I used to have this exact lock. They were really popular when I lived in China. The funny thing is the key that comes with it works with the other locks! I borrowed someone’s bike once when mine had problems!
I mean with 3 pins there's bound to be pinning collisions. But I'm also not surprised if they only make a very low number of different pin layouts to cut cost further.
This is not a lock, it's a latch. It's a cheap "security theater" object to deter theft, not a lock. If you're cheap and whatever you're securing with this isn't worth a lot, it's useful to keep honest people honest, which is all a lock is meant to do, but it's definitely not a serious security device and shouldn't be used as one.
In Switzerland the Police recommends investing 10% of a bikes value in the bike lock. this 3$ lock seems adequate for a bike worth 30$ and not a penny more.
@@miru99de a $2000 bike will get stolen if it's left outside for too long. Bcs its so expensive it's probably your mountain bike or your road bike. Get another cheap bike for your daily so you don't have to leave that thing unattended ever.
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"They gave it a core that is very easy to pick, they gave it a locking mechanism that can be easily bypassed, it literally falls apart, it smells so bad it's making my eyes water, and it's made out of very, very thin materials." But other than that, it's perfect, right? I mean, it's red, and all thieves know to stay away from red because red means danger. Maybe they figured the smell alone would be enough of a deterrent. Honestly, I've watched several of your videos over the past few days, and it's been a real eye-opener. What layperson would have thought the "security" industry was making basically useless products and marketing them as "security" devices?
Having worked in the security industry i can tell you most people wouldn't know good security if it popped out of a hole in the ground and bit them in the ass, but boy do they know how to hire talented propagandists to market their shit. And that's just the people actually making decisions in the industry itself, not even talking about lay people outside of it
We will all see him up on top of the pentagon on in 2021 sticking the pick him and bosnian bill made into the ether muttering "...clicl out of 6, nothing on one, two is binding..." All in the hopes to unlock the world
The fact that it doesn't open that easily probably tricks people into thinking it has at least some pick resistance. But nonetheless the fumes coming from it probably repel a lot of customers. But now that i think about it, the piece of metal that locks the shackle looks so thin that with the assistance of tools you can probably break it and just pull it out.
Funny story…last summer I found my old bike at my parents garage and It happened to still have an old bike lock around the frame which I didn’t have the key to. But after watching all these videos on how cheap locks are made I figured I just try to stick in a screwdriver and see if I can manage to open it. Surely enough after sticking a screwdriver and turning it slightly the lock just fell apart :) Special thanks and shout-out to BosnianBill for that one :)
Actually, I think LPL just convinced me that this lock is a great deal. It's only $3. For $3 you get a bike lock that will make it LOOK like your bike is secured which will deter most people from bothering. Only a thief with enough knowledge/determination to pick it, bring bolt cutters or know enough to shim it would bother. So if you're cheap and reluctant to buy a serious lock, why not get this? It's a visual deterrent. It's kind of like the Coral Snake approach. The Coral Snake is venomous but several snakes have evolved similar colors and looks and benefit from potential predators mistaking them for Coral snakes. This bike lock is not venemous, but it looks like it to those who don't know better.
True. For a small town or suburban area. Even at a college, if your college is fairly safe, this is better than those combination cable locks for $10 that look like they can be cut with scissors. Even those locks work fine for those areas as long as your bike isnt very flashy. That said, unless your bike is an absolute piece of junk, spend at least $15 on a nicer U lock. Walmart has plenty of options from Bell and Kyrptonite. (Still not great, see LPL 735 and 455)
Someone tried that to my lock at school once. Came out of class to see my lock completely bent and almost broken. I never used that type of lock again.
Marketing 1-0-1 if you have a shit product just label it '' the best product ever'' and put a low price, there are always idiots cheap enough to fool. Its sad but unfortunately true.
Thieves see a U lock and don’t even try. Honestly, you don’t even have to lock it onto a bike to scare people away. You can, in most places (excluding high crime areas), just make it sorta look like it’s locked onto the seat and they don’t steal it. They carry bolt cutters, not lock picks and shims
@@Guythatyoudontknow I most people use cable locks, they are so much more convenient. Also, everything you said contradicts with my knowledge of bike thefts, which have happened to me twice, and many others I know, in high crime areas. I have, during a few times where I was sprinting to my destination, just set the lock to where it looked sorta locked up in the middle of various “sketchy” downtown areas, and it’s never been stolen
@@AFN2750 I’m not saying it’s an ineffective deterrent most of the time for relatively short amounts of time (which is to say it deters thieves who only possess a bolt cutter), I’m just saying it’s basically a bare minimum sort of deal for a good bike I also see posts every day for stolen bikes in local FB bike groups, and most of them have ulocks, so I’m glad your experience with them has not disappointed you thus far
You are the dumbest person ever if u beleive that ffs u locks are probably the easiest locks ever to open ... 2 belts of a hammer every single time without a fail im after breaking 100's of u locks so dnt be so stupid in all yur life cos if u think that bike thiefs will see a u lock and just walk away your very wrong my friend ffs🤣🤦🏻♂🥱🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Since this lock is only $3 you can easily get 15 locks for the same price a good one costs and if you lock up your bike with 15 locks I think you should be ok.
