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I had/have a pair of these cuffs... useless on the street, only moderately good in the bedroom. Has anyone ever used this thing quickly? It's a pain to get a qr wheel and requires 2 uses of the key, not one. Get a u lock and a clue...

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Originally Posted by oneredstar

I went and read through your experience with Master Lock. Sounds like the customer service really sucks.

Like you wouldn't believe. I was communicating with Kryptonite at the same time and they treated me SO much better. This was at the height of the problem. They actually got EXTRA people to man the phones.

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Originally Posted by oneredstar

And as I said I have never had my cuff lock defeated. I hope it never happens and I will probably end up getting a new lock later this year, but so far so good, and I consider 4 years pretty good in my city.

The ONLY thing the Cuffs have going for them is a slight intimidation factor due to the shape. (Crooks hate the look of handcuffs):rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by wroomwroomoops

Thanks a LOT for that link, and your effort to right MasterLock's wrongs. I learned a lot reading that thread.

That's the reason I posted it back then, and brought it up now.

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Originally Posted by mattface

WOW. that thread is 3 years old, and they are still selling those??? Weird.

Having read what I went through you're surprised? They wouldn't admit it was an issue back then, why should they deviate from the party line now?
Plus if the lock was opened you can't prove that you didn't leave it unlocked, or that it wasn't opened with a key thereby removing them from having to honor the warranty.
Back when I posted that thread the links vulnerability wasn't known (at least not widely), but it just goes to add to the craptastic nature of these locks. I still use mine, however only on my equally craptastic, and rarely used, Huffy beater, and to secure the cable on the trunk rack when we go somewhere with the good bikes.

THEY SUCK
i have one,

seems that they easilly snaps at the chain links

Tests by "Bicycling" and "Cycling Plus" have shown that Master locks, at any price range, are junk. They can be opened in a couple of seconds. Why do people buy locks that fail test after test? A real mystery.

The May 2007 "Cycling Plus" has their latest test results, which are consistent with the test results at "Soldsecure.com". Those tests consistently show that the best u-locks from Kryptonite match up well against the best locks from Europe's best lock supplier, Abus.

The "best" u-locks that are easy to find in the USA are the Kryptonite New York u-lock and the Kryptonite Fahgettaboudit u-locks.

Such heavy duty (and just plain heavy) u-locks may be more than folks need who live in "Friendly Village" and who are locking up a $300 or $400 bike. For low-risk situations, the light weight mini u-locks, such as the OnGuard Bulldog, the OnGuard Mini TC, and the Kryptonite 2000 mini u-lock are a good balance of light weight, portability, and a reasonable level of security.

To see soldsecure's test results, go to:

www.soldsecure.com/Leisure.htm

And, consider going to Barnes & Nobles or Borders Books and picking up a copy of the May issue of "Cycling Plus" with their latest lock test results. Every issue is well worth the USA price of $8 a copy...a terrific cycling magazine.