Commuting - Onguard Bulldog lock question

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period3
04-20-07, 01:14 PM
I just bought an Onguard bulldog mini u-lock, and I noticed it has a pinhole in the center. I didn't notice any mention of this pinhole in the manual. What is the pinhole for, or has someone tampered with the lock?

Raiyn
04-20-07, 01:29 PM
Could we see this "pinhole"?
BigMacFU
04-20-07, 02:03 PM
Could be for lubing the lock, but that is a guess.

period3
04-20-07, 02:20 PM
I just called my bike store about it - apparently all the OnGuard locks there have them. She hypothesized it was for drainage.

Thanks everyone, for the suggestions. It sounds like it is this way by design, and that nobody has been modifying my lock. Good to know :P
modernjess
04-20-07, 03:32 PM
Mine doesn't have one. Bought it one year ago. Perhaps the newer models do.
youthcom
04-20-07, 03:51 PM
Is this the pinhole you speak of? Looks like a roll pin in there so I suspect it's purpose is to keep the locking mechanism from rotating inside the tube. That is on my Onguard Mini.

http://animerunner.net/misc/onguardlock_pinhole.jpg
unkchunk
04-20-07, 11:21 PM
Mio no lo tiene tambien.
Tapeworm21
04-21-07, 12:32 AM
My Onguard doesn't have a pinhole. Everybody panic.
z415
04-21-07, 12:34 AM
Mine neither.
alanbikehouston
04-21-07, 01:01 PM
Some of my OnGuard locks have that pin. I suspect it is part of the "anti-pick" design. On other models, the pin may be present, but concealed by the plastic cover around the cross-bar.
unkchunk
04-21-07, 01:11 PM
Maybe it's a "manual overide" in case someone loses their key.
Lensman
04-26-07, 07:05 AM
This is a cheap ass rusty roll pin to hold the cylinder in place! it should be a least made of cheap ass solid steel, or better still hardened!