I am reminded of the old University of Pennsylvania TV show that pitted a bunch of archaeologists and related experts against an unknown archaeological object. The lead in from the "offstage voice" was "What in the world?" in a slow, deep, and spooky voice. I imagine the same voice saying: "The worst lock in the world."
I'd like to think of myself as an honest person. But when i see locks this bad, i feel the urge to do something. Break it, bypass it, whatever. Not to be malicious, just to prove a point. Still. Locks like this one are so bad, it tempts the honest person who wouldn't have been interested in the first place
They're called dollar stores because the prices are in even dollar amounts (e.g. $5.00 instead of $4.99). Which is silly when you think about it, considering that sales tax is still a thing, and a lot of items are round but not dollar amounts, e.g. $1.50
yes LPL should design and build a lock that he has a hard time breaking into ... then market it ... people would buy it for sure ... and instead of showing how crap current manufacturing is ... he can show what QUALITY means
His $ per time invested ratio is probably better spent just taking these videos. Though I'm sure any form of partnership or sponsorship would work great for both of them, but possibly undermine his credibility.
Soon as you asked "what can you do to a spring loaded piece of metal?" i immediately said SHIM IT! and when you concurred it I realized I've learned so much watching your videos in the past few months. You are a great teacher. Love your vids.
I hate to go against the grain here, but that's not a bad value for $3. Please show me a better bike lock for the same price. It would serve the purpose of deterring someone looking for a completely unlocked bike. Of course you should get a proper lock, but if your bike is only worth $20 it's better than nothing...
I figure for three dollars it's value is purely in deterrence value. The same as non-functional camera shells. 3 dollar piece of plastic, your average robber is slightly less likely to break into your house because it looks like it has a camera.
Yeah it's more of a psychological thing. I don't know the numbers, but I would bet money that even the cheapest lock in the world would deter potential theft significantly
@@garywilliams6124 To be perfectly honest an expensive is going to get stolen no matter what lock you use, if you leave it outside because you used bike to commute, go to library etc. As the LPL mentions, you should always carry the bike or leave it under someone's surveillance unless you're riding the walbike and the likes. At that point anything that remotely resembles a lock would stop people.
@@garywilliams6124 Most security measures are psychological. It's almost impossible to create ACTUAL security, just various levels of temporary deterrence. How thorough that deterrence has to be depends on who you expect to be trying to take your stuff. Even a really cheap lock will put off most casual, opportunistic thieves. A fairly solid one might put off a more professional thief. But probably only because there's an easier target nearby... But I doubt you'll stop anyone taking your stuff with any kind of lock or other security device, no matter how good it is. Because it's still not good enough...
I was in uniform and working yesterday, and went to the ACE Hardware in town to find a good padlock. Another guy was also there trying to find a Master. While we were both waiting I mentioned to him that Masters are a "beginning pickers" lock. He told me as long as he had something that took at least a key or combination, his insurance company would replace his boat no matter what. After watching this video, I think he made a great choice between the Master 40mm plastic and this piece of junk!
LockPickingLawyer I do wonder how many theives there are that pick/bypass/saw locks VS theives that are simple opertunists stealing unlocked stuff and thieves that go around with angle grinders.
@@petermichaelgreen It's definitely interesting to consider since so many people end up committing crimes for so many different reasons. Although it's just so convenient to paint them all the same, there is a difference between a big money career criminal, gang related planned thefts/burglaries, a petty opportunist street thief, and even a homeless person trying to make it to tomorrow. While obviously there's little that can be said to justify crime - as an example, in heavy snow deep wilderness areas, there's typically a laws that make it legal to break into a cabin, house, remote shelter, etc. should anyone be lost out in the middle of nowhere, a legitimate life or death situation(obviously them breaking in, eating some food and taking some fuel or something is significantly different than the aforementioned 'common criminals') - this is still a very complex and layered aspect of society, one that most prefer to slap a generic one-size-fits-all 'bad person' label on it, then shove it in a closet to be ignored after the smallest amount of logic has been invested. It would certainly be quite interesting to see some kind of research into this, seeing how it breaks down, but it isn't like anything like this will be funded anytime soon - just shove it in the back of the closet and ignore it
So Ive watched some of the older videos last hour, and I really had some laughs about the sarcasm that pops out from time to time - absolutely great XDXDXD
Hey lsl, Im going through a rough patch in my life but your videos never fail to make me smile and instill me a little knowledge as well. Keep up the good work, man!
"This is the lock picking lawyer, and today we are going to pick my enemies' lock, break in, and light their furniture on fire" "As you can see i already tried this before the video, hence the dead body on the floor"
@@CroissantMoon "Now the first issue that we see is just this thin, flimsy body to the whole thing. I was able to use this thin shim *holds up knife* to bypass the entire rib system and just get immediate access to the interior"
@@BenjaminGoose Ottolock is another company that makes bicycle locks and they are even worse than this company. I would recommend watching LPL's video on them it's so embarrassing
I used to know a professional bike thief who preferred taking bikes that used "Krypton" locks because they were so easy to get off. But he didn't pick them, that took too long. He would just walk up to the nearest BMW [they were everywhere in those days and most people didn't lock the trunks] take out the jack and would place it between the U and crank it open. Ping. 4 turns of the crank and the "hardened" steel just popped open. 30 seconds and on his way.
I have a coinbox that I could pick with a pair of scissors. I am not some kind of lockpicking master, I just jammed the blade inside after losing my key and it opened...
