This actually worked for me. Thank you! I accidentally reset my combination lock code, and it's a HUGE hassle for me to get a new lock (I currently live on an island!) so it was extremely valuable for me to figure out how to crack my own lock. Definitely not trying to steal anyone's bikes! Thanks for this.
Used the method in Sir Jethro's video to crack / open a very similar-looking, Titanker 4-number combination lock, which is maybe 3 years old. It took me several tries (taking breaks between attempts due to my old, achy hands), and I had nearly given up, but it helped to use more tension, and it also helped to work the cable to it's center on the bike tube of where it was stored in order to get a better grip on each end of the lock mechanism for applying extra tension. I did this in the quiet of my garage, which helped with hearing what was happening. Going in the same order, right to left, the first number had more of click and drop-in with some play in it - the next two numbers seemed to just stick - and the lock simply slid open on the fourth number, and I'm still relishing the small victory. Anyway - it was not obvious upon finding each number and had to persist, but the method worked. Thanks you for the video, Mr. Jessop.
It works. I was able to unlock my cable lock just now. I forgot the combination i set and was able to open it now because of your helpful video. Thank you!
Thank you very much! Somebody tried to break my lock of such type, but fortunately police was near and the thief ran away before he could unlock it. However, the thief broke the lock and somehow changed the combination of it, so that I could not unlock it. Thanks to your video I found out what is a new combination, unlocked my bike and threw this lock directly into the trash bin
Thanks a lot! I was able to unlock it. I bought the lock about 20 years ago and have not been using it, so the combination number was completely forgotten. Your video helped. Thanks, again.
Neat trick! The point of locks is to reduce the temptation to steal the bike, especially by casual passers by. The pros have the tools to overcome most locks.
Just did so and it took about 10 seconds, I only had remembered that the first 3 numbers.....thanks for the video, had to remove my trashcans for major demolition
I appreciate it. My kids forgot their combinations to their locks. I’ll have to try your method to unlock them. Then tell them I used “magic” to get their locks opened😉
I work at a place that had a bike lock on a railing. It has been there for years. I couldn't remember how to unlock them, but I watches a little of your video to refresh my memory and POOF! I have a bike lock..lol. The people working there weren't too happy about me taking it. But it belonged to no one. LOL. Mine Now SUCKERS! :) Thanks for the refresher course...lol
There’s a lock just like this on the bike rack at Publix in Cape Canaveral. I was there today and saw it and said “...bet there’s a video on this!” I’m going to go try it tomorrow. I’ll let you know how I did. Thanks. Love your accent!
Thank you so much, I tried this and it worked perfectly. I just got a bike lock, and I have a shitty memory when it comes to certain things but I got in the right spot, it was 1 number off of what I wanted it to be. Thank you so much
Oh my goodness this worked for me. I watched a bunch of videos - some WD40, listening & feeling the rings with my eyes closed, and feeling the rings not just right to left but in order of "stiffness" while under tension all seemed to help
I'm a safe engineer & locksmith by trade & a professional bassist but that's another story , This only works on cheap locks ,Go for anything that has a Sold Secure cert sign , Sold secure is owned by the Master Locksmith association & and it's by far the hardest test to pass .
I almost left you some real life hate mail thinking I was definitely not gonna be able to open it. But for the first time in almost 20 years, this damn bike lock is open!!
Just a tip, I bet a ton of comments said that keyed locks can be picked easily and it's true but people who actually pick locks are rare to come across in people who steal bikes and everyday items, and I'm in one of the worst areas in my state, but keyed locks are more easily bypassed and these methods can be heard and applied no practice involved, usually faster then on the lock you have, 3 to 25 sec is a average time for me, I practice but take a sec and see what your buying. Kryptinite bike locks 70$ range under 30 secs with a pick or paperclip and tension lol
Little Finger you're amazing bro. Got an used bike where the lock was old and kind of stiff. This method works best by far!! Took about 5 minutes. Cheers bro!
Is there a way to open the lock if you put in the key before moving the switch back? My nephew was messing with it and I have no idea how to fix it now.
