![]() Then you use a “picking tool” to try to feel around for the key pins inside the mechanism, and one by one nudge them so they click into place. You insert a “tension wrench” into the mechanism to apply some pressure to the cylinder. The basic principals are generally always the same, I think. And again for cheap locks there are loads of picking tips that you may be able to use immediately. Just because they can open a $200 top of the range, high security bike lock in 3 minutes, doesn’t mean you’ll be able to do the same thing if you buy a cheap lock picking set off eBay. Celebrity lock pickers like the LockPickingLawyer and BosnianBill are highly skilled technicians with years of experience and a bag full of specialised (and often custom made) tools. But if you’re on this page it’s very unlikely you’ve got either! That’s not to say you can’t buy the kit and learn the techniques of course.īut be aware: it’s not as easy as the YouTube videos might suggest. Pretty much all bike locks can be picked with the right tools and the right skills. Use a lock picking set to open the bike lock So if this works for you: congratulations, you’ve opened your lock! But please upgrade your bike lock to something more secure. ![]() Again a video can show you how to do this better than I can explain!.Īnd once again, this is a method that will only work on cheap, shoddy locks. But you can also make them yourself from soda pop cans or plastic drinks bottles etc. You can buy durable metal shims from the specialised shops. This essentially eases the bolt out of the shackle, so opening the lock. This is a thin piece of metal or plastic which you can insert between the shackle and the locking bolt in your bike lock. Use a “shim” to open the bike lockĪnother option is to use a “shim”. But once you’ve opened the lock, please change it for a better one! 2. So if you’ve got one, you should definitely give this a go. And there are plenty of cheap, no-brand (or crap brand) bike locks that are still made with tubular mechanisms. However you may be able to open a pre 2004 Kryptonite bike lock with this technique. So just to be clear: no new Kryptonite locks can be picked like this. However, Kryptonite quickly changed all their locks from tubular to disk lock mechanisms and offered a free exchange for anyone with an old tubular mechanism bike lock. And way back in 2004 there was a big kerfuffle when it was discovered that this pretty basic lock picking technique could open the locks of the worlds biggest and most respected bike lock brand! Now, the lock used in that video is a Kryptonite. The key hole and key will look something like this… How do you know if you bike lock has a tubular pin locking mechanism? Well, it’s pretty obvious. Use a plastic BIC pen to open the bike lockīike locks with a tubular pin locking mechanism can be “picked” very easily with the plastic case of a Bic ball point pen! However, if your bike lock is very old or it’s very cheap, you may be in luck! So let’s review the ways you may be able to pick your bike lock open. ![]() And if it is easy, you’ve clearly got a rubbish bike lock and once it’s open, you need to replace it with a bike lock that’s very difficult, if not impossible for the average person to pick! ![]() And we’re going to cover them all here.īroadly speaking, we'll discuss two techniques: There are several ways that you’ll be able to unlock or open you bike lock without using the keys. Of course, if you’ve lost the keys, then this isn’t even an option!īut don’t worry, either way, we can still fix this. So make sure that if the keys aren’t working properly, you’ve checked out my how to open a jammed bike lock page, and tried all the suggestions on there, before you give up on the keys altogether. Which means it really should be a last resort. However, depending on the bike lock, this can be at best difficult, while at worst, it will completely destroy your lock. If you’ve lost your keys, or they’re just not working properly, then you probably need to work out a way to open your bike lock without your keys!
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