[748] Cutting Bicycle Cable Locks is EASY!

[cprdabc]

That's how you make a point. Don't just cut 1 cable, cut 4 at once. Great video as always.

[GlenRickerd]

In 1987 I lost a $1000 mountain bike to a cable lock that was cut with bolt cutters. It was the thickest cable lock I could find at the time.

They rolled up in a van, blocking view of the rack, opened the side door, cut the cable, loaded the bike and absconded... total elapsed time about 30 seconds.

The rack was right outside a tilt-up office with large windows on the ground floor, 1/4 mile inside a corporate campus.

Fortunately the company reimbursed me the price of the bicycle, and changed policy to provide indoor bicycle storage.

I was very lucky with my employer.

[Aleyxzc]

The sheer amount of things I should not use to secure my bike became incredible when I started watching this channel. I honestly do not know what there is left to secure my bike. I would love a video on how you would do it.

[PocketWomen]

My jaw dropped when I saw how smooth and quick that cutter got through that cable.
Quicker than using a key and fighting to untwist it off your bike. Thanks for the demo.

[Thaden]

There is an organized bike theft gang in my area that go around with pairs of pick up trucks and they mostly use grinders. It doesnt matter what lock you get because if they can't cut it, they cut the bike up and take the pieces. They use speed and good timing, not stealthy tools.

[fromstarlighttosunrise]

my mom locked the fridge with this type of lock but finally i can eat. thanks LPL

[mrI]

Never buy an expensive bicycle. That's what I've learnt from this.

[johnalexander]

You clearly don't need a pair, but the Knipex 95 32 315 is rated for steel armoured cables.

[alexanderthomas]

Nice demonstration! I knew these locks couldn't be trusted because when I was at the university, it wasn't uncommon to find such locks cleanly cut like this one…

[jameshall]

It is kind of ironic that criminals would use a tool that works a lot like a pair of handcuffs

[dteitleb]

Brilliant video, as always. This tool seems like it would be equally well suited for the removal of extra fingers.

[nathansmith]

stronger demo I tested at home: a heavy tin-snips will cut most cables! it's b/c metal that isn't hardened is easy to cut. and if you hardened the cable lock it would have the stiffness of automotive suspension springs

[DonzLockz]

I'm an ex sparky and have not seen those type of handheld ratcheting cutters. Cuts like going through butter!🍺😎🇦🇺

[ScrambledAndBenedict]

The "steel" those cutters refer to means the steel in ACSR cable, which is aluminum strands wound around a core of steel strands and used on power lines. The steel strands are quite thick galvanized steel (an 8th of an inch thick each at least) meant to withstand the weight of the cable (which, being as least as thick as your finger, is very heavy) and winds, branches, green hard hats (google it), etc. It takes considerable time to hack through it with even a hacksaw. The steel strands in that bike lock, on the other hand, are so thin that ratchet cutter will have no problem with them.

[gregoryashton]

The cable cutter also has “Not to be used for finger amputation!” But that hasn’t stopped the LockPickingLawyer either.

[edlorens]

Thanks. My tenant moved out suddenly and I needed to secure an entry gate. I used bike cable lock similar to the one you cut. Small keys refused to turn, got stuck and tomorrow the gas man is coming. Your video gives me a hope...nice presentation too.

[GR]

When I used to ride a bicycle, I used a cable and padlock. That just kept the joyriders away. My real defense was riding a bike no one wanted to steal (a 5-speed Schwinn Suburban with big rear baskets). It wasn't a recreational bike, but it was good transportation. No one ever even tried to steal it.

[jacovanderwalt]

I live in South Africa, and thank goodness that my bicycle wasn't robbed from me up to this point but just seeing how easy it is to cut through these cable locks only motivates me more to get a Kryptonite New York u-lock.

[petervlugt]

Always place your bike next to a more expensive bike. And make sure you lock your bike to a fixed object.

[Algernon]

What people don't realize is that videos like these actually help companies develop better locks so that things like this can't happen.