You got an item! BOMB WIRE +Instant Kill +9,999 defense -Your bike will be lost -You'll probably be arrested In the event of the wire you tired to your bike being cut, a bomb will explode in the next 10 seconds.
By watching you and bill over the last year I am terrified about any lock I see storing anything. I even told my company what junk they are buying. They dont listen btw.
If it gives you any comfort, know that picking is a skill that not many people have the patience to master. Once you get above the bottom shelf crappy locks, it takes an uncommon level of skill to reliably pop locks within a practical time frame.
yeah my dad came and wanted to switch the basement padlock that i bought on a budget has ball bearings to hold the shackle lots of meat not hard metal and butter core in it for a Chinese cast iron spring loaded 3$ potato i think Bill made a video on how to bypass them with a knife even why ball bearing locks are hard to use WELL SHIT i suppose ignorance is bliss
Seeing both crime gangs and crackheads in action, literally none of them lockpick and always go for the brute force method because most of the time its quicker. They use a screwdriver and a hammer to break into shit. Same thing they did with my car, they just shoved a screwdriver into the lock and hammer it once and it destroyed the lock, but thankfully my mitsubishi wouldn't unlock when the lock got broken and I managed to catch them in the act.
++Rick... Yeah... You too get get PROBATION for trying to kill someone with a U-Lock for only $3! Yes, that's right. Yesterday, all the charges were dropped except a very minor one and he got probation! Also, there was another bike lock attack this past weekend by Antifa.
My guess, too. But I think, the cardboard to this lock has been taped to it, not zip-tied... otherwise, LPL would have mentioned removing the zip-tie took longer than the lock itself.
I bought a bike a little while ago second-hand, and the previous owner wanted to be kind and threw in this exact lock, as well as a chain and . . . a particularly bad masterlock padlock. I politely accepted them, (the chain is actually really thick and quality), but yeesh, wonder how she never got it stolen on her all these years. Any lock you can open by standing next to the bike, hauling on the lock lightly, and banging with your knee just seems completely pointless. The masterlock she included was nice and heavy and "quality" feeling in the sense that heavy = quality to many people's minds, but it, too, opens with a sharp rap while pulling on the shackle.
@GoodRiddanceGooglePlus condescending youtube commenter shit talking someone who said a simple meme. I bet you're getting laid just as much. Id rather have some guy make an unoriginal simple joke than some smart ass who thinks he's better than everyone else any day. Go fuck yourself since you're the only one who would.
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It's actually a very sophisticated lock that emits poison gas when tampered with
The poison gas gives you cancer if you fail to pick it, you lose some skin in a random limb, and it gets worse every time you fail.
@@xtrmsword7127 how tf can you fail at picking this lock tho
@@matejcevnik7362
Hence why no one has gotten cancer from the lock
@@SurotaOnishi genius!
@@bruhmoment-eq8ut r/ihavereddit
Actually a genius construction:
if the shitty aluminum key breaks, you still have lots of options of opening it quickly 👍🏻
LMAOO
And the smell keeps potential thiefs away.
666th like because this is a cursed comment
Your not wrong, stop being 450 iq
hey, if we put robberies aside it's a pretty good lock
"Hold on, I only picked that in 7 seconds. You need to understand, it's doable in 3, let me do that again."
And then proceeded to open it with the key in 5 seconds
For some reason this comment sounded like VideoGameDunkey in my head
@@leyydesorden4302 I can see DunkMan saying that in a Mario video
@@leyydesorden4302 fits to him ngl
On-top of that, took him what 1 second to shimmy the lock.
I used to have this exact lock. They were really popular when I lived in China. The funny thing is the key that comes with it works with the other locks! I borrowed someone’s bike once when mine had problems!
Looool
"borrowed"
Say, did you know this "someone?"
In China, it’s OUR bike
I mean with 3 pins there's bound to be pinning collisions.
But I'm also not surprised if they only make a very low number of different pin layouts to cut cost further.
“What is wrong with this $3 lock?”
*LPL glares at it*
Lock pops open on its own.
@@cbob7423 It has 1.3k likes
@Dafuq yes
@@pixyl4415 no. 1.4k
@@xtremefps_ Wow, It's almost like the number increased.
Sir Reason no 1.5k
Did I just, for 5 minutes, watch a lock get roasted?
Yes, yes I did
And.. I liked it.
It got locked in place
I'm so sorry
Flambéd. In napalm.
I did too instead of studying
You also overused the comma, reading it is like someone talking to you whilst having an asthma attack.
You don’t even know how proud of myself I was when I got the “what can we do to spring loaded locks?” Question right 😂😭😭
I didn't - i thought he would take out his soft hammer.
@@Jacksparrow4986 haha same
my mind immediately went to "bonk it"
I went for "apply slight pressure to the tensioner, and give the main lock body a little love tap with a small ball peen hammer".
I was also curious if magnets might work with the metal spring
The smell that’s making your eyes water is the real security feature.
🤧🤧😷😄😄😄
"This $3 lock...."
I think I see the problem already.
Hmm I really don’t see the problem Xd
CoolHardLogic Sir the plague of ecks dee has long since past do not try to spread it again
@@johngreco8149 you can just buy 1 from near market for 3 dollars,
KEY COMES WITH IT
@@baranjan6969 Hmmm, methinks you missed an obvious sarcasms
I read this comment as he said $3 lock
2:43 he’s been picking locks for so long he has trouble using the key XD
He probably picks his own locks too.
