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newyorkjon
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 Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:16 am |
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 Never got over the fun of spinning out on a Big WheelJoined: Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:46 pmPosts: 754Location: SOUTH SIDE PRIDE
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so i keep my bikes locked in the basement with a cable lock. the locking mechanism is frozen and i can't get my key in and now ALL of my bikes are stuck wtf am i supposed to do, i don't have cable cutters. now im late for work too thankfully my boss is picking me up.
this sucks.
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FreeRangeZombie
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| Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:44 am |
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 Never got over the fun of spinning out on a Big WheelJoined: Sun Oct 30, 2011 1:37 pmPosts: 784Location: Your mom's house
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I hate to be the grammar police here but frozen and seized are two different things. If it's frozen then get some isopropyl alcohol in there, but if it's all seized up then ick  maybe when you get home you can drip some chain oil into the lock and let it work it's magic. My only experience with this situation is car locks, and outside of kicking the door and going around to the other size there wasn't much I could do outside of a little oil, which seemed to do the trick.
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reptile
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| Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:48 am |
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 My tiny cap defines meJoined: Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:42 pmPosts: 2207Location: the far northeast
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FreeRangeZombie wrote: isopropyl alcohol BINGO...also known as rubbing alcohol. Also, if it is in your basement and you are in a real hurry you can pour some hot water on them and then bring the unlocked lock inside to dry out for a while. Just don't use the lock right away again...it will refreeze quickly. Once dry, lube that shit up
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newyorkjon
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| Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:52 pm |
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| Never got over the fun of spinning out on a Big WheelJoined: Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:46 pmPosts: 754Location: SOUTH SIDE PRIDE
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yeah, i meant that the lock is seized or something. just applied graphite lube and nothing....FUCK
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castiron
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| Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:21 pm |
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| SoigneurJoined: Tue Jul 10, 2007 5:02 pmPosts: 579Location: Saint Paul
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Penetrating oil and gentle heat. Let the oil work overnight first.
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Fanatic
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| Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:22 pm |
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 Glass CrankerJoined: Tue Jun 28, 2011 10:14 pmPosts: 219Location: SW Minneapolis
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Try penetrating oil, like liquid wrench or WD40.
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neutronforce
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| Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:43 pm |
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newyorkjon
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| Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:47 pm |
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| Never got over the fun of spinning out on a Big WheelJoined: Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:46 pmPosts: 754Location: SOUTH SIDE PRIDE
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yeah im fed up, my buddy is coming over later with cable cutters. im going to just pick up a 2nd ulock now and a cable to run through my ulock to keep my brooks saddle safe.
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newyorkjon
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| Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:39 am |
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| Never got over the fun of spinning out on a Big WheelJoined: Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:46 pmPosts: 754Location: SOUTH SIDE PRIDE
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got bolt cutters from ace hardware...that was alarmingly too easy to cut.
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FreeRangeZombie
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| Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 12:09 pm |
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| Never got over the fun of spinning out on a Big WheelJoined: Sun Oct 30, 2011 1:37 pmPosts: 784Location: Your mom's house
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newyorkjon wrote: got bolt cutters from ace hardware...that was alarmingly too easy to cut. eeep
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BryanRidesBikes
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| Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:42 pm |
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 Arrière du pelotonJoined: Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:10 pmPosts: 532Location: South
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newyorkjon wrote: ...that was alarmingly too easy to cut. Scary, isn't it? It's even scarier watching a U-lock get angle grinded.
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Xipe Totec
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| Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:51 am |
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newyorkjon wrote: yeah im fed up, my buddy is coming over later with cable cutters. im going to just pick up a 2nd ulock now and a cable to run through my ulock to keep my brooks saddle safe. i fed a length of old chain housed in inner tube if you wanna go the cheap route
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Svenn
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| Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:11 am |
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It alarms me that it was alarming at all.
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ebbmart
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| Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:13 am |
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BryanRidesBikes wrote: newyorkjon wrote: ...that was alarmingly too easy to cut. Scary, isn't it? It's even scarier watching a U-lock get angle grinded. grinded? ground? neither sounds right... anyway, did you see the vid of the dude in NY that cut some guys ulock with a cordless angle grinder bc his BRAKE CABLE was locked up? what an asshat. I was disgusted by his ignorance and then the gall to come back to bitch at the poor guy whos lock he cut. an innocent mistake that would have been resolved in under a minute with any multi-tool.
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omgmrj
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| Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:50 pm |
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ebbmart wrote: grinded? ground? Both are correct, but "ground" is more accepted.
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