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How to Steal a Bike
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I got this from misc.security newsgroup on UNIX,if you don't read it you should
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- Dispater ( phrack@bsu-cs.bsu.edu )
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I just got finished talking with a exbicycle messenger from NYCity. A quote
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from him : "In order to know how to protect your bicycle in New York, you have
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to know how to steal a bicycle." Since most of us are not willing to do this,
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I'll share what he had to say with you. He said that there were a varity of
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ways to hack Kryptonite/U-type locks. Standard procedure, as it turns out, is
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to approach the bicycle and see if the person has locked the bike correctly.
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Apparently, cylindrical locks have to positions that the key can be removed
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from, the locked position and the unlocked position. Some people fail to lock
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their lock properly. Then, cut off the plastic around the locking mechanism.
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If there may or may not be a pin the holds the lock in place. If there is a
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pin, tap it out. The lock should fall out or can be unscrewed at this point.
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if there is no pin, use a pipe cutter to cut thru the hollow portion of the
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lock. This is available in hardware stores (really poor description of a pipe
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cutter follows : it's a right angle brace with a slot in it where the cutter
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sits and a screw/vice type mechanism is at the other end). If none of this
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works (pipe cutter won't work for a solid bar between end portions of the
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"U") then a large diameter, long pipe can be used to force the lock. This
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makes a huge, loud bang. Freon tricks work, but usually take about a minute
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or two ard require blunt smashing insturment. Liquid nitrogen tricks work
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fast, but it's dangerous if you use the stuff incorrectly. If you have some
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time, a few locks are open on the other side of the part that holds the lock.
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This can be split with a chisle.
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Most messengers in NY use a shielded cable lock called "The Cobra." It's mondo
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expensive, heavy, and there's no warranty with it. The messengers that have
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U-type locks have a tee pipe sections, available at hardware stores, around the
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lock portion of the cross bar to keep people from tapping out the pin that holds
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the lock. There is a band steel version of the U-type locks, but I don't know
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what it's called or how good it is. Some of the messengers feel that it's only
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a matter of time before their bikes are stolen, so they buy two locks. They
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beat the s*it out of one and basically make it look like it was broken. Then
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they use the other and fill out the warranty for the other. A good theif never
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leaves evidence behind. This means they never leave the lock behind.
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If you're looking for a U-type bicycle lock, here are a few things to look for :
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1) Does it have a pin that holds the lock in?
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This is hard to check, but you should be able to get the plastic back
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enough to see. If you can't (some locks are in shrink wrapped packages),
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then ask the store to open a package and strip off the plastic for you to
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see. A good store will do this for you free of charge and keep it around
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to sell bicycle locks in the future.
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2) Does lock have a solid bar between the two points where the "U" is secured.
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This is usually pretty obvious. It's either a solid bar or a pipe.
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3) Is the other end of the section of the lock that secures the "U" open?
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This usually requires the removal of the plastic that covers the lock.
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4) Does the lock mechanism have a metle shank that slides into the lock?
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If so, how thick is it? A superior locking mechanism will have a
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cylindrical ball that moves into hemisphere that is drilled into the "U".
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5) How is the other end of the lock secured?
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Is it just bent? These are real easy to force. Does the bent end have
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a hole drilled in to it so that it hinges a hook inside (this is better that
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just being bent, but by no means the best). The best arrangement is to
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have a hole dirlled thru the section that the "U" is secured to. In this
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arrangement, you slide the "U" section into the hole in a perpendicular
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fassion (hard to describe, easy to understand).
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6) What is the warranty like?
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Does it require evidence of the lock being broken. Does it require you
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bicycle to be registered with the police? Does it require payment for
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registration with the company? Look the warranty over. Again, it may be in
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a shrink wrap package that you have to buy to open. A good bicycle shop
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will have an open package so that you can read the warranty and inspect the
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lock. In some ways, this is the most important step in buying a lock.
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