billdeserthills wrote:I kinda looked into Bilock as a line of high security lock to stock in my shop, but
one thing I don't like about them is their latches and deadbolts/knobs all looked
to me like grade 2 import locks. I understand their prices reflect their lower cost
but in almost 25 years, nobody in my neck of the woods has managed to pick one
of the Medeco or ASSA locks I have installed. If you saw the homes & businesses I
service you would see why right away. Here in Arizona there is lots of glass everywhere
on homes & businesses. Thieves seem to really be against working hard and along
with all that glass are lots & lots of rocks. Why spend valuable time learning to pick
a specialty lock when with one throw of a rock you will have set off the same alarm
& gain entry as if you had picked the front door anyhow?
One of the best known criminals
in my part of the country was known as "The Rock Burglar" he was so named because
he used to make his entry through the little window in the master bathroom that the
alarm companies never bothered to alarm due to it's very small size. They would figure
No way is anyone gonna crawl through that little window-Well this guy would. For over 20
years he terrorized my area, stealing over $26 Million in jewelry and the cops out here still have
no idea quite how he managed to pull that off. I think he had a connection with an insurance
company because he never went into any other rooms in the places he burgled, only the master
bedroom & like I said he used to get into there via the master bathroom.
Thanks for explaining the misplaced hostility Squelchtone and I hope ya find a sucker, err I
mean client to dump the Bilocks on soon globallockytoo
Bilock make cylinders. They have some OEM products but mostly cylinders that are designed to retrofit in place of other cylinders in EXISTING HARDWARE
You can use Arrow, Russwin, Schlage, Assa, even some Medeco hardware.
I dont poop on Medeco all the time.
It is just a product that is rarely found outside the USA. And for obvious reasons.
I really like Abloy and Evva too. I just think that far too may "locksmiths" have towed the Medeco line and believed that the product was the best because it is designed in USA.
Medeco is a good product, although Bilock is better. And in a $ for $ comparisson,, I think more competitively priced.
You can choose to use the type/brand of hardware you feel comfortable with. Bilock makes high quality products that are super easy to build, master key etc. The keys are vastly different to anything else on the market. there are far fewer dealers in Bilock, making protected territories larger. You are assured that no one can copy your keys. And they are bump proof and very highly pick resistant.
In my opinion, locksmiths should try to provide products and services that their geographic area desires, but also try to educate customers that there are alternatives that they may not have considered before, that are sometimes better quality, cheaper and easier to use than the same old tired everyday products they are familiar with now.
One One was a race horse, one one won one race, one two was a racehorse, one two won one too.
Disclaimer: Do not pull tag off mattress. Not responsible for legal advice while laughing.
Bilock - The Original True Bump Proof Pin Tumbler System!
After reading this I went to take a peek and the mail box bank for my mail has an Abloy, but either way(and I won't say impossible here)it is highly improbable that someone would ever be able to pick a Medeco lock on a mailbox bank in a period of time sufficiently short enough to go un-noticed. And because someone made plastic keys from pictures of keys doesn't change that. As for my personal mailbox its a 5-pin pin tumbler anybody who would like to steal my bills is welcome to them 