@@impazie I know it's probably a joke but no he doesn't, he rigged his locks to seize up if someone tries to pick them.
@@binarycat1237 🤔
@@binarycat1237 bruh that was an obvious joke
@@adamdufek7671 they literally know that it's a joke, they're just adding background information
"Professional choice"
_it states proudly in comic sans_
What sansasional lie
That is nowhere near comic sans
@@dolki715 Idk looks like comic sans to me and 73 other people
@@askbeforeplaying2983 the number means nothing. Look up theactual MS Comic Sans yo
@@dolki715 I know what comic sans looks like, I was making a joke, Why are you being so defensive about a font?
You can hear the contempt in his voice. Like he's personally offended by the makers calling this a lock,
This is not a lock, it's a latch. It's a cheap "security theater" object to deter theft, not a lock. If you're cheap and whatever you're securing with this isn't worth a lot, it's useful to keep honest people honest, which is all a lock is meant to do, but it's definitely not a serious security device and shouldn't be used as one.
In Switzerland the Police recommends investing 10% of a bikes value in the bike lock. this 3$ lock seems adequate for a bike worth 30$ and not a penny more.
Gustav Lang-Weilt gets a $4000 bike and gets $400 dollar lock
I have a 2000$ bike and a 120$ lock. Anyway, I only explained the recommendations of Swiss police.
@@miru99de a $2000 bike will get stolen if it's left outside for too long. Bcs its so expensive it's probably your mountain bike or your road bike. Get another cheap bike for your daily so you don't have to leave that thing unattended ever.
that's good until you're without both your expensive bike and lock
@@4nd3rzzon how would someone steal your lock lol?
what about the bright red that attracts the eye? As if it screams out ''please look here, pick me!''
Nah it might be poisonous.
Petrus Andersen yeah best no to mess with it
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Can any body decode it?
@@blackice25 It's the gurgling sound one makes after bikelock poisoning.
Jason Roth i can
"They gave it a core that is very easy to pick, they gave it a locking mechanism that can be easily bypassed, it literally falls apart, it smells so bad it's making my eyes water, and it's made out of very, very thin materials."
But other than that, it's perfect, right? I mean, it's red, and all thieves know to stay away from red because red means danger. Maybe they figured the smell alone would be enough of a deterrent.
Honestly, I've watched several of your videos over the past few days, and it's been a real eye-opener. What layperson would have thought the "security" industry was making basically useless products and marketing them as "security" devices?
Having worked in the security industry i can tell you most people wouldn't know good security if it popped out of a hole in the ground and bit them in the ass, but boy do they know how to hire talented propagandists to market their shit. And that's just the people actually making decisions in the industry itself, not even talking about lay people outside of it
Wow, that's the most aggressive LPL video I saw so far. He genuinely pissed by this lock. Damn.
I once had a bikelock you could just pull open. It was real handy
Mine corroded after two days of rain and the key bent and broke off. To be fair it's now impossible to pick.
he would find a way anyway
Illution 100
It atleast makes people think that you have locked it. So it isn't THAT bad.
As a weapon perhaps -- and i doubt it'll endure more than 2 hits with that material.
looks like you misunderstood the manufacturers intention. the REAL security system is in the smell
Yeah, even though by the time they even notice the smell, they'll already be 3 feet away with your bike
Squek Seal and your like 3 miles away from the joke
@@KillaBlade you fool. You didnt r/wooosh me, so the whole point of your comment was pointless.
Edit: you're
@@cooldog8580 Was it tho are you just saying this are YOU the fool, we'll never know.
@@KillaBlade ok ima be honest, I got confused by what you just said here. It actually makes no sense.
The real disappointment is that this $3 is probably being sold elsewhere, for a lot more.
Probably on Alibaba for 35 cents per item when ordering a charge of 1000.
These kinds of things are frequently sold for $2-3 on AliExpress.
the lock itself may be terrible, but the key says "cock" on it, and that's pretty funny.
I thought the same, pretty sure it says "LOCK" but at the angle the L looks like a C for sure
You should visit a doctor and have your eyes checked
@@czarnakoza9697 took me a second to get the joke, maybe a doter should chick my brian
@@czarnakoza9697 fair enough
@@AaronSpider88 did she really take the kids
"I can't imagine a lock...being worse..."
The Future speaking: "Just wait a few years."
Tbh in a few years locks in China will be so cheap you can pull them off the bike
*sees worldwide lockdown around the corner*
An all new lock called the 2020.
We will all see him up on top of the pentagon on in 2021 sticking the pick him and bosnian bill made into the ether muttering "...clicl out of 6, nothing on one, two is binding..." All in the hopes to unlock the world
I’ll do you one worse
*proceeds to make a lock out of paper*
This seems like it could be opened with a red bull can.
Well, yes
It can.
It doesn't deserve the red bull
all you would need to do is take a small sliver of the can and use it to shim the locking lug
@@symspace24 or maybe just the detached tab!
"Let's do that again" - demonstrated he was furious at this lock
4 years later and keeping the format. A legend
i was honestly expecting him to just pull it open
The fact that it doesn't open that easily probably tricks people into thinking it has at least some pick resistance. But nonetheless the fumes coming from it probably repel a lot of customers.