Does anyone know the standard factory code. I've found this lock in my house and I don't know wither the code is something that someone has set or the factory one, my dad has said it's never been used. Any help would be appreciated
I have a chain one with a similar lock, mine has 5 number combination. I tried it but I can't do it, it feels like it clicks into place but on wrong number. Went into a store for 5 min, came back and found my lock shaft partially open, probably forced it out. Put in my combination and it still works. Had a talk with some guys asking if they saw anyone forcing the lock and they recommend I don't lock my bike in city centre. It was a 150 pound bike.
I think it's a bit more difficult if you don't know the number. I think maybe it's psychological. Because I have one that I don't know the combination to and I'm having a hell of a time trying to open it. It's really cheap too.
Paul TheSkeptic I can definitely do this one with my eyes shut so it's not that. I have however tried it with a few others since I made this video and it only works on a few. Seems to be more to do with how well engineered the mechanism is
Yup, it worked. I was sceptical but it worked on a 4 digit Masterlock. I'd started working back from 9999 and got as far as 6799 before I decided to see if there was a cleverer way. You saved me a lot of time.
I can't lie, I was thinking bulshit whatever I opened this video. I have that exact same lock and it worked the first time that I tried it. Within 30 seconds I was in it. Good job. Thank you, I can now use my ladder that I locked to my trailer. LOL
I have a Schwinn combo lock just like that and just out of curiosity I tried to find out how easy is to crack it It doesn't crack no matter how long I tried. Maybe this works for really cheap locks but not for a good one. I would suggest you try your lock after purchase and return it if it cracks.
Someone was throwing out a bike with this lock wrapped around the frame...was about to cut it, but tried your way first... didn't go as smooth, lock was out in the elements for a while, but got the job done
Yup. Took less than an hour. It's a rather strong looking lock but it opened. The 2 inside numbers where the difficult ones. The outside ones clicked into place on the first spin.
my bike got stolen today on my second day back to school and im trying to see if i can find out how it was stolen, it was a veey nice voodoo bantu i got second hand for 180 then got a few thing for it and a few things serviced, ended up costing around 300 , and the train station dosnt hav cameras
That sucks, I'm sorry to hear that :( There are some real scumbags out there. Locks like this really don't do much except discourage casual thieves (hence the video). Best advice I can give is keep an eye out on ebay, marketplace etc and report it if it comes up. I do actually know someone who got their bike back this way.
saw this, wanted to try it on my abus d-58292, when you pull even just you cant change the numbers, they lock up. i did try this trick on a cheaper version looking like yours, and the trick works there :) so seems like a trick for cheaper locks
Thank you dude for that video, I got stuck with my inadvertently setting a random combination which I couldn't remember, and I wasn't able to lock it again! Now I have found the ' lost ' combination 😀 But.....why throw it away?? Use it with an other lock, if someone sees more than one lock it is an additional deterrent! In many cases he will not bother and spend additional time to ' find the correct combination '
I have a level 10 security chain on my scooter but only two of these small combo locks securing the spare wheel onto the rack. After seeing thid video I am going to change the number on one of them so it will take them twice as long. Four minutes for a beginner instead of two.
Between you and the "Lock picking lawyer" I'm thankful MOST people are honest. I only use mine on a bike I bought from Charity shop used for local shopping. it's not worth much, but even so scumbags have tried to steal it unsuccessfully!
I used to work at Halfords where we sold these. A customer once bought one then proceeded to set the combination wrong. They brought it into me thinking they set it right and the lock was just broken, so at the counter, in front of them, in under 20 seconds, I did exactly this and demonstrated to them the combination they put it was wrong and how to set it right.... the customer then thanked me... And left with his new lock!! Really? If someone just opened my brand new lock in under 20 seconds right in front of me I'd have been a bit more "hold up, that was too easy, can I upgrade and purchase a better one instead?" haha!
It's possible they improved the design, it was a few years ago I worked there. One suggestion I guess is to try going from both ends. Try left to right as well as right to left. All else fails, 4 digits, 0-9, it takes surprisingly little time to just try every combination. Haha.
I have a masterlock and i can open it by feeling, i want to improve it and use it. Do you have ideas to make the pick more difficult in my 4 digit combination lock?
