HELP: Breaking a U lock

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Postby virek » Sat Jan 12, 2008 2:19 am

That's a b1tch!

Sounds silly but worth a shot...wont cost much too ;)

http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/14/kryp ... a-bic-pen/

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Postby virek » Sat Jan 12, 2008 2:38 am

Yeah, I was shocked when I saw it done too!!

Oh well, sounds like a decent hacksaw should do it...will the landlord vouch for you if the filth arrive whilst you're merrily hacksawing a bike lock?
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Postby Colin.Steadman » Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:50 am

angle grinder always works for me.
20 seconds.
Job done.
[img]http://www.germes-online.com/direct/dbimage/50254123/Angle_Grinder.jpg[/img]
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Postby Kevin Rynne » Sat Jan 12, 2008 9:16 am

I've had success using a hammer. I might be worth hitting it a few blows with a hammer unless it was a very expensive on they tend to break from the inside where the u bend bit connects to the barrel. Might need two people so you dont break bits of bike as well.
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Postby huw williams » Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:31 am

If you wanna get scientific - we've got a bottle of nitrous oxide here which we use in the motorbikes - it'll freeze anything it touches in an instant (including your arm so be careful)

A meaty tap with a hammer will then shatter the lock
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Postby Bo-Gilly » Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:55 am

[url=http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/8700/dentuk07teeth1902web1gp.jpg]One of these should be able to do it[/url]
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Postby Andrew G » Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:39 pm

[quote="Colin.Steadman"]angle grinder always works for me.

"Always" :!: I hope that means you lose a lot of keys rather than nick bikes. :lol:
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Postby Colin.Steadman » Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:46 pm

[quote="Bo-Gilly"][url=http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/8700/dentuk07teeth1902web1gp.jpg]One of these should be able to do it[/url]


[quote]"Always" Exclamation I hope that means you lose a lot of keys rather than nick bikes.


hey! where did you get my photo??
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