Colleague at work came to me at home time as his bike lock broken on his bike. I went down to front of Waverley court with my tools and had a go at it. The different chambers of the lock had slipped so the key could not get through to the end. I battered away for a while but no use. Colleague fretting then he fatally asked me how it could be released. Kryptonite lock, Don.'t you know. I said could be frozen off or cut through maybe with an angle grinder. He then asked if I thought the many builders on the building sites all around us could help. I said yes, that guy there with the circular saw will do it. Colleague said really? I said Excuse me my good man can you cut this lock please. The chap with the best English starts going on about the law, how did they know it was his bike if the polls came etc but the guy with the saw just started it up and I held the lock and after three seconds of sparks and fireworks it separated into two pieces. My colleague then seemed to mourn the loss of his lock despite having his bike to get to his various leaving do engagements. I thought it was great.
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Posted 9 years ago #
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Could have sliced the Sheffield stand but. Bike + lock home, fill the bath with WD40 one divorce later the lock's back in operation all good? Ken?
Posted 9 years ago # -
IWRATS good plan B, few flaws. It was a mezzo folding bike I was tempted to force the lock off somehow but the owner was most reluctant.
Posted 9 years ago # -
Common problem. I've left 2 locks attached to bike racks at previous places of employment when the elements got the better of the lock mechanism. Fortunately in both cases, the bike wasn't attached at the time.
Lesson learned: if you leave the lock outside, WD40 a few times a year can save a lot of hassle!Posted 9 years ago # -
I am not convinced at the WD40 bit - it might work short term, but I think a finger of grease inside the lock then key it to really get it working is a more effective long term solution - and more in line with how it left the factory.
Although <do as I say, not as I do alert> I have not done this on the D-Lock at work for........well ever, really :-)
Posted 9 years ago # -
This colleague does favour the outside racks which are for the public, over our underground clanjamfrie of racks. So although the lock was newish it had much exposure.
Posted 9 years ago # -
Yes, locks packed with grease will last and last. WD40 is one quart white spirit, two quarts butane and one quart light mineral oil. I squirt that in first to wet the innards and then finger in grease. The forty alone washes out - it is not a lubricant but a water dispersant.
Grease is an emulsion of oil in soap. I only learned this recently. Why take two bottles into the shower?
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