I found a lock on the street or in dumpster, i forget and picked it up. I was able to decode it successfully once but then i messed it up or forgot the combination and now i can't decode it. It seems to have similar sort of mechanism from what i remember from when i actually had it open. The one i found is by a local store chain that imports higher quality Chinese generic products, so there can't be anything too particular about it. It is not a cable lock but a chain link one, plastic covered, and it has an LED in one of the surrounds, to make entering the code in the dark easier. I would love to decode it and actually end up using it :D I run an unattractive looking bicycle where slowing someone down by a few seconds already going to keep it secure, and i mean most bicycle locks are remarkably easy to pick or zip open, and with a combination lock i don't need to wear a key.
This actually worked for me. Thank you! I accidentally reset my combination lock code, and it's a HUGE hassle for me to get a new lock (I currently live on an island!) so it was extremely valuable for me to figure out how to crack my own lock. Definitely not trying to steal anyone's bikes! Thanks for this.
Wow it worked for me awesome !!!
same im trying rn
Thanks for this have just popped out and now I have two new bikes
You actually stole a bike? Wow
Sad
@@gamingwithmangoandrrr8304 i guess it's a joke lmao
@@gamingwithmangoandrrr8304 probably didn't get the joke
XD
Cheers, that lock was stuck on my bike for a couple of years. Easy peasy!!
🤣
Used the method in Sir Jethro's video to crack / open a very similar-looking, Titanker 4-number combination lock, which is maybe 3 years old. It took me several tries (taking breaks between attempts due to my old, achy hands), and I had nearly given up, but it helped to use more tension, and it also helped to work the cable to it's center on the bike tube of where it was stored in order to get a better grip on each end of the lock mechanism for applying extra tension. I did this in the quiet of my garage, which helped with hearing what was happening. Going in the same order, right to left, the first number had more of click and drop-in with some play in it - the next two numbers seemed to just stick - and the lock simply slid open on the fourth number, and I'm still relishing the small victory. Anyway - it was not obvious upon finding each number and had to persist, but the method worked. Thanks you for the video, Mr. Jessop.
Yeah. Mine jammed up and now I look like I'm trying to steal my own bicycle.
Brian Michael yup, mine too. I was there for about an hour. (I guess I should've left after like 8 minutes to look less suspicious, though. 🤔)
Most combination locks like this the comb piece inside is actually plastic so just grab it with two hands and snap in half
Brian Michael Hahaha.... sorry, I don't mean to laugh, but that's funny
Me too:'(
Lmao saaaaammmmeeee
Worked perfectly. Tried a number of the other related videos, but yours was the one that "cracked" the case. Thank you!
found my old bike lock the i forgot the combo for. it's been YEARS. I am shocked on how easily this f-ing worked!!!
Thank you
It works. I was able to unlock my cable lock just now. I forgot the combination i set and was able to open it now because of your helpful video. Thank you!
Thanks...I had the same POS sitting in my garage that I forgot the combo to.... cracked it in just a few mins.
Thank you very much! Somebody tried to break my lock of such type, but fortunately police was near and the thief ran away before he could unlock it. However, the thief broke the lock and somehow changed the combination of it, so that I could not unlock it. Thanks to your video I found out what is a new combination, unlocked my bike and threw this lock directly into the trash bin
Thanks a lot! I was able to unlock it. I bought the lock about 20 years ago and have not been using it, so the combination number was completely forgotten. Your video helped. Thanks, again.
Neat trick!
The point of locks is to reduce the temptation to steal the bike, especially by casual passers by.
The pros have the tools to overcome most locks.
Exactly
Knowing the correct code has a huge impact on perception. That is why a scientific way is to have a blinded test.
It's not about science. You can see, hear and feel it through the fucking video.
He clearly didn't pay attention to the combination either, don't know why this has 35 likes from masterlock or their denialists
Tried it with exactly this type of lock, and frustratingly failed to break in, so will be continuing to use the same lock!
Just did so and it took about 10 seconds, I only had remembered that the first 3 numbers.....thanks for the video, had to remove my trashcans for major demolition
Hey Jethro,
This is brilliant! It worked on my lock. Got it open before the end of this vid. No more cheap locks for me! LOL
Cheers from USA!
