Zeppistan
17-09-2004, 16:06
... for any bicycle owners here.
Anyone here lock their bikes with a Kryptonite (or similar) lock?
If so - have you got a Bic pen? (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/17/nyregion/17lock.html)
Turns out that the key diameter for these locks is the same as for a Bic. And the plastic on the Bic is soft enough to mold itself to the keyset shape, but strong enough to turn the mechanism.
So if you ever need to open one up you just ram in the pen barrel and turn the lock... (http://biginjapan.com/extranet/assets/ben/krypto_ev_disc_web.mov)
Just thought you might like to know.... while you still are a bike owner rather than an ex bike owner.
Anyone here lock their bikes with a Kryptonite (or similar) lock?
If so - have you got a Bic pen? (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/17/nyregion/17lock.html)
Turns out that the key diameter for these locks is the same as for a Bic. And the plastic on the Bic is soft enough to mold itself to the keyset shape, but strong enough to turn the mechanism.
So if you ever need to open one up you just ram in the pen barrel and turn the lock... (http://biginjapan.com/extranet/assets/ben/krypto_ev_disc_web.mov)
Just thought you might like to know.... while you still are a bike owner rather than an ex bike owner.