In my old company I was asked to make the gate stronger since they've been broken into. I put a 1/2" plate from the bottom to the top of the gate and 2 puck locks (or whatever they're called) with hardened steel plate welded in. 2 weeks later there was another break-in attempt but all they managed to do is bend the small plate holding one of the pucks by 6 milimeters and gave up. They could indeed use power tools but usually it's the guys who want a 10-minute job with at most a bolt cuter and an old pickup truck that attempt such thing.
It's not that you shouldn't use locks, you should use a quality lock that of which the skills to pick is uncommon. If thieves really want something, they will usually turn to brute force
Jim Huang Just because HE makes it look easy doesn’t mean it is. Go grab yourself a proper high security lock like a Medico, Assa Abloy, Mul-T-Lock and try for yourself. I sure can’t do it... destruct entry is probably the tool of choice. Good for insurance. No low skill exploits will work.
stumbled upon this channel randomly, and i love your personality! the way you speak is smooth, and you’re able to make everything intriguing, even to viewers like me who have little to no knowledge of lock-picking. cheers!
Just noticed you have 429k subs it was only last week a few days ago you was celebrating 400k You gained 29k subs in a few days & secured the number one lockpicking channel 🤷♂️😂 Well done 👍
@@corktail7900 every single moron keeps answering the same, we don't want a fucking piece of train lock, but instead a good decently sized lock with a stupid good core
@@mr2octavio The problem with that theory is the base rule of security: It's only as good as the weakest link. Smaller locks aren't going to be picked, they're going to be smashed. You can have an unpickable lock, but if you attach it to drywall it's worthless. Your best bet for smaller locks is to find a disc detainer core, as those require special tools, but keep in mind that brute force is the biggest threat to any lock, and more metal is almost always better against brute force attacks.
That is a very useful hard to pick lock when used properly. When used to lock a bike to a car bike hauler, it will not mar the bike, car or hauler. It is also very hard to pick while going 70MPH on the hiway. I timed the pick and compared it to the walk from the driver seat to the rear of the car. I can get there before its picked. So that is a win too. My review is this a perfect for the conditions mentioned above. So when stopping for gas your bike will be secure for those few moments that your not driving and walking to the rear of the car to fill it up with fuel. True, you will not be able to use the restrooms or pick up a small snack. But knowing that your bike is secure with the Frankie lock when on the hiway will allow you to drive without fear of you bike being stolen. Knowing ,with a piece of mind that when you arrive your bike will be there, as long as you walk directly to the hauler. This will make for a nice ride on the park trails because you will have your bike.
Thanks for showing us a selection of knog locks this informs us of what locks are good and what locks are not,have you ever thought of doing a collaborative training program for beginners and intermediate level of lockpicking.
Loving your videos! Well shot, clearly narrated, and sadly...frighteningly informative. My tubular Kryptonite, my passcode storage area, and my older-version Public Storage unit are nowhere near as safe as I had hoped they were.
Come on LPL, don't we deserve at least a full 2 minutes of your time, I can't even believe that you're making videos and you don't even give us 2 minutes that's pretty bad but I still love you anyway I love how you tell us every aspect as you picking the locks so keep up the good work.
I agree. I see so many very large strong locks with silly four pin cores, and yet a plastic LOTO lock may have a nice six pack inside. It's all backwards. Master Lock is notorious for this.
So I guess you get a "feel" for where the pins are over time? I ordered a lock picking practice kit today (I needed a hobby and this has interested me for a while) and your channel inspired me to take the plunge. So thank you, LPL
When you live in a place where theft isn't really an issue, it's still a nice lock so your bicycle isn't completely open (just to set up a little hurdle). But for that, I just bought the cheapest lock available instead. I still wouldn't buy a Knog, lol.
I have a really cheap lock that's similar style to that lock. It too is difficult to rake and has a really strong spring on the core. I even snapped a pick trying to rake it as it got caught in the wafers. Best way to open it, like this lock is to spp it.
