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Feb 12, 2006

Bic loc pic

posted at 16:38 GMT by T.Whid in /news/twhid

Did you lose the key to your fancy (and expensive) Kryptonite bike lock?

No problem, just find a Bic pen and have at it:


(1 MB .mov)

My sources tell me that this technique will work with almost any similar lock which uses a cylindrical key.

Hmmm… I’ve been thinking about getting a new bike…

Video courtesy of Ben Running.

It should go without saying that I’m posting this information to warn people about this vulnerability in certain locks and that they should take extra precautions against theft. permanent link to this post

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