Daughter has put bike lock on bike and lost key. Help!!

Nile

Dibdab wrote:

How about buying a dozen nice hot doughnuts (as a thank you) and taking the bike down to your local fire station? They have bolt cutters and I would imagine they'd have it off in a jiffy. For all the fantastic work they do, they must get pretty bored in the station in between call outs, and it might give a "rookie" a bit of practice with the bolt cutters?

Hello Dibdab

Welcome to the MSE site.:wave:

I was thinking along the same lines. A nice box of biscuits would be a good idea too, they'll keep for their tea breaks later.

bobsa1.........when you buy a replacement bike lock, keep a spare key in a safe place.......well away from your daughter.;)

gundo

If it's a bike lock with a particular type of key you may be able to open it very easily with a Bic Biro.

http://www.bikebiz.co.uk/daily-news/article.php?id=4637

Hope that helps.

redsclubbedup

i used to work for halfords before i moved to uni and if its a chaep lock they will not have a system to purchase spares.

best way to get it of it to beg / steal / borrow a bottle jack and use this to pop it open, thats what we did in the past and is also how the "proffesionals" would remove such a padlock quickly and without the mess of an angle grinder - hope that helps

melancholly

Dibdab wrote:

How about buying a dozen nice hot doughnuts (as a thank you) and taking the bike down to your local fire station? They have bolt cutters and I would imagine they'd have it off in a jiffy. For all the fantastic work they do, they must get pretty bored in the station in between call outs, and it might give a "rookie" a bit of practice with the bolt cutters?

now be honest - is this just an excuse to go visit all the firemen?!
(sounds like a good idea to me anyway )

Stubbarama

If you have a can of lighter gas, empty it into the lock (I would suggest a whole can) this makes the internal parts brittle, and a good whack with a pound hammer or normal hammer, will have it open.

jobbingmusician

Stubbarama wrote:

If you have a can of lighter gas, empty it into the lock (I would suggest a whole can) this makes the internal parts brittle, and a good whack with a pound hammer or normal hammer, will have it open.

NO!!! OH says this will cause a huge explosion, and you could lose your hand, get flying bits in your eyes..... :eek: :eek: :eek:

Angle grinder, with safety glasses, is best idea if Halfords don't have spare keys (if bike locks are not sold in sealed packets, take bike down to Halfords - there will only be a limited number of different keys on a cheap lock)

bobsa1

Thanks to you all for your help. Bike taken to Halfords today & they used an angle grinder to get it off.

Maybe I should have gone the fireman route though!!!!!