Your channel was randomly reccomended to me and I gotta say that I am enjoying it very much. Very calm and you provide very concise information. This has also rekindled my interest into lockpicking asa hobby and was wondering what a good starter set would be?
So this is a decorative lock for a child's bike. Or a way to make a second hand, leave outside college bike more visible among the crowd at the dorm's rack.
LPL, You do us all a favor by showcasing some bullshit products out there, always in such a calm and analytic manner.. BUT, the latest locks have been way under your skill, I watch your videos in part cause they are educational, in part cause they are somehow.. well, soothing, interesting and fun! I would LOVE to see you diversify a nudge though, some tutorials, interesting locks you've heard of that you haven't picked or have picked but aren't in possession of any longer, locks that you have not managed to pick, more books or sources of lockpicking, locks that are deemed "unpickable" as far as you know, etc.. (The hotel door video was great, was more about external mechanics surrounding a lock rather than the lock itself) Just picking locks in under 30 seconds and showing various design flaws is fun, but with all your knowledge the potential is beyond huge! MORE LPL!
maybe not good for the most expensive bike but maybe ok for a place like a school that may have other security measures such as a locked fence and gate where the bike rack is inside the locked area and the school keeps the property locked during the school day due to all the attacks on schools in recent years. a thicker cable would be a much better option
I LPL'S brevity in the picking part, but his videos always leave me wanting more (in that video) about the lock itself. Any quirks with it, what it felt like while picking ect...
Hey, have you done a video about what are locks you would buy to secure things or is your trust in locks just ruined at this point? (I'm fairly new to this channel so I don't know if you already have a video on this as I only scrolled the first few pages :P) Btw. Amazing work! Keep it up
One issue you have never addressed: A lock is only as good as the hasp or chain it is attached to. I had a rough childhood, and had been known to break into storage units and garages back in the late 60's and early 70's with nothing more than a crowbar and a 3-pound sledgehammer, totally ignoring the lock. If your goal is to get in and get out, you aren't going to sit there with a flashlight at 3:00 AM trying to pick a padlock!
He addresses this in alot of his videos, just going for the weakest part. In this case you can see from a mile away that it's a wafer core so even if you have to single pin pick, 30 seconds and you are good. No noise, no flash light, etc
Their "locks" are a joke. Only really meant to keep someone from walking away with it, but as we see from these videos, that wouldn't be hard to do either
Is there a list of locks you have not (yet) been able to open up? I have seen several of your Videos where the lock could not be picked... Ever tried an EVVA 3KS or 4KS? Want one of those for my front-door and wonder if they could be picked...
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I'm glad you're picking on Knog, all looks no guts. Just because it's expensive it doesn't mean it's good.
You said all looks no guts. I was thinking about a pizza cutter. All edge, no point.
The Justin Trudeau of locks......
Picking.... Good pun
@Jeffrey Young I'm not quiet sure how dyslexia affects someones ability to pick a lock.
It's not only the locks that are rubbish, I have owned a few of their products and they are all awful.
This makes me feel like I should weld all my containers shut, locks appear to be very very easy to pick
"insert comment about how you can just use a power tool to open your welds"
In my old company I was asked to make the gate stronger since they've been broken into. I put a 1/2" plate from the bottom to the top of the gate and 2 puck locks (or whatever they're called) with hardened steel plate welded in. 2 weeks later there was another break-in attempt but all they managed to do is bend the small plate holding one of the pucks by 6 milimeters and gave up. They could indeed use power tools but usually it's the guys who want a 10-minute job with at most a bolt cuter and an old pickup truck that attempt such thing.
Many times you can take a good strong re-keyable lock and add a few security pins easily and have a great lock.
@@Jaras6794 They probably could pull the gate with a vehicle if they really wanted to.
It's not that you shouldn't use locks, you should use a quality lock that of which the skills to pick is uncommon. If thieves really want something, they will usually turn to brute force
Honestly, by this stage I'm pretty depressed on all the locks I've got.
Agree, depressed and broke... now I spend WAY too much on locks lol.
@@soldermecold7456 But like, does it matter though? It seems like all the locks are fairly easy to be picked.