-Duane
And cheers from the UK for watching and leaving a comment. Glad you found it useful
I appreciate it. My kids forgot their combinations to their locks. I’ll have to try your method to unlock them. Then tell them I used “magic” to get their locks opened😉
I work at a place that had a bike lock on a railing. It has been there for years.
I couldn't remember how to unlock them, but I watches a little of your video to refresh my memory and POOF! I have a bike lock..lol.
The people working there weren't too happy about me taking it. But it belonged to no one. LOL.
Mine Now SUCKERS!
:)
Thanks for the refresher course...lol
Found a lock just like this on the beach. It was locked. Watched your video and in less than 2 minutes I had the lock open. Great tip.
Damn! Working on this lock for 5 days and this video made it easy. Unlocked in a minute
THANK YOU I tried so many tutorials but this was the simplest and best explained
There’s a lock just like this on the bike rack at Publix in Cape Canaveral. I was there today and saw it and said “...bet there’s a video on this!” I’m going to go try it tomorrow. I’ll let you know how I did. Thanks. Love your accent!
Thank you so much, I tried this and it worked perfectly. I just got a bike lock, and I have a shitty memory when it comes to certain things but I got in the right spot, it was 1 number off of what I wanted it to be. Thank you so much
Just remember that this will be just as easy for anyone else as well so don't trust that lock to protect anything too valuable
Oh my goodness this worked for me. I watched a bunch of videos - some WD40, listening & feeling the rings with my eyes closed, and feeling the rings not just right to left but in order of "stiffness" while under tension all seemed to help
Sadlly it dose not work for meeee :(
Thanks Jethro for this video!
thanks for this! I hadn’t used my bike for a year and forgot the combo. as I was trying this, I cracked two numbers then finally remembered my combo 😅
Maybe I should've bought a cheaper lock, I've forgotten the combination of my ONGuard and no amount of pulling and listening for clicks is working.
Ha. Yes, I have an OnGuard and I can't seem to do this either!
Actually I've figured mine out now - the clicks are a giveaway!
I've got an old OnGuard that I had forgotten the combination. Watched this video and had it open before it ended. Yeah looking for a keyed lock.....
Not working my lock seems to click and tension on numerous numbers help
"Sherlock Holmes cracks his own bike lock"
I'm a safe engineer & locksmith by trade & a professional bassist but that's another story , This only works on cheap locks ,Go for anything that has a Sold Secure cert sign , Sold secure is owned by the Master Locksmith association & and it's by far the hardest test to pass .
I almost left you some real life hate mail thinking I was definitely not gonna be able to open it. But for the first time in almost 20 years, this damn bike lock is open!!
Big thanks dude! Got it open in no time!
Wow just bought a bike with a helmet and new bike lock but the seller forgot their combo. I watched this vid and BAM! Unlocked the lock!
Thank you Mr Bond. Give Q my best!
Just a tip, I bet a ton of comments said that keyed locks can be picked easily and it's true but people who actually pick locks are rare to come across in people who steal bikes and everyday items, and I'm in one of the worst areas in my state, but keyed locks are more easily bypassed and these methods can be heard and applied no practice involved, usually faster then on the lock you have, 3 to 25 sec is a average time for me, I practice but take a sec and see what your buying. Kryptinite bike locks 70$ range under 30 secs with a pick or paperclip and tension lol
It is true - it works - my kids messed up the key combination and I came straight to UA-cam for a solution. I tried what you said and it worked 👌🏽
Thanks, i forgot the combination and now can free up one of my bikes
Thanks for helping me get my new bike
found a bike lock, wanted to use it for my new bike... just popped open after 10 minutes trying this. sweeet
Nicholas Donhoff same bro
The bike lock that you found, was it your own or off of someone else's bike?
@@radicalrick9587 mostly someone else’s lol
Amazing lost my combination and after watching your video it took me 30 seconds thanks
Literally 30 seconds to crack an old lock I've forgotten the code.
This worked. Thank you Jethro!
Little Finger you're amazing bro. Got an used bike where the lock was old and kind of stiff. This method works best by far!! Took about 5 minutes. Cheers bro!
