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at work there are two bikes that are cabled and D-locked to the racks
respectively. the D-lock is a "Draper Expert SL3-Pro" whilst the cable is a standard steel cable-wrapped-in-plastic affair. These bikes ahve been seemingly abandoned - they've been there for months and nobody in these offices lays claim. We want to reclaim the racks so need to "break" the cable and lock. Any advice? Boltcutters and hacksaw? I tried a hacksaw on both today but with absolutely no joy, though it was really only a junior hacksaw... cheers didds |
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didds wrote:
at work there are two bikes that are cabled and D-locked to the racks respectively. the D-lock is a "Draper Expert SL3-Pro" whilst the cable is a standard steel cable-wrapped-in-plastic affair. These bikes ahve been seemingly abandoned - they've been there for months and nobody in these offices lays claim. We want to reclaim the racks so need to "break" the cable and lock. Any advice? Boltcutters and hacksaw? I tried a hacksaw on both today but with absolutely no joy, though it was really only a junior hacksaw... cheers didds a battery powered grinder is the definite way. screwfix sell a ryobi one quite cheaply which works fine. |
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Mrcheerful wrote:
a battery powered grinder is the definite way. screwfix sell a ryobi one quite cheaply which works fine. Or a mains one and an extension cable... The better class of locks will take the edge of a disc, but you should get there. Depending on exact location and the size of company etc. it may be prudent to point out to certain people you're doing this before you start. Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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didds wrote:
at work there are two bikes that are cabled and D-locked to the racks respectively. the D-lock is a "Draper Expert SL3-Pro" whilst the cable is a standard steel cable-wrapped-in-plastic affair. If you can get a fair bit of tension in the cable (using the bike itself as a lever works well) then the cable lock should give out in seconds using a hacksaw. Not had any need to break a D-lock yet, but I hear a car jack can work on the cheaper ones. -- I'm at CAMbridge, not SPAMbridge |
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On Tue, 2 Dec 2008 06:00:17 -0800 (PST)
didds wrote: at work there are two bikes that are cabled and D-locked to the racks respectively. the D-lock is a "Draper Expert SL3-Pro" whilst the cable is a standard steel cable-wrapped-in-plastic affair. These bikes ahve been seemingly abandoned - they've been there for months and nobody in these offices lays claim. We want to reclaim the racks so need to "break" the cable and lock. Any advice? Boltcutters and hacksaw? I tried a hacksaw on both today but with absolutely no joy, though it was really only a junior hacksaw... http://www.directbrandtools.com/Deta...qsProd=DPC6410 |
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On 2 Dec, 14:00, didds wrote:
Any advice? *Boltcutters and hacksaw? Arrange to have some scaffolding erected over the bike racks.... One of the contract scaffolders at work cleared half a dozen unclaimed bikes in under 5 minutes (whilst the rest of the crew were still parking the lorry). Don't know the technique in detail, but he was fast. I believe he may have used 2 lengths of scaffolding pole to lever the D locks though... It brought home to me the fact that most locks are just for show. Adam |
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On 2008-12-02, didds wrote:
at work there are two bikes that are cabled and D-locked to the racks respectively. the D-lock is a "Draper Expert SL3-Pro" whilst the cable is a standard steel cable-wrapped-in-plastic affair. If the lock is similar to this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-59176.../dp/B0001K9XAC and has the little tubular keys you might have luck opening the lock with a biro. For example (with an old-style kryptonite lock): http://www.wired.com/culture/lifesty.../2004/09/64987 Failing that you can probably burst the lock with a long lever or car jack (if there's space to slip it in). Regards, -david |
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On Tue, 2 Dec 2008 06:00:17 -0800 (PST)
didds wrote: at work there are two bikes that are cabled and D-locked to the racks respectively. Forget breaking them. Find someone whose misspent youth included learning to pick a lock. They can be much more impressive, as well as cleaner. -- not me guv |
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Last time I had this problem, I was given a stroke of luck... the
Sheffield stands were held together with allan keys :-) I was able to undo 4 of then and simply lift the top off the 'U' After realising that, I can't say I ever used the racks for my bike again! On Dec 2, 6:27*pm, Nick Kew wrote: On Tue, 2 Dec 2008 06:00:17 -0800 (PST) didds wrote: at work there are two bikes that are cabled and D-locked to the racks respectively. Forget breaking them. *Find someone whose misspent youth included learning to pick a lock. *They can be much more impressive, as well as cleaner. -- not me guv |
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"Peter Clinch" wrote
a battery powered grinder is the definite way. screwfix sell a ryobi one quite cheaply which works fine. Or a mains one and an extension cable... I had to get rid of a scaffolding pole deeply embedded in concrete when I was building new bike shed last year. Cheap mains angle grinder from Wickes went through it like a hot knife through butter. Brilliant fun too! Wish I had some locks to cut so I could play with it again. |
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