Jim Huang Just because HE makes it look easy doesn’t mean it is. Go grab yourself a proper high security lock like a Medico, Assa Abloy, Mul-T-Lock and try for yourself. I sure can’t do it... destruct entry is probably the tool of choice. Good for insurance. No low skill exploits will work.
You should have used zip ties instead
stumbled upon this channel randomly, and i love your personality! the way you speak is smooth, and you’re able to make everything intriguing, even to viewers like me who have little to no knowledge of lock-picking. cheers!
Please try the Guinness World Record for most locks picked in a single minute!
Just noticed you have 429k subs it was only last week a few days ago you was celebrating 400k
You gained 29k subs in a few days & secured the number one lockpicking channel 🤷♂️😂
Well done 👍
hey at least the paint looks nice
doesn't help being secure but sure does my eyes
on mobile the color change when you click on the video to pause it
@@johne16minecraft might want to look into that
Can you instead of publishing " locks to avoid videos", make up a video of " top 5" unpickable or hardly pickable?
@@corktail7900 every single moron keeps answering the same, we don't want a fucking piece of train lock, but instead a good decently sized lock with a stupid good core
@@mr2octavio The problem with that theory is the base rule of security: It's only as good as the weakest link. Smaller locks aren't going to be picked, they're going to be smashed. You can have an unpickable lock, but if you attach it to drywall it's worthless.
Your best bet for smaller locks is to find a disc detainer core, as those require special tools, but keep in mind that brute force is the biggest threat to any lock, and more metal is almost always better against brute force attacks.
Not all the locks that LPL picks on video are locks to avoid.
My thoughts exactly. Is there any locks, which can provide at least decent level of security for their price?
@@anononomous Right!
Check out LPL's videos on the Kryptonite New York locks:
ruclips.net/channel/UCm9K6rby98W8JigLoZOh6FQsearch?query=new+york
I don't know how I got here, but glad I did, not even into locks but I'm hooked
Any else find these videos really relaxing?
That is a very useful hard to pick lock when used properly. When used to lock a bike to a car bike hauler, it will not mar the bike, car or hauler. It is also very hard to pick while going 70MPH on the hiway. I timed the pick and compared it to the walk from the driver seat to the rear of the car. I can get there before its picked. So that is a win too. My review is this a perfect for the conditions mentioned above. So when stopping for gas your bike will be secure for those few moments that your not driving and walking to the rear of the car to fill it up with fuel. True, you will not be able to use the restrooms or pick up a small snack. But knowing that your bike is secure with the Frankie lock when on the hiway will allow you to drive without fear of you bike being stolen. Knowing ,with a piece of mind that when you arrive your bike will be there, as long as you walk directly to the hauler. This will make for a nice ride on the park trails because you will have your bike.
Thanks for showing us a selection of knog locks this informs us of what locks are good and what locks are not,have you ever thought of doing a collaborative training program for beginners and intermediate level of
lockpicking.
Loving your videos! Well shot, clearly narrated, and sadly...frighteningly informative. My tubular Kryptonite, my passcode storage area, and my older-version Public Storage unit are nowhere near as safe as I had hoped they were.
The thing I like about your videos is that you prove how very insignificant manufacturers really are at attempting to keep things safe.
What took so long? Oh yea, the intro!
What do you mean by that?
1 dislike.
Probably a Knog employee
Also LPL could've just ripped the 6mm cable with his bare hands.
Or a misclick
Dont make this man mad, he has the keys to all your belongings
Are you called the LockPickingLawyer because you keep these locks from getting locked up?
No, I think he's just a pro lock picker and a lawyer.😉
Good one Sir.
Wow hahaha... that’s funny
It just goes to show, you can look good on the outside, but be bad on the inside. :-)
electronicsNmore Haha yeah like women.
Come on LPL, don't we deserve at least a full 2 minutes of your time, I can't even believe that you're making videos and you don't even give us 2 minutes that's pretty bad but I still love you anyway I love how you tell us every aspect as you picking the locks so keep up the good work.