But now that i think about it, the piece of metal that locks the shackle looks so thin that with the assistance of tools you can probably break it and just pull it out.
@@digitalizedmind1216 customers LOL
Same
Same
The only “professional“ that this lock is the choice of, is a professional thief
You didnt search for this
A drunk 3-year-old can probably pick it with part of a soda can
@@komasan12 Wrong, I did.
@@DM_2145 saame
Lol
Lock: "Professional choice: Best lock"
Lawyer: " THE WORST LOCK"
Funny story…last summer I found my old bike at my parents garage and It happened to still have an old bike lock around the frame which I didn’t have the key to. But after watching all these videos on how cheap locks are made I figured I just try to stick in a screwdriver and see if I can manage to open it. Surely enough after sticking a screwdriver and turning it slightly the lock just fell apart :) Special thanks and shout-out to BosnianBill for that one :)
Actually, I think LPL just convinced me that this lock is a great deal. It's only $3. For $3 you get a bike lock that will make it LOOK like your bike is secured which will deter most people from bothering. Only a thief with enough knowledge/determination to pick it, bring bolt cutters or know enough to shim it would bother. So if you're cheap and reluctant to buy a serious lock, why not get this? It's a visual deterrent. It's kind of like the Coral Snake approach. The Coral Snake is venomous but several snakes have evolved similar colors and looks and benefit from potential predators mistaking them for Coral snakes. This bike lock is not venemous, but it looks like it to those who don't know better.
Exactly
It smells like shit too
Nah the shimming part means you can just guess right and it opens. But I do see your point. Though the key will eventually not work.
True. For a small town or suburban area. Even at a college, if your college is fairly safe, this is better than those combination cable locks for $10 that look like they can be cut with scissors. Even those locks work fine for those areas as long as your bike isnt very flashy.
That said, unless your bike is an absolute piece of junk, spend at least $15 on a nicer U lock. Walmart has plenty of options from Bell and Kyrptonite. (Still not great, see LPL 735 and 455)
The lock isn't venomous but it apparently emits a poisonous gas. Sounds like a super deterrent to me lol.
Nest episode: “lock so GODDAMN CHEAP THAT I RIP IT TO SHREDS WITH MY BARE HANDS”
Someone tried that to my lock at school once. Came out of class to see my lock completely bent and almost broken. I never used that type of lock again.
Next*
Sometime later...
Gallium vs. Titalium; Breaking a lock open with my hands.
Video [60] is a padlock so bad that he busted the core with a screwdriver.
Oh so the new master lock
“This is the lock picking lawyer, and I’m about to show you a critical flaw in this nuclear blast door.”
“…labeled the ‘Professional Choice’.”
*tosses label aside with contempt*
Me: Why is this in my recomended?
Me 3 videos later: Yup, this is my new favorite channel
Welcome to the club, we have jackets!
@@mstone1567 and some snack s
@@Its_Orca with my yum yum Sosig 😃
M Stone we still giving cookies
H20verload same exact situation
It can't be the worst lock, impossible
It literally says "best locks" in its flyer
TehArgento It is best at being bad. :)
Marketing 1-0-1 if you have a shit product just label it '' the best product ever'' and put a low price, there are always idiots cheap enough to fool. Its sad but unfortunately true.
@@asdfghyter the "locks" part is punctual too, wonder if you get more for the scam?
K
wurst*
"About the same thickness as the curtain rod in my shower"
I'm VERY curious as to how he knows that
Thieves see a U lock and don’t even try. Honestly, you don’t even have to lock it onto a bike to scare people away. You can, in most places (excluding high crime areas), just make it sorta look like it’s locked onto the seat and they don’t steal it. They carry bolt cutters, not lock picks and shims
this is only the case in areas where bike theft is low, bikes predominantly use cable locks, and your bike is not very expensive
@@Guythatyoudontknow I most people use cable locks, they are so much more convenient. Also, everything you said contradicts with my knowledge of bike thefts, which have happened to me twice, and many others I know, in high crime areas. I have, during a few times where I was sprinting to my destination, just set the lock to where it looked sorta locked up in the middle of various “sketchy” downtown areas, and it’s never been stolen
@@AFN2750 I’m not saying it’s an ineffective deterrent most of the time for relatively short amounts of time (which is to say it deters thieves who only possess a bolt cutter), I’m just saying it’s basically a bare minimum sort of deal for a good bike
I also see posts every day for stolen bikes in local FB bike groups, and most of them have ulocks, so I’m glad your experience with them has not disappointed you thus far
You are the dumbest person ever if u beleive that ffs u locks are probably the easiest locks ever to open ... 2 belts of a hammer every single time without a fail im after breaking 100's of u locks so dnt be so stupid in all yur life cos if u think that bike thiefs will see a u lock and just walk away your very wrong my friend ffs🤣🤦🏻♂🥱🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
3:26
He's quicker at picking the lock than putting the key in
Lol just shows how bad of a lock it is
He's not used to it haha
It's really an event to slot the key into a smiley lock. My steering wheel lock has this smiley.
@@n646n
A lock that locks the steering wheel. Looks like a T. Clamps onto the round steering wheel.
@@user-vz2mc5qt1e i was about to say that haha
Screw the lock itself, I'm much more annoyed that this cost $3 in a dollar store.
