As far as I've seen all bike thieves carry bolt cutters, not lockpicks.
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21. snotraddict commented 10 years ago
If you have a nice bike, do not leave it unattended for very long. If you must leave it unattended, get a crappy bike. It's that simple. If a thief wants your bike, he'll take it no matter what. I have a bike I leave unattended all day, it's a $20 bike locked with a $40 U-lock. So far so good.
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24. snotraddict commented 10 years ago
Maybe not pickable, but bumpable.
http://www.snotr.com/video/14108/Bumpkey_for_the__quot_Forever_Lock_quot_
http://www.snotr.com/video/14108/Bumpkey_for_the__quot_Forever_Lock_quot_
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+9 1. orion commented 10 years ago