Yale Bike lock

by **Admiralbones** » 1 Jul 2006 15:12

hey all, so i get this old bike off a friend of the family and it has a red bike lock on it... looks pretty old, made by yale - i tried picking it (my first lock to pick) to no avail, i was wondering if someone could help

by **Shrub** » 1 Jul 2006 15:13

Can you post us a picture of the actual lock in your hands.

by **Admiralbones** » 1 Jul 2006 15:15

yeah i'll need a minute to upload them off my phone

by **Admiralbones** » 1 Jul 2006 15:23

Here you are.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/ ... /Front.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/ ... s/side.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/ ... s/back.jpg

by **Admiralbones** » 1 Jul 2006 15:25

sorry, that shot of the back wont work there this one should

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/ ... s/Back.jpg

by **Shrub** » 1 Jul 2006 15:25

Can you take a picture of it not fastened to a bike? or one that shows its obviously not fastened to a bike,

Those pics make it look like its still on a bike in a street somewhere.

by **Admiralbones** » 1 Jul 2006 15:27

uhmm, well i dont have the key, thats why i'm trying to pick it - but i suppose i could show you a picture of it attatched to the bike but only the bike (as in, not attatched to a sign or anything)

by **Shrub** » 1 Jul 2006 15:29

Thats not going to work im afraid, weve no proof its your bike or lock, see it from our point of view, it could be someone trying to steal it,

Call a lockie out i dont feel happy telling you how to pick the lock in this situation im sorry.

Dont take this personal.

by **Admiralbones** » 1 Jul 2006 15:30

nothing i can do to prove it to you, without taking it off?

by **Admiralbones** » 1 Jul 2006 15:33

hmm, i could take a picture of it indoors... the thing is - if i were just some punk trying to steel a bike - i wouldnt really care about a lock thats not attatched to anything....

by **Shrub** » 1 Jul 2006 15:35

Can you see pins in side or flat bits of metal?

by **Admiralbones** » 1 Jul 2006 15:43

thanks, i redid the picture of the side - ignore what i colored gray

the yellow bit, is where i see a slightly yellow piece of metal, possibly a pin

the brown parts are the grooves for the key

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/ ... olored.jpg

the yellow parts a little exagerated, hopefully you get the idea

by **Admiralbones** » 1 Jul 2006 15:48

oh and the yellow bit is about an inch into it

by **UWSDWF** » 1 Jul 2006 15:53

looks wafer to me

by **Admiralbones** » 1 Jul 2006 15:59

after looking up what a wafer lock is, i would tend to agree, it seems to look like that - how do i go about actually opening the thing?

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