Some people just want to watch the world burn
No, it's at the 1$ Store And Up Or Less, just around the block.
@@paulelderson934 r/woosh
@@UnlishedTen8proffesional redditor who cant spell "r/woosh" correctly
@@fur_avery www.reddit.com/r/woosh/ moron
Since this lock is only $3 you can easily get 15 locks for the same price a good one costs and if you lock up your bike with 15 locks I think you should be ok.
I am reminded of the old University of Pennsylvania TV show that pitted a bunch of archaeologists and related experts against an unknown archaeological object. The lead in from the "offstage voice" was "What in the world?" in a slow, deep, and spooky voice. I imagine the same voice saying: "The worst lock in the world."
love to write 'professional choice' in a font called 'hobo'
hahahaha
Damn I wish I could recognize fonts on sight
1:07 I thought you reached into the advertisement label and grabbed the keys into reality. Freaked me out for a moment.
Lol
Spyro 115 I could imagine
Yeah, that's _definitely_ a 'keep honest people honest' lock.
I'd like to think of myself as an honest person. But when i see locks this bad, i feel the urge to do something. Break it, bypass it, whatever. Not to be malicious, just to prove a point.
Still. Locks like this one are so bad, it tempts the honest person who wouldn't have been interested in the first place
You know you're getting ripped off when an item at a "dollar" store costs more than a Dollar.
They're called dollar stores because the prices are in even dollar amounts (e.g. $5.00 instead of $4.99). Which is silly when you think about it, considering that sales tax is still a thing, and a lot of items are round but not dollar amounts, e.g. $1.50
Don't be such a buzzkill... It was obviously a jab at the quality of the items offered at these stores.
He should design his own lock knowing every single trick, it would end up being a goldberg machine of a lock
His craft is based in derision and he absolutely can’t be arsed lol.
yes LPL should design and build a lock that he has a hard time breaking into ... then market it ... people would buy it for sure ... and instead of showing how crap current manufacturing is ... he can show what QUALITY means
His $ per time invested ratio is probably better spent just taking these videos. Though I'm sure any form of partnership or sponsorship would work great for both of them, but possibly undermine his credibility.
@@masonnowak5660 Its not about the money. Its about perfection.
@@snack_vlr respect for the dbd reference
Soon as you asked "what can you do to a spring loaded piece of metal?" i immediately said SHIM IT! and when you concurred it I realized I've learned so much watching your videos in the past few months. You are a great teacher. Love your vids.
After watching about 50 of your videos I finally see the sarcasm and joy I’ve been wanting to hear,...love it
This man is putting all these companies into bankrupt like it's nothing
$3 in a DOLLAR store? That seems like the real fuckup imho
Dollar store ain't what it used to be. :-(
Drinkyoghurt It's still a ripoff
I hate to go against the grain here, but that's not a bad value for $3. Please show me a better bike lock for the same price. It would serve the purpose of deterring someone looking for a completely unlocked bike. Of course you should get a proper lock, but if your bike is only worth $20 it's better than nothing...
Drinkyoghurt thank you
inflation... because mofos keep raising the minimum wage, and mofos keep printing more fiat money
It's good enough to stop a child below the age of 12.
Horny Fruit Flies I am 11 and can personally pick this lock in less than a minute
@@joshc1334 Badass. Stay away from my family, you savage.
Not any more
nice name..
I'm pretty sure a 6 year old can open this lock no problem.
Lpl sounds like his feelings are hurt and that his usual confident chemistry-teacher-like attitude turned into genuine concern.
Bruhh if you buy a 3$ lock you might as well just let the robber have it. 😂😂😂
I figure for three dollars it's value is purely in deterrence value. The same as non-functional camera shells. 3 dollar piece of plastic, your average robber is slightly less likely to break into your house because it looks like it has a camera.
So you're say I should steal the bike?
Yeah it's more of a psychological thing. I don't know the numbers, but I would bet money that even the cheapest lock in the world would deter potential theft significantly
@@garywilliams6124 To be perfectly honest an expensive is going to get stolen no matter what lock you use, if you leave it outside because you used bike to commute, go to library etc. As the LPL mentions, you should always carry the bike or leave it under someone's surveillance unless you're riding the walbike and the likes. At that point anything that remotely resembles a lock would stop people.
@@garywilliams6124 Most security measures are psychological.
It's almost impossible to create ACTUAL security, just various levels of temporary deterrence.
How thorough that deterrence has to be depends on who you expect to be trying to take your stuff.
Even a really cheap lock will put off most casual, opportunistic thieves.
A fairly solid one might put off a more professional thief.
But probably only because there's an easier target nearby...
But I doubt you'll stop anyone taking your stuff with any kind of lock or other security device, no matter how good it is.
Because it's still not good enough...
I was in uniform and working yesterday, and went to the ACE Hardware in town to find a good padlock. Another guy was also there trying to find a Master. While we were both waiting I mentioned to him that Masters are a "beginning pickers" lock. He told me as long as he had something that took at least a key or combination, his insurance company would replace his boat no matter what. After watching this video, I think he made a great choice between the Master 40mm plastic and this piece of junk!
I wonder if it even occurs to people that apathetic attitudes like that probably are responsible for significantly higher insurance rates.
PS - Love your screen name!
