Key jammed in dlock. Can't get it out.
Can anyone who might be able to help DM/email etc me
Thanks.
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Help. Key/lock crisis George square
(13 posts)- Started 8 years ago by SRD
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Posted 8 years ago #
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Do you have another lock?
If you don't get any better offers, I could fetch you a (cheapish) D-lock so that you can leave your bike safely locked there until you think of a better solution. Only a ten minute walk home to fetch it.
Posted 8 years ago # -
I am not far away, but not sure what I could do, other than suggest the nuclear option of asking the Bike Station to remove your lock for, I think, £30.
The keys for newer Abus locks seem to be made of cheese and twist at the slightest hint of forcing. They are then impossible to extract.
Posted 8 years ago # -
Thanks all who have offered advice/help here and otherwhere.
I have resolved immediate crisis which involved child with bike with puncture who needed to be elsewhere and by luck procured another lock to keep it safe over night - if attempts to free it before that unsuccessful.
again many thanks, SRD
Posted 8 years ago # -
I can't help, but can empathise.
I have a now 12 month old Abus D lock attached to the sheffield at work. Key goes about 80% round, thats it. Various greases and lubs have been applied over the last 4 weeks. Nothing.
Infuriating but at least the bike wasn't atached to it at the time!
Posted 8 years ago # -
Where's it parked? I'll have a squint on the way home.
Posted 8 years ago # -
He'll scare the key out..
Posted 8 years ago # -
wow. thanks guys. Algo banged some sense into it. and Baldcyclist for turning up, and morningsider & iwrats for offering.
you guys are the best.
Posted 8 years ago # -
@Min
Pots boil immediately when I watch them.
Posted 8 years ago # -
@ECT have you tried applying some algo?
Posted 8 years ago # -
@SRD you're very welcome - for future reference, this is the technique I employed (parental advisory)
Posted 8 years ago # -
Very nice technique. I employed similar if less sweary technique in street outsid FOPP last Friday to get previous customer to me to return to collect his bank card. Another customer asks if I used to be a policeman.
Posted 8 years ago # -
I'll have a look at @aldo ' s top tip video when workplace interweb resrictions allow!
Was going to apply a very big DOOF but you can't beat expertise and experience
Posted 8 years ago #
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