"probably a lock I would avoid". Spoken like a true lawyer.
Absolutely great review LPL. 😎
Great picking, and thanks for the review brother
They never used their knoggins when doing the security.
LOL.
I agree. I see so many very large strong locks with silly four pin cores, and yet a plastic LOTO lock may have a nice six pack inside. It's all backwards. Master Lock is notorious for this.
@@AlbertLebel Indeed. Knog may have been better off using LOTO locks.
Gary Rumain AIDS
@@I_dont_give_a_care Never heard of that kind of lock. Where's it from?
It's like watching a dentist at work, a metal dentist.
So I guess you get a "feel" for where the pins are over time?
I ordered a lock picking practice kit today (I needed a hobby and this has interested me for a while) and your channel inspired me to take the plunge.
So thank you, LPL
Where did you order your kit from?
@@officialdanfost6162 eBay, it's probably not a great set, but it's a start
Watches video. Feels super satisfied. Sees there are 854 more. My head asplode.
I enjoy all the bike lock picks and breakdowns you do. I'm curious if/what bike you ride. Thanks for the great videos!
When you live in a place where theft isn't really an issue, it's still a nice lock so your bicycle isn't completely open (just to set up a little hurdle). But for that, I just bought the cheapest lock available instead. I still wouldn't buy a Knog, lol.
why is your channel and all of your content so good
I have a really cheap lock that's similar style to that lock. It too is difficult to rake and has a really strong spring on the core. I even snapped a pick trying to rake it as it got caught in the wafers. Best way to open it, like this lock is to spp it.
This is a nice video that you made, I noticed that you put in a nice little effort.
Great pick brother
You are such a sympathic guy
Skyrim lock picking looks soo real these days!
Lock Picking Lawyer, please make merch!!
Your channel was randomly reccomended to me and I gotta say that I am enjoying it very much. Very calm and you provide very concise information. This has also rekindled my interest into lockpicking asa hobby and was wondering what a good starter set would be?
I make it 25 seconds from when the wrench was fully inserted to the moment the lock popped. 😂
Save your money, kids.
I laugh when manufacturers include the thickness of the molding around the chain or cable. That’s a reputation sinker!
This guy about to tell me I need to brush more
~everyone yelled in unison~
WE WANT A DESTRUCTIVE TEST!
So this is a decorative lock for a child's bike. Or a way to make a second hand, leave outside college bike more visible among the crowd at the dorm's rack.
Knog is out of the lock business LOL
In addition to picking, I’d like to see cut tests as well when it comes to videos about cable locks.
Super easy to cut: ruclips.net/video/up9r9kU7MUY/видео.html
Great short video
Three active wafers? 🙃
if you want low security take a look at the knog milkman. the absolutely tiny cable is hilarious
What's a good lockpick set? Your recommendations please. Thank you sir for these great videos.
LPL, You do us all a favor by showcasing some bullshit products out there, always in such a calm and analytic manner.. BUT, the latest locks have been way under your skill, I watch your videos in part cause they are educational, in part cause they are somehow.. well, soothing, interesting and fun! I would LOVE to see you diversify a nudge though, some tutorials, interesting locks you've heard of that you haven't picked or have picked but aren't in possession of any longer, locks that you have not managed to pick, more books or sources of lockpicking, locks that are deemed "unpickable" as far as you know, etc.. (The hotel door video was great, was more about external mechanics surrounding a lock rather than the lock itself)
Just picking locks in under 30 seconds and showing various design flaws is fun, but with all your knowledge the potential is beyond huge!
MORE LPL!
Last time I made a clothesline for my wife a LITERALLY used, 6 mm plastic coated Stainless Steel cable :)
Not METAPHORICALLY
I didn't even know Knog made locks--they are much better known--at least, to me--for bike lights.
In your professional opinion what is the best all around pad lock?
Saw the key way and thought "wait really?"
