Pick this lock make $1000.00!

[keysman]

I received a flyer for ISC West, which included a promo about a pick-resistant lock called Lynx from a company called Hampton Products.

The ad says, "Pick our lock at the [ISC] show, and you'll get $1000!" Not exactly worth a plane ticket to compete, but if you're there anyway...


http://www.brinkslynx.com/home.php for their web site

[TOWCH]

I want one.

[raimundo]

Brinks is a service company, I doubt they are manufacturing anything, I think they get their abus knockoffs from abus under liscense, and without looking at the link to see what they are talking about here, I have to guess that its something known, rebranded under liscense, or perhaps they bought a patent that had trouble finding a manufacturer and took it to whichever manufacturer is part of their kaibatsu. (japanese for cabal,cartel etc)

[TOWCH]

I don't understand how it works from the picture on the site, are there any more from multiple angles? An animation would be even better. For the challenge, does decoding count?

[Kaellman]

Have to go with Raimundo on this one.

Still a nice lock though!

[HeadHunterCEO]

U-change has been selling that design for years

U-change pick easily

[noctorum]

Any details on this, i.e. how it works?

[acl]

Headhunter,Romstar,etc come on guys thats 1k in the sky rocket for one of you surely
Andy

[TOWCH]

I understand it now, do the serrations on the wafers lock them in place or do they just require a bit more force? I find it hard to believe they would put up the prize if it wasn't extremely difficult to pick.

[acl]

It looks fairly tough to me but some of you guys over there seem like you wouldnt be beaten by any pin tumbler so whos going to win the the cash?!

[TOWCH]

I'm not sure how you would pick it but I have a good idea on how to decode it. This lock's pick resistance is heavily reminiscent of the western electric lock's method. Although I've got a much faster method for decoding the WE, my first decoding idea would probably work equally well on this.

[Al]

It appears to have a detent mechanism whereby as soon as you tension the plug it holds the seven pins/wafers in position. You would have to lift them to the correct height before turning. Feedback would be blurred between the sidebar and the detent bar so it's difficult to feel when you have the pin at the correct height. Most likely possible to pick/decode but not as easy as it may look.
Nothing on website about $1000 challenge.

[vector40]

Huh... to be honest, that sounds like a no-brainer; I wonder why nobody else has done that. It's not like you need to have tension BEFORE raising the pins for anything EXCEPT picking; the key raises then turns.

[Rick-the-Pick]

That lock would pick!
I bet if there's a bag of sand on offer there will be some clause, like only allowed to use a fork or some other ridiculous implement!
I dont care where in the world the lock is cos i use sattelite technology to pick!

[Rick-the-Pick]

With those serrated pin's, you only have to badger it with the rake and the pin's will saw the lock in half!


Now, where's that grand!