Originally Posted by
Rustyoldbikes
If you lock yourself out of your house, a good locksmith can "pick" the lock in under five minutes (with the exception of just one "major" brand). But, when I have shown good locksmiths the Kryptonite New York Lock (with the same key mechanism as the Fahgettaboudit) they have ALL said: "I can't pick this lock...I don't think anybody can".
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The fact that on U-Tube there may be a video of someone pretending to "pick" a top quality bike lock is meaningless. You can also find videos on u-boob of "Martians" who landed in New Mexico...the videos are equally "real".
Actually there are locksmiths that
can pick disk tumbler (or 'tibbe') locks, which are what the current run of kryptonite locks utilize. I have never been able to do it, but I have never really tried for any extended period of time. It can be done though.
It certainly does seem unlikely that a bike thief would actually pick your bike lock, but I wouldn't rule it out as
impossible.