Didnt think wafers were really ever used for bike locks
Nice, about 22 seconds and Knog is done must be a Master lock clone...
maybe not good for the most expensive bike but maybe ok for a place like a school that may have other security measures such as a locked fence and gate where the bike rack is inside the locked area and the school keeps the property locked during the school day due to all the attacks on schools in recent years.
a thicker cable would be a much better option
Pretty necklace...
I LPL'S brevity in the picking part, but his videos always leave me wanting more (in that video) about the lock itself. Any quirks with it, what it felt like while picking ect...
Nice ornamental "lock" actually !
Lock picking lawyer, what would be the most reliable lock you would recommend ( if there is even one; it seems like you can pick any lock).
He’s literally the JerryRigEverything of locks
Great.
Is there a bike lock that you would recommend?
Well the moral of the story from this channel is to avoid locks in general.
Have you ever had Mrs. LockPickingLawyer try to pick some locks to show that it doesn't take much skill to open some locks?
I got a question. Which lock IS safe then?
Make a video where you explain what to look for in a good lock. Explain how they work and what makes them better then others.
Hey look, a carrot lock!
I’d love to know what I would need to start practicing. I see a lot of kits around but what would be best?
You give him some tools and a bunch of locks he will be entertained instead of being puzzled
_top 10 rappers even Eminem is afraid to diss_
Hey, have you done a video about what are locks you would buy to secure things or is your trust in locks just ruined at this point?
(I'm fairly new to this channel so I don't know if you already have a video on this as I only scrolled the first few pages :P)
Btw. Amazing work! Keep it up
✌
This guy is the Steve1989 of lockpicking
I feel like RUclips just knows when I’m high
I know you must've heard this but you'd make a fantastic burgler
Hi
Do you consider it makes sense to put a good lock in a cable that could be cut easily?
ruclips.net/video/lod_LUp3ggc/видео.html :)
One issue you have never addressed: A lock is only as good as the hasp or chain it is attached to. I had a rough childhood, and had been known to break into storage units and garages back in the late 60's and early 70's with nothing more than a crowbar and a 3-pound sledgehammer, totally ignoring the lock. If your goal is to get in and get out, you aren't going to sit there with a flashlight at 3:00 AM trying to pick a padlock!
He addresses this in alot of his videos, just going for the weakest part. In this case you can see from a mile away that it's a wafer core so even if you have to single pin pick, 30 seconds and you are good. No noise, no flash light, etc
Question; what do you think is the best lock to keep a hitch safe?
Mayne you can try if the silicon forms any protection against cutting it. Maybe the silicon makes the cutters jam?
Me: I need to sleep early because I have a debate tomorrow
Also me, 1:30 am:
Locks only keep the honest people honest
on the plus side its super high visibility so.... if someone parks their bike in one of them bicycle yards in china they can find it easy.
You basically can pick any lock dude so what bike lock can you recommend that isn't that easy to pick or not pickable at all?
What’s a good starting lock to get into lockpicking
There really is a RUclips channel for everything, isn't there?
What pick kit you prefer to use?
Wow
Whats your take on air pressure picks?
Can you make a video about locks that you have failed to pick? Cheers
If you were to lock your bike up what would you use?
Knog makes some great bike lights but their locks are awful.
I’ll be sticking to my Abus 540 U-Lock and a secondary chain and padlock, thanks.
Their "locks" are a joke. Only really meant to keep someone from walking away with it, but as we see from these videos, that wouldn't be hard to do either
To me, I think their only concern was to make their locks look good, very dissapointing.
I've been enjoying your videos for some time now and I wonder if you've tried combination locks? I know it's not picking but just curious
Is there a list of locks you have not (yet) been able to open up?
I have seen several of your Videos where the lock could not be picked...
Ever tried an EVVA 3KS or 4KS?
Want one of those for my front-door and wonder if they could be picked...
Are there any locks you wouldn't avoid? I haven't found such a video yet.
LPL, during the lock picking your vocabulary sounds like that of a dentist
What lock pick set do you use?
so easily done, wow
Don’t worry if your locks are pickable just use flex seal 👍
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What percentage of locks can be picked with a common hairpin?
What is the best hard frame bicycle lock