Thread: Good lock for touring
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Old 02-10-22 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by pdlamb
Back when I was a teenager, I quickly figured out only one of those disks was holding the tang in. Try up to 10 numbers, one would let the tang move a little. Figure out which disk was next, and repeat. I could open our locks inside a minute.

Maybe Master has better QC than those cheap bike locks, but I'd think a professional bike thief would have a better feel for the lock than a bored teen.
The cheaper locks are like that, the better ones are not. I have one like you described.
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