Literally took me 10 seconds 👍🏼😎... thanks Guv.
I'm gonna try this out as I have a lock on my bike for a few years without knowing the code
Is there a way to open the lock if you put in the key before moving the switch back? My nephew was messing with it and I have no idea how to fix it now.
Oh my goodness thank you so much!
Does anyone know the standard factory code. I've found this lock in my house and I don't know wither the code is something that someone has set or the factory one, my dad has said it's never been used.
Any help would be appreciated
0000
Works like a charm!
I have a chain one with a similar lock, mine has 5 number combination. I tried it but I can't do it, it feels like it clicks into place but on wrong number.
Went into a store for 5 min, came back and found my lock shaft partially open, probably forced it out. Put in my combination and it still works. Had a talk with some guys asking if they saw anyone forcing the lock and they recommend I don't lock my bike in city centre. It was a 150 pound bike.
I think it's a bit more difficult if you don't know the number. I think maybe it's psychological. Because I have one that I don't know the combination to and I'm having a hell of a time trying to open it. It's really cheap too.
Paul TheSkeptic I can definitely do this one with my eyes shut so it's not that. I have however tried it with a few others since I made this video and it only works on a few. Seems to be more to do with how well engineered the mechanism is
yeah. however my one is more tight, and a bit more subtle. puzzle thieves a bit more...
Well, I eventually did remove it. I guess these are more about keeping honest men honest than discouraging real thieves.
Yup, it worked. I was sceptical but it worked on a 4 digit Masterlock. I'd started working back from 9999 and got as far as 6799 before I decided to see if there was a cleverer way. You saved me a lot of time.
Mine isn't making a noise at all at the correct number. Rather it's making a tick at all the numbers lol
I can't lie, I was thinking bulshit whatever I opened this video. I have that exact same lock and it worked the first time that I tried it. Within 30 seconds I was in it. Good job. Thank you, I can now use my ladder that I locked to my trailer. LOL
Thanks bro i forgot my password and this trick open my lock
I have a Schwinn combo lock just like that and just out of curiosity I tried to find out how easy is to crack it
It doesn't crack no matter how long I tried. Maybe this works for really cheap locks but not for a good one. I would suggest you try your lock after purchase and return it if it cracks.
I tried it on a schwinn lock and it won't work either.
Bro I forgot my code for it and I used this and opened it in 30 seconds
Good skills. When it works it really works quick!
Someone was throwing out a bike with this lock wrapped around the frame...was about to cut it, but tried your way first... didn't go as smooth, lock was out in the elements for a while, but got the job done
Same this is weirdly easy
Yup. Took less than an hour. It's a rather strong looking lock but it opened. The 2 inside numbers where the difficult ones. The outside ones clicked into place on the first spin.
I just opened an old one that nobody here at home knew the code. Thanks.
Thanks bro I forgot my combination I used this and it unlocked in seconds 😁
I'm afraid that a lock picker like me would find a key type lock easy to open I suggest a disc detainer lock
my bike got stolen today on my second day back to school and im trying to see if i can find out how it was stolen, it was a veey nice voodoo bantu i got second hand for 180 then got a few thing for it and a few things serviced, ended up costing around 300 , and the train station dosnt hav cameras
That sucks, I'm sorry to hear that :(
There are some real scumbags out there. Locks like this really don't do much except discourage casual thieves (hence the video).
Best advice I can give is keep an eye out on ebay, marketplace etc and report it if it comes up. I do actually know someone who got their bike back this way.
I was messing with mine and I’m here now taking my own bike
saw this, wanted to try it on my abus d-58292, when you pull even just you cant change the numbers, they lock up. i did try this trick on a cheaper version looking like yours, and the trick works there :) so seems like a trick for cheaper locks
Thank you dude for that video, I got stuck with my inadvertently setting a random combination which I couldn't remember, and I wasn't able to lock it again! Now I have found the ' lost ' combination 😀
But.....why throw it away?? Use it with an other lock, if someone sees more than one lock it is an additional deterrent! In many cases he will not bother and spend additional time to ' find the correct combination '
I have a level 10 security chain on my scooter but only two of these small combo locks securing the spare wheel onto the rack.
