Bike lock frozen, anyone have bolt cutters?

biko

As above, the lock has frozen and this fecked up the key.
Now I'm just wanting to get the bike home but its locked to a pole in town with a frozen cable lock.
It's just a €10 cable so should be easy to cut.

Keyser Söze

lies

thegrayson

I've seen two bikes in near my house locked to poles for most of the past two weeks. Probably the same problem.

Fey!

Is a hacksaw any good to you?

SUMojoJojo

If you are near NUIG we have one in the Students' Union you can borrow. We are open till 5pm today and will need to hold on to your passport or driving licence while you borrow it in case you head off on a crime spree.

galwayfellaBETA

Wrap a hotwater bottle around it for 10minutes.

Eviledna

galwayfellaBETA wrote: »

Wrap a hotwater bottle around it for 10minutes.

Key is broken silly, check OP.

SU might be best bet, or there is a great bike repair shop in fisheries field that could help.

wobbles

Was gonna say have a wee on it but if they keys fecked to, it wont do any good. youd still be left with a broken lock and a smelly bike

biko

Fey! wrote: »

Is a hacksaw any good to you?

Thanks, I have one myself but think it won't work, also it might take a long time to cut through and I don't want to spend 20 mins in the cold if I can help it.

Fey!

How about a lump hammer to smash the lock to bits (at least you'll be kept warm while you try to hit it!!!)

biko

SUMojoJojo wrote: »

If you are near NUIG we have one in the Students' Union you can borrow. We are open till 5pm today and will need to hold on to your passport or driving licence while you borrow it in case you head off on a crime spree.

Thanks, I'm not but I might take you up on that if I can't find another solution.
Every night it's left in the city is a risk that some scummer fecks it up somehow.

Fey!

If you see a passing Garda ask them for help; they might have one in the boot of a patrol car or at the station.

Sponge Bob

If your lock is frozen heat up the metal bit of the key with a zippo lighter prior to insertion and put it in (heated) maybe 3 or 4 times while jiggling. It should turn after 3 or 4 heatings and insertions.

Fuctifino

This is going to sound mental.

But why not just buy boltcutters?

SeanPuddin

Flag down a passing motorist. Borrow the jack. Put the jack between the lock and jack it open. Done this loads of times easiest way as boltcutter may not be strong enough if it's a good lock. Good luck

Sponge Bob

SeanPuddin wrote: »

Flag down a passing motorist. Borrow the jack. Put the jack between the lock and jack it open.

Can bend the frame before it pops, otherwise you are correct.

SeanPuddin

Should have made it obvious you don't go near the frame. you have two ends either side of the lock, jam the jack in there, and don't bend your bike

biko

Fuctifino wrote: »

This is going to sound mental.

But why not just buy boltcutters?

Yeah I thought about that but cutters are 50 or more, half the value of the bike.
I want to exhaust other avenues before splashing out on a tool I might just use once.

Amazotheamazing

Millstreet Garda station should have one.

Thargor

Its not locked to a pole across from McSwiggans is it? I saw a completely white bike frozen to a pole there this morning with loads of icicles hanging off it and I didnt have a camera.

mikom

biko wrote: »

splashing out on a tool I might just use once.

Discodog

What is on the pole ?. Can you unbolt it & lift the bike over the top ?. You could drill the lock ?. Or hire some bolt cutters for a hour ?.

biko

Thargor wrote: »

Its not locked to a pole across from McSwiggans is it? I saw a completely white bike frozen to a pole there this morning with loads of icicles hanging off it and I didnt have a camera.

Sin é

Sorted, rang Mill street and some nice Garda came around when they had time and cut it open.
One tried the key in the lock and broke it, that's how bad the lock was...
Happy Christmas Mill street!

Thargor

I wouldnt be able to sleep if my poor bike was outside all alone in this weather.

JohnCleary

Thargor wrote: »

I wouldnt be able to sleep if my poor bike was outside all alone in this weather.

Think that's bad? I've a horse freezin' his bollix off outside

biko

Horsing around lock, thanks John.