"Pick Proof Lock"

[greyman]

It looks a lot like an Abus Plus or Granit type lock mechanism. As the previous posters noted, this is basically an Abloy clone. The main difference is it has a centred keyway so the key can go in both ways round. This actually makes it a lot less secure since a 2-in-1 type pick can easily be applied. I'm not saying it's easy to pick it, because it can still have false gates on the discs, but you do lose some security from the symmetry of the design. The good thing about Abus Plus is the drill protection and very sturdy construction, I mean no one is going to bother picking or decoding one of these things if it's on a chain on your bike out on the street.

[SFGOON]

These sorts of locks are fairly secure but are by no means "unpickable". From what I understand, the best route to go with these are decoding, and Falle-safe produces a kit to accomplish just that. There war some geezer here a while ago honking about how he had used a magnet to pick an alboy lock very quickly, but he wouldn't give any details so god knows if he was just full of shite.

[DeadlyHunter]

this thread is a re-post, anyway, i'll say the same thing that I did before, it is just pick proof (i.e. hard to pick) because it is abnormal, but everything that is created by humans is not perfect even locks.

[NKT]

That link barely gives anything at all. Can someone explain the lock?

[vector40]

If it's the design that's been suggested, just look for info on Abloy. Same notion.

[Chas]

Abloy locks, as stated by SFGOON

[These sorts of locks are fairly secure but are by no means "unpickable". From what I understand, the best route to go with these are decoding, and Falle-safe produces a kit to accomplish just that.There war some geezer here a while ago honking about how he had used a magnet to pick an alboy lock very quickly, but he wouldn't give any details so god knows if he was just full of shite.]

From looking at these locks if the wafers were made from brass a magnet would pull the pin down into the slots allowing it to turn.

And Hi all' I've only just joined but have been reading this site for some time now.

[tskaze]

you could always "pick it" with a shotgun or a pair of bolt cutters