After seeing thid video I am going to change the number on one of them so it will take them twice as long.
Four minutes for a beginner instead of two.
Unfortunately doesn’t work for 5 combination locks, neither do hedge cutters. Any tips to get it off my bike?
Thank you so much, that saved me a lot of time and effort !
Thanks a lot. It just opened up in a minute!
thanks! this worked for me 🤩 took a bit of finessing 👍
This won't work on my lock and I forgot the combo, any other tips for getting it open.
Forgot the code to mine and this doesn't work. The only difference with my lock mine has 0 where his has -
Thank youuuu soooooooo much
And yes it work huh..!
What a relief
And thanks again bro
Nice vid👍👍👍
thanks bro..i was going to buy but after this ...no to number lock..
Wait this actually worked!!!! Easily! Thank you soso much
I had forgotten my combination number and unlocked this in seconds after watching your video ! Thanks !
Most of these cheap locks you can grab with two hands and Snapit
Opened in 40 seconds lol, thank you😭😭😂😂💯
Im a bit stuck trying to figure out when it slots in i cant tell
Thank you, I had forgotten my combination, it worked for me :-)
Great video, thanks for the info, i am not using these locks anymore.
My locknisnt smooth but clicks every time
On the first one column I have a similar one every number on the first column is stiff and clicks and on the others 2 click and are stiff
Between you and the "Lock picking lawyer" I'm thankful MOST people are honest.
I only use mine on a bike I bought from Charity shop used for local shopping. it's not worth much, but even so scumbags have tried to steal it unsuccessfully!
Hey thanks alot! We were able to unlock a 5 year old cycle lock because of this trick!
Wow it worked.
Thanks for video.
Damn... My kid forgot his combination, but I can't feel or hear any difference trying the numbers 🤦♀️
It depends on how you do it and the brand I guess but I don't know
thanks man i just bought a new bike lock and i forgot to ask what the combination was
Brilliant! Thanks!
Excellent video I got it open in only a few minutes. Thanks.
I used to work at Halfords where we sold these. A customer once bought one then proceeded to set the combination wrong.
They brought it into me thinking they set it right and the lock was just broken, so at the counter, in front of them, in under 20 seconds, I did exactly this and demonstrated to them the combination they put it was wrong and how to set it right.... the customer then thanked me... And left with his new lock!!
Really? If someone just opened my brand new lock in under 20 seconds right in front of me I'd have been a bit more "hold up, that was too easy, can I upgrade and purchase a better one instead?" haha!
Is there any special secrets at all???I cant get mine open and it's the exact same model
It's possible they improved the design, it was a few years ago I worked there. One suggestion I guess is to try going from both ends. Try left to right as well as right to left.
All else fails, 4 digits, 0-9, it takes surprisingly little time to just try every combination. Haha.
Very very useful. Thanks Jessop!
They will just cut that bike lock and you will lose your bike 💯.
Thanks alot now i have a new bike
How bout if the key is not in the slot?
I have a masterlock and i can open it by feeling, i want to improve it and use it. Do you have ideas to make the pick more difficult in my 4 digit combination lock?
Lmao this worked in just under 5 minutes, thank you dude
The video really helped me, thank you very much!
I found a lock on the street or in dumpster, i forget and picked it up. I was able to decode it successfully once but then i messed it up or forgot the combination and now i can't decode it. It seems to have similar sort of mechanism from what i remember from when i actually had it open.
The one i found is by a local store chain that imports higher quality Chinese generic products, so there can't be anything too particular about it. It is not a cable lock but a chain link one, plastic covered, and it has an LED in one of the surrounds, to make entering the code in the dark easier.
I would love to decode it and actually end up using it :D I run an unattractive looking bicycle where slowing someone down by a few seconds already going to keep it secure, and i mean most bicycle locks are remarkably easy to pick or zip open, and with a combination lock i don't need to wear a key.
After watching your video I unlocked my combination lock within minute🔒
Thank you ❤️
Be sure to spin the middle ones evenly, it’s easy to get false clicks if you’re putting sideways pressure on them.