LockPickingLawyer I do wonder how many theives there are that pick/bypass/saw locks VS theives that are simple opertunists stealing unlocked stuff and thieves that go around with angle grinders.
@ETM Nation - Best ETM Music Are you saying "stupid people have insurance" or "insurance is used to protect against stupid people"?
@@petermichaelgreen It's definitely interesting to consider since so many people end up committing crimes for so many different reasons. Although it's just so convenient to paint them all the same, there is a difference between a big money career criminal, gang related planned thefts/burglaries, a petty opportunist street thief, and even a homeless person trying to make it to tomorrow. While obviously there's little that can be said to justify crime - as an example, in heavy snow deep wilderness areas, there's typically a laws that make it legal to break into a cabin, house, remote shelter, etc. should anyone be lost out in the middle of nowhere, a legitimate life or death situation(obviously them breaking in, eating some food and taking some fuel or something is significantly different than the aforementioned 'common criminals') - this is still a very complex and layered aspect of society, one that most prefer to slap a generic one-size-fits-all 'bad person' label on it, then shove it in a closet to be ignored after the smallest amount of logic has been invested.
It would certainly be quite interesting to see some kind of research into this, seeing how it breaks down, but it isn't like anything like this will be funded anytime soon - just shove it in the back of the closet and ignore it
So Ive watched some of the older videos last hour, and I really had some laughs about the sarcasm that pops out from time to time - absolutely great XDXDXD
Hey lsl, Im going through a rough patch in my life but your videos never fail to make me smile and instill me a little knowledge as well. Keep up the good work, man!
Imagine hearing:
One is binding
Two is loose
Three is loose
Four is set
From your back door.
Wjej Wjje you got me laughing good 😂😂
"This is the lock picking lawyer, and today we are going to pick my enemies' lock, break in, and light their furniture on fire"
"As you can see i already tried this before the video, hence the dead body on the floor"
@@CroissantMoon "Now the first issue that we see is just this thin, flimsy body to the whole thing. I was able to use this thin shim *holds up knife* to bypass the entire rib system and just get immediate access to the interior"
@@michaelb6349 "Really disappointing work from evolution here, always ticks me off when brands lie about durability."
Imagine copying a comment that's been posted hundreds of times on every video on this channel and thinking you're funny.
Best Locks: *gets named the Worst Lock in the World
Ottolock: I'm about to end this whole man's career
Huh?
@@BenjaminGoose Ottolock is another company that makes bicycle locks and they are even worse than this company. I would recommend watching LPL's video on them it's so embarrassing
Perhaps the smell of the chemicals is part of the defense system, i.e. it smells so bad no one wants to go near it!
This dude just knows the thickness, in millimeters, of the curtain rod in his shower.
“Curtain rod thickness” can’t get lower than that 😂
Did you test wether or not you shower curtain rod is hardened.
Graham Protzmann the real question is: did he use the ramset on his shower curtain rod, and did it survove
Graham Protzmann the real question is: did he use the ramset on his shower curtain rod, and did it survive
@Colorado Strong what does it have to do with public school
Colorado Strong Why are you criticizing his spelling if you go around putting spaces before your question marks?
Gator King Productions what ? You mean , truthfully , that this isn ‘ t normal ?
0:35
Same energy as
"My disapointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined"
this man picked a lock for 10 seconds while the rest is absolutely bullying the hell out of it
When it takes longer to open a lock with it's own key, than with someone using a picklock , then your lock it's a failure.
The $3 is just paying for the fumes. The lock is actually free
I used to know a professional bike thief who preferred taking bikes that used "Krypton" locks because they were so easy to get off. But he didn't pick them, that took too long. He would just walk up to the nearest BMW [they were everywhere in those days and most people didn't lock the trunks] take out the jack and would place it between the U and crank it open. Ping. 4 turns of the crank and the "hardened" steel just popped open. 30 seconds and on his way.
"...think it's about the same thickness as the curtain rod in my shower..." I had a good laugh at that .
The adage “you get what you pay for” holds up more often than not.
1:36 That font surely wasn't a "professional choice."
Not even the font that's written in is a professional choice!
Holy shit this man is the MASTER of displaying contempt with utter professionalism. We stan a legend. I need to learn how to do this at work.
It's a perfect design. Because of the smell nobody wants to go near it so it's safe.
Clearly a lock for keeping honest people honest
It's the professional's choice though. Professional bike thieves
*A lock labled 'professional'.*
LPL: I'm gonna destroy this man's whole carrier.
Clearly the professionals they're talking about are thieves
An entire carrier? Do you know how big those are?
I know its a spelling mistake but i wanted to laugh a bit :)
@@alphamamba3076 yes XDD
Alpha Mamba you succeeded with making me laugh.
@@SlammedOnGasoline yay
even after 5 years, his videos are consistent
You know its bad when “professional choice” is written in comic sans
I have a coinbox that I could pick with a pair of scissors.
I am not some kind of lockpicking master, I just jammed the blade inside after losing my key and it opened...
I bought a used PC once that had the case locked and didn't include the key... I just stuck a screwdriver in, hammered it, and it popped right open.
Masters choice
Sir Lock. If I'm not mistaken, the smell is a picking deterrent. You smell that and you won't want the bike it's holding down...
Its not sir lock.. its the Lock Pickin lawyer
@@hkr1276 No, it's Sir Lock Holmes.
