(Picking 144) How to decode most combination bike locks - Indirect Method!

The most reliable method to decode / pick / crack most bike locks is the "Indirect" method. It may not be the fastest method, but it's the most reliable one. It even works on some that have false gates.

Method:::
With this method, it's important to have constant strong tension while testing the wheels.
First of all, put all the numbers to zero on each wheel.
We will start with the wheel on the right (when numbers are oriented the correct way).
Let's call that wheel number 5 (ie wheel-5).
Tension the lock while at the same time turning wheel-4 back and forward. Take note of how tough it is to turn. Make sure to put wheel-4 back to zero.
Turn wheel-5 to the number 1.
Now tension the lock again while at the same time turning wheel-4 back & forward. Take note of how tough it is to turn.
Then turn wheel-5 to the number 2.
Test wheel-4 again...
Do this until you've tested all the numbers on wheel-5 (from 0 to 9) and take note which number on wheel-5 makes wheel-4 tough to turn. That is the correct number on wheel-5. Leave wheel-5 on that number.
Then repeat the process but leave wheel-5 alone (leave it on its correct number). This time we turn wheel-4 from 0 to 9, testing each time on wheel-3.
The number on wheel-4 that makes wheel-3 toughest to turn is the correct number for wheel-4.
Do the same for each wheel until you've got the correct numbers for wheel-5, 4, 3 and 2.
Now turn wheel 1 all the way around while tensioning the lock until it opens.
When I say "tension", I mean pull the lock at both ends as if you're trying to pull it open.

[Swynndla]

The most reliable method to decode / pick / crack most bike locks is the "Indirect" method. It may not be the fastest method, but it's the most reliable one. It even works on some that have false gates.

[pardonmybran]

By the time I got to 5:27 while working on my first lock I got it open. So glad I found this as I run a bike rental business and will no longer have to cut locks when codes get accidentally changed! Thank you!

[noeldown]

Yes! I forgot my kids' bikes combinations this morning, and managed to decode them using your method. Thank you!

[eatsleepjazz]

Finally a method that works. Funny now that I'm able to use my lock again I'm throwing it away because I realized how easy it is.

[hellcat]

GOD BLESS YOU. I was so devestated when i my combination got changed all of a sudden i went to many shops to get it fixed but they couldnt do it and i tries everything, every trick i could find that my country has to offer. Thank god i know English. Thats how i found about this video! I've watched over 20 videos but this is the trick that fixed my problem. You are my favourite person on earth right now!

[dakotahouser]

You saved my life. I got a bike lock from my uncle for Christmas and I decided to mess with it tonight and messed up. But using this I found it after like 10 minutes. Thank you so much.

[ghostrecon]

yes it worked !!! bought a brand new lock that someone had obviously messed with in the store, got it home and could not open it ! watched your vid, saved me a trip back to the store. Thanks i have a new skill now lol !

[UnseenMenace]

I recently bought a bike off someone on ebay that had a cheap looking 4-wheel combination lock wrapped around the frame when I got it so thought I'd try and crack it rather than cut it off and tried various methods I found online but this one was what did it for me. Thanks muchly :)

[domijean]

Thank you. This worked. 15 mins of perseverance, but it worked. The lock came off a friend's unused old bike. You just saved me from buying a new lock. Cheers 😊

[niewod]

My daughter played with her new bike lock and managed to change it to a really random number. Thanks to your video we managed to open the lock. Thanks

[mtlhadJSY]

Just used this to get into my wife's new bike lock that we'd set the combination wrong on by mistake. Less than 10 minutes thanks to you, very grateful!

[madisonhanifan]

Oh my gosh! My heart jumped for a second when my bike lock flung open from the tension I was adding. I was even starting to think that this wouldn't work for my lock, but I'm pleasantly surprised! THANK YOU! I will be writing down my code ASAP!

[roguefj]

I couldn’t unlock my bike lock for 3 years! Until I found your video it took me about 1 minute to unlock it! YOU HAVE SAVED MY LIFE!!😅

[danielburke]

This is the third video I have tried. I have blisters from trying and trying and failing. After watching this, I opened my lock in under a minute on the first try! I was about to get the cut-off wheel out and destroy the lock. Thanks!

[PaRAtroper]

Wow! Thank you. We bought a used bike with a lock on it without the combination. It worked pretty quickly even though I had 0 experience.

[Michael-cqpz]

I found a locked cable lock in a parking lot, and took it home to give it my best. It worked, so thank you for a free lock!!!

[PocketWomen]

That was really good to watch. For some reason I haven't been getting your notification from YT, though I got the notification after this one, i thought you had stopped making content!

[inspiredbubbles]

THanks! This 1st method allowed me to find the last number of the lock. And with that the little lamp brightened above my head and I remembered the full code!

[grumpy_guss]

Thank you for this. Have a lock I've been trying to open off and on for years now and this method worked for me in 5 minutes!

[Drunk_Yeti]

Holy cr*p, i had been trying to open my lock since January, tried this for 5 mins and BOOM, instantly open.

Thanks man this really helped me.