Originally Posted by
urbanescapee
So I heard from a an acquaintance who works for the city of Santa Monica, CA who overheard a conversation with a police officer that bikes are being stolen by people who seem to have keys. Apparently there are security videos showing people walking up to locked bicycles and unlocking them with a key and riding off. Not raising any suspicion because they're not using any tools... Don't mean to cause panic, but I was very concerned and skeptical when I heard this. Anyone else hear about this?
Sounds like urban legend. Such a thing, if it existed, would not be allowed to easily fall into the hands of common bike thieves. There are bump keys, pen keys and other devices that apparently work against name brand bike locks and can be fashioned at home by committed bike thieves. Why would a bike thief need to try and somehow obtain (buy!) a factory master key when they can
make one??
H