I managed to lock my rear wheel without knowing what I was doing. It's an old bike I got cheap and the key is probably long gone.
Does anyone know how to get one of these things open?
by AdMother4540
I managed to lock my rear wheel without knowing what I was doing. It's an old bike I got cheap and the key is probably long gone.
Does anyone know how to get one of these things open?
by AdMother4540
16 Comments
Grindr
Rotary cutter.
lock smith. Grinder. It’s just a lock.
angle grinder. Wear safety glasses
Looks like there’s key snapped in the lock. Angle grinder is the way to go. If you are handy with it, you can remove it completely, touch up the paintjob and install a new lock.
Do you want it to just be unlocked or would you like it to be functional again? The second option will be expensive but a locksmith could probably make a key
Drill a hole into the second A of Basta on the lock.
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There’s no way this is a high quality lock. I’d bet money you can just get a wave rake and rake it open. It’ll be useful for other crummy locks too.
Hmm, not a bad suggestion! I will look into that
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If you do some digging there may be a way to shim or bypass this lock. Also, these locks tend to be pretty easy to pick with pretty simple tools.
Edit: After a little digging, the Basta Click locks like this are pretty vulnerable to jiggle keys and should be a simple open with one. These locks aren’t meant to be super secure, they’re just meant to make it inconvenient to ride off with a bike while you’re watching it at a café.
You can still get new cylinders for the 3110 Basta, so if you wanted to get this lock usable again, it wouldn’t cost too much to buy a new cylinder with a set of keys. A locksmith could do the work if you don’t feel confident changing it yourself.
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Prove it is yours and a bike shop will help you
If cost is an issue, honestly, a fresh hacksaw blade can probably get through the shank without much difficulty. These aren’t typically very high-quality locks.nIf you unbolt the wheel from the dropouts, you can probably position it to get more space for the saw. I would cut the shank on each side, as close to the lock as possible, and file it smooth.
A locksmith can probably remove the lock from the bike completely. I’m not sure a replacement exists for this style of wheel lock, but a dutch bike specialty shop may be able to find something.
Yeah, I remember a grunder being the standard solution from when I was a kid.
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