that I purchased with my first pick set. I've been reading a lot of LPL and BosnianBill comments, and I assumed
that ABUS was recognised as a reasonably competent manufacturer.
I understand that this possibly(?) only applies to their more expensive locks, but I'm on a limited budget so I bought
a little ABUS 84/40 padlock. And was I disappointed. I actually opened it within the first 60 seconds of raking, and
not much longer for SPP with a shallow hook. Its key has fairly regular bitting with no major highs or lows, but not
any particularly identical depths.
So... have I wasted my money for a "practice" lock? Is this one a once-off faulty lock? Or is ABUS overrated as a name
to trust? To my way of thinking, any so-called quality brand should cause more grief for any newbie picker LOL.
Or is it possible that this is a cheap Asian knock-off? There's no country of origin either on the lock itself, the keys,
or the box.
