Warning about locks.

Twirly · Post by **Twirly** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 9:11 pm

You may or may not know about this but I saw this clip on another site and was very shocked by what i was seeing.

http://www.zanx.net/soldsecuremyarse.wmv

Seeker 77 · Post by **Seeker 77** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:34 am

Bugger, that is what i use!

Post by **sirch345** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:58 am

Twirly · Post by **Twirly** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:36 am

After spending Â£80 on a top of the range kryptonite lock i feel a little gutted.

luckly its only 1 of 8 that help keep my storm safe and the only 1 with that kind of lock.

Kermit · Post by **Kermit** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:39 am

I have just emailed oxford from a link on their site to make them aware of this issue & ask for an explanation.

Kitch · Post by **Kitch** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 2:22 pm

Zanx, or Captain Cropper as he's also known is a top guy.

Almax chains and Squire padlocks are what you want. Unboltcropable.

stevevtr1 · Post by **stevevtr1** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:44 pm

I read about this a year or so back in mcn,not long after i'd taken delivery of my Oxford lock.There was i .lock opened in one hand felt tip pen in the other

I think when it was put to Oxford at the time,they offered a refund & changed the design moving away from barrel type keys.I'd stay clear of these type locks altogether(barrel keys)'cos i used exactly the same method to "help" my manager get into his "safe" at work not so long ago

cheers
Steve

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:37 pm

Dreadful eh, and rather a scary way to show that a chain/security system is only as strong as its weakest link or in this case the lock opeartion itself!

Stormin Ben · Post by **Stormin Ben** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:43 pm

Jeez, how old is that?
This was reported in various bike mags at the end of 2004

I got one of the old style locks from Busters for about Â£15
Then contacted Oxford who replaced it FOC with the newest model