Lost keys need new lock

paul.skibum
paul.skibum Posts: 4,068
edited July 2009 in MTB buying advice
Ok misplaced keys on train last night when drunk. Now have one bike locked up with no key to unlock it and two locks I can open that I normally use for my commuter bike.

So in market for new locks.

One for shed to lock up mtb - needs to be longish chain/cable style and pretty secure.

One for commuter, ideally a pretty decent D lock style.

Any suggestions/recommendations. I dont want to spend a fortune!
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  • paul.skibum
    paul.skibum Posts: 4,068
    Oh and if anyone has any suggestions on how to cut through a weeved cable style bike lock I am interested!
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  • BurtonM
    BurtonM Posts: 425
    a very very very heavy duty industrial circular saw. I took mine to my dads work to get it done and it went through 3 blades and about 2 hours of my time.
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    That's like saying i want a door for my car that doesn't meet the roof, because I once had the wind blow it shut when I was getting in, and I had my head squished between, well, the door and the roof.
  • smegurmum
    smegurmum Posts: 181
    pnematic bolt cutters
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  • jay12
    jay12 Posts: 6,126
    an angle cutter
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  • KnightofCydonia
    KnightofCydonia Posts: 957
    Old thread somewhere about the guy who nicked his own bike. Someone will find it!
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  • gillyboc
    gillyboc Posts: 71
    Angle grinder with cutting disc.
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  • rowlers
    rowlers Posts: 1,614
    paul.skibum wrote:
    Oh and if anyone has any suggestions on how to cut through a weeved cable style bike lock I am interested!

    I thought these one could be beaten by nibbling each individual strand of the weave with side cutters?

    Might take a while though?
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  • paul.skibum
    paul.skibum Posts: 4,068
    Cut through it with a hacksaw in a disappointingly quick 20 minutes - hacksaw dead but went through easy. Admittedly I had a work bench to rest on but there you go.

    It was only a 20-30 quid specialized number.

    I replaced it with a 40 quid Abus chain and lock combo thing.
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