NicosoftNT this is the comedy police, your joke was too funny. Society isn’t ready yet. Please come with us now.
i can feel the anger in his voice, he is ANGERY because shit like that getting released to the market
The smell is the most effective theft deterrent this lock has to offer
was half expecting him to say it scratched at a level 6 with deeper grooves at a level 7
You got an item!
SMELLY LOCK.
+10 stink damage.
-12 defense.
You got an item!
BOMB WIRE
+Instant Kill
+9,999 defense
-Your bike will be lost
-You'll probably be arrested
In the event of the wire you tired to your bike being cut, a bomb will explode in the next 10 seconds.
@@jtm232556 dafuq?
@@jtm232556 i dont even want to know how you look and smell. "disgusting"
hello beautiful witch lady
@@johnsampson6387 hello random citizen.
The true locking mechanism was the fumes that deter thieves lol.
And here we see the LPL in natural habitat, dismantling his latest prey item after hunting at a local dollar store.
*"PrOfEsSiOnAL cHoiCe"*
"Mr.Simpson, this is the most flagrant case of false advertising since my suit against the never ending story.."
I cannot help feeling that a well knotted piece of string would be more secure than this particular 'lock' :o
He sounds so genuinely disgusted by this piss poor lock as well as highly disappointed
By watching you and bill over the last year I am terrified about any lock I see storing anything. I even told my company what junk they are buying. They dont listen btw.
If it gives you any comfort, know that picking is a skill that not many people have the patience to master. Once you get above the bottom shelf crappy locks, it takes an uncommon level of skill to reliably pop locks within a practical time frame.
LockPickingLawyer so my neighbor crackhead won't be able to pick it. Although my motorcycle got stolen days ago with no locks
yeah my dad came and wanted to switch the basement padlock that i bought on a budget has ball bearings to hold the shackle lots of meat not hard metal and butter core in it for a Chinese cast iron spring loaded 3$ potato i think Bill made a video on how to bypass them with a knife even why ball bearing locks are hard to use WELL SHIT i suppose ignorance is bliss
Seeing both crime gangs and crackheads in action, literally none of them lockpick and always go for the brute force method because most of the time its quicker. They use a screwdriver and a hammer to break into shit. Same thing they did with my car, they just shoved a screwdriver into the lock and hammer it once and it destroyed the lock, but thankfully my mitsubishi wouldn't unlock when the lock got broken and I managed to catch them in the act.
Title: "worst lock"
First thing I see after clicking the video: "best locks"
Huh.
Ironic, isn't it?
Well someone is lying
Genuine good lock won't wrote 'best locks' on their packaging
"we are going to try to get through this video as fast as possible"
*one full minute into the video before even touching the lock*
you can always tell how bad a lock is when at the beginning of the video you can hear the disappointment in his voice.
3 bucks? I'll take 5! 😂😂😂
Why? I'm pretty sure the fumes would be lethal if you got that many together in one place. :-P
LockPickingLawyer maybe that's the plan
LockPickingLawyer thats the point. make 'em pass out before they get to touch the damn thing
Same
++Rick... Yeah... You too get get PROBATION for trying to kill someone with a U-Lock for only $3!
Yes, that's right. Yesterday, all the charges were dropped except a very minor one and he got probation! Also, there was another bike lock attack this past weekend by Antifa.
No skill eh? My time has come.
somebody downvote once to keep it at 420 likes, I've done my part
Carlos Leon Were not on reddit 😂
@@BEN-ys6gu yeah but the once who liked can downvote and the number goes down
Easier question "What did they do right?"
The answer is a resounding "Nothing!"
I’m pretty sure that a literal zip-tie is stronger than this lock.
My guess, too. But I think, the cardboard to this lock has been taped to it, not zip-tied... otherwise, LPL would have mentioned removing the zip-tie took longer than the lock itself.
*flashbacks to teachers using zip ties in primary school*
This lock company: We have the best bike lock ever.
LockPickingLawyer: *That's the best disgusting smell of garbage.*
You can hear the contempt dripping from his voice.
it's probably the chemical fumes
Love how he gets the master lock diss in at 1:21
I bought a bike a little while ago second-hand, and the previous owner wanted to be kind and threw in this exact lock, as well as a chain and . . . a particularly bad masterlock padlock. I politely accepted them, (the chain is actually really thick and quality), but yeesh, wonder how she never got it stolen on her all these years. Any lock you can open by standing next to the bike, hauling on the lock lightly, and banging with your knee just seems completely pointless. The masterlock she included was nice and heavy and "quality" feeling in the sense that heavy = quality to many people's minds, but it, too, opens with a sharp rap while pulling on the shackle.
LPL: "The WORST Bike Lock in the World"
Ottolock: *Hold my beer*
Oh great. Another very original "Hold My Beer" comment.
@@fawzanfawzi9993 Oh great. Another very original "I am such a smart ass, look at me criticizing a meme template, how very smart of me!" comment
Beer: Hold my memes.
GoodRiddanceGooglePlus calm down there hitler
@GoodRiddanceGooglePlus condescending youtube commenter shit talking someone who said a simple meme. I bet you're getting laid just as much. Id rather have some guy make an unoriginal simple joke than some smart ass who thinks he's better than everyone else any day. Go fuck yourself since you're the only one who would.