by spacediver » 6 Feb 2007 13:42
I'm still a bit in the dark about how exactly i changed the combo - i'm positive I did though, since my old combo doesn't work, and i'd been using that lock for a few months prior.
My usual habit, when unlocking my bike from a stand, is to twist the dials to the correct combination, open the lock, re-wrap it around my frame, close the lock, and then twist the dials to a new sequence (so that it doesn't fall off when i'm biking).
But I don't see how that could have reprogrammed it:
my understanding of the c-clip is this:
1: flip c-clip to reprogram
2: reprogram sequence
3: REFLIP c-clip back
Now I can see how i may have inadvertantly done step 1, but i'd've needed to reprogram the sequence before closing the lock, and I never do that.
Maybe the lock is just malfunctioned somehow, and it isn't actually reprogrammed. I'll find out if I ever have to resort to a brute force method.
I'd rather not cut through this lock - I have a pretty strong wire cutter I could try, but I'd rather keep this lock as it's better than the one i'm using now.
I'll try the yanking and give method - i did try that before posting without any luck, but'll give it another shot, and let you know how it goes.
