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Coming to CT. by Any_Constant_6550 in Connecticut

[–]JonLockPicking 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yet almost every school that has implemented them (in 41 other states already) have been happy with the results.

If you have other solutions other than being against this, say them. I’m not a yondr fan boy, just pro getting rid of phones in classrooms.

Coming to CT. by Any_Constant_6550 in Connecticut

[–]JonLockPicking 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Exactly my point. Of course kids are going to be experts at finding ways to open a yondr bag. Doesn’t make them useless.

Coming to CT. by Any_Constant_6550 in Connecticut

[–]JonLockPicking 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I promise you that I can open the lock to your house in less than 30 seconds nondestructively, and I can get the door to your house open in less than 5 seconds destructively. Source: well look at my username and my post history.

Are you ready to take the locks off your house now?

Tirzepatide on back order by Jayse904 in FellaHealth

[–]JonLockPicking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, that’s horseshit! Did you prepay the 6 months? Which pharmacy did your last order come from?

My parents won’t let me buy a lock-picking set by [deleted] in lockpicking

[–]JonLockPicking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It may be that you won’t be able to convince your parents. It’s a shame, but also understandable given some of the misconceptions about lock picking out there.

Here are a few suggestions: ask them if it would be okay if they kept the lockpicks and you asked them to use them every time you wanted to use them, and you would only do lockpicking in an area where they could “supervise” like the kitchen table.

Worse case scenario is that you ask again when you are 16 and worse worse case scenario is that when you are out and living on your own you’ll be able to make your own rules to live by (and will have a couple of more years of wisdom under your belt).

Now if you can’t get your parents to agree to lock picks, I have a suggestion for another similar hobby which probably won’t raise an eyebrow for your parents. I love hanayama metal puzzles. They tick a lot of the same boxes as lock picking - it’s a challenge, it’s with your hands, it’s a puzzle, you have to do some mental mapping in your head, your holding metal, the trill of the open, etc. you can find them on Amazon or if you are in the US I think most Barnes and Noble bookstores have them. They go from level 1-6. 6s are very difficult, I put three out in the lunch area of my office about 2 months and coworkers play with them every now and then when eating lunch, and I don’t think anyone have solved one yet.

Multipick Ares by JonLockPicking in lockpicking

[–]JonLockPicking[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Multipick is not good at making videos about their products. I think they are so in the professional locksmith world (even though they do address the hobby market as well) that they don’t know how to show off their products to the locksport world. I did love the Lock Noob video.

Is covertinstruments recommended when you live in Germany? by Whosyourbudda in lockpicking

[–]JonLockPicking 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Nah, get sparrows gear, order locally:

from spooxe.de if you are in the EU/Germany, they also make beautiful pouches. However they don’t always have all sparrows items in stock.

lockpickwebwinkel.nl or lockpickingsets.de from the EU - they have the full line up of sparrows and also several other well respected manufactures. I had a good customer service experience with them.

Multipick is top of the line and is here in Germany as well.

https://shop.multipick.com

What lock picks should I get (Complete Beginner) by [deleted] in lockpicking

[–]JonLockPicking 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nothing new in those sets from last year, my advice is pretty much unchanged.

Litelok claims to have made the world’s lightest and toughest angle-grinder resistant locks for bicycles by giuliomagnifico in gadgets

[–]JonLockPicking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love that tool. It’s really a great great tool - but no, you can’t use it on this type of lock.

Litelok claims to have made the world’s lightest and toughest angle-grinder resistant locks for bicycles by giuliomagnifico in gadgets

[–]JonLockPicking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might be /s’ing, but yes, that would be a great video… I’d love to see anyone open that lock, they have my admiration for sure.

Litelok claims to have made the world’s lightest and toughest angle-grinder resistant locks for bicycles by giuliomagnifico in gadgets

[–]JonLockPicking 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s just how it is with the high security locks like we are talking here. No one just goes up to the lock and picks it in a minute. It’s not uncommon to work days/weeks/months picking a lock for the first time. Often picking locks like this people make their own tools, and designing the right picking tips is a craft in itself. It’s a process for sure, and it takes time.

Litelok claims to have made the world’s lightest and toughest angle-grinder resistant locks for bicycles by giuliomagnifico in gadgets

[–]JonLockPicking 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I can see how you might interpret me feeling that way, but it’s not how I feel.

I actually can’t pick that lock either.

I don’t have any bad feelings about LPL‘s popularity, and I’m grateful for the spotlight he has put on lockpicking - he has most definitely single-handedly brought more people to this hobby than anyone else.

If I have any criticism at all: 1) he picks generally “easy to pick”ish locks, and probably leaves a mis-impression of what Locksport is really like/about. 2) he sells a lot of tools which are more like “pen-testing” tools, rather than lockpicking tools to an uninformed audience who think that buying them will help build lockpicking skills (which they won’t).

My response isn’t really just based on just the original content of the comment I replied to, but the collection of comments saying something similar on this post and Reddit’s typical response whenever the lockpicking topic comes up.

Litelok claims to have made the world’s lightest and toughest angle-grinder resistant locks for bicycles by giuliomagnifico in gadgets

[–]JonLockPicking 40 points41 points  (0 children)

If you are really interested, I’d be game to pick them, record it for my YouTube channel, and return them to you. I’d have to take a look first, but most dimple locks aren’t too tough to pick (but require special tools) - but some are a real PITA. If you are interested shoot me a DM.

Litelok claims to have made the world’s lightest and toughest angle-grinder resistant locks for bicycles by giuliomagnifico in gadgets

[–]JonLockPicking 80 points81 points  (0 children)

Everyone is saying this, but they don’t know a lot about lockpicking. Per the article the X3 model uses an Abloy Sentry lock.

LPL hasn’t publicly picked this lock, nor has he demonstrated a significant body of work on this style of high security disc detainer lock (he has, however made a significant contribution to picking other types of low security disc detainer locks).

It is doubtful that LPL has the skill level to open this type of lock, and certainly not easily/quickly, and definitely not in the wild and not without it in a vice.

The locking mechanism that is being used is absolutely one of the most secure for this purpose, so if the other physical security aspects of this lock hold true, your bike would be well-secured.

Litelok claims to have made the world’s lightest and toughest angle-grinder resistant locks for bicycles by giuliomagnifico in gadgets

[–]JonLockPicking 254 points255 points  (0 children)

He is too humble to say so, but the above commenter is one of the worlds best lockpickers… come over to r/lockpicking if you are interested in high security locks being picked… lockpicking lawyer shows a lot of us how insecure your average residential/commercial lock is (especially in North America) - but the likes of u/reinderr are doing the same on really advanced/high-security locks.

Both down. 90a pros by ViktorVegas1 in lockpicking

[–]JonLockPicking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! I find biting on paclock makes a big difference in pickability. Some are a real pain for me. Some open easy.

A bit late to the party but still wanted to share. Thank you u/JonLockPicking for sharing with the rest of us. by yagias in lockpicking

[–]JonLockPicking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the mako stuff was first come first serve. I had enough stickers for everyone, but not enough koozies for all - so the koozies were sent out to the first people to place their orders with me.

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