Comments | fireba11: Anybody wanna' pen-test a bike lock?

fireba11

Anybody wanna' pen-test a bike lock?

Nov 27, 2006 01:30

Yep, I fail at the Bic pen trick at popping a barrel-shaped lock. Lo, my head hangs in shame ( Read more... )

grr, kryptonite, bike, where's-my-keys

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paulschreiber November 27 2006, 15:10:58 UTC

You're a car guy. Surely you must have some arc welder/saw/grinder around. :)

fireba11 November 27 2006, 15:35:09 UTC

Oh, no doubt, I could get out the hack saw, and make quick work of it. I'd also have no problem using a hydraulic jack to just stretch the thing until it breaks. Only, then I'd be left with a broken Kryptonite lock.

I'm trying not to break the thing, if I can avoid it.

paulschreiber November 27 2006, 16:03:43 UTC

What good is a working lock with no key?

fireba11 November 27 2006, 16:06:14 UTC

The key can be replaced. Problem is, I may need to send the lock back to Kryptonite for them to strike me a new one (my stupid ass forgot to copy down the ID number on the keys before they disappeared) and right now, it's attached to my bike.

I do NOT want to send the entire bike, y'know?

thewronghands November 28 2006, 18:05:22 UTC

Sure, we can have a go at it. If the lock is older, are you sure it's well lubed? A squirt of WD-40 might help you out.

fireba11 November 28 2006, 18:42:47 UTC

The lock is virtually new - not a speck of rust or any debris. I do have plenty of WD-40, of course...

I've since found the keys, but would still love to have some skill as an emergency backup in case I ever run into this again.

Busy Saturday? Maybe you'd like to drop by for tea, play with some locks, and pick up some tables?

thewronghands November 29 2006, 04:00:28 UTC

I'm running a 5K Saturday morning, but Saturday evening might be doable -- give me a ring Saturday afternoon, and we'll see how on fire or not things are. [grin] Does that work for you?

fireba11 November 29 2006, 05:19:17 UTC

I know that at some point Saturday, koshkaphoenix and I have a company party for her work to attend. We'd already said yea to the RSVP over a month ago, then all kinds of other neat stuff for this weekend started popping up. Grr. (And apologies to jerro1 and daphodil2.) However, I expect it won't run very late... And she tends to get tired early on as it is.

Maybe after the company gig? I'm anxious to see what we can do with this thing...

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