[CMI-CM] bike lock vulnerability (fwd)

[Zachary C. Miller]

Rosemary Braun wrote:
> Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:25:51 -0500
> From: Rosemary Braun <braun at ks.uiuc.edu>
> Subject: bike lock vulnerability
>
> Sorry about the huge to: net, I've sent this to all the riders I can
> think of right now.  Word on the street (not debunked by snopes, appears
> legit so far):
> 
>   Locks with a barrel-type mechanism (like the Kryptonite u-locks) are
>   vulnerable to compromise using a bic pen or similarly elastic cylinder
>   as a pick. 
> 
> Metafilter has links to the original (14page!) bikeforum discussion and
> movies; see http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/35590
> 
> Anyone have additional info?
> 
> It'd be nice to get independent confirmation, if someone wants to try it
> (*ahem* on their _own_ bikelock, not a stranger's)... I've not read any
> reports of jamming the lock without opening it, but I'd consider that
> a risk.  Jamming it open post-pick is common, though at that point the
> lock's proven useless anyway.  
> 
> Anyway, take care.
> 
> Cheers
>   r
> 
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