(Picking 145) How to decode most combination bike locks - Faster Method! 

LOL excellent - well done on getting it open!

I hope it was your motorcycle 😂

watching these videos i now realize locks are useless. but at least i can park in a busy area and use a lock like this because the thief wont want to stand there working in broad daylight.

Yea same with my lock thank you

it didn't pop open halfway through, it popped open at the end unless you kept trying after it was open

LOL Excellent! Well done on your new skill :D :D well it can be a useful skill if you or someone else forgets their combination code. Also it highlights that combo locks aren't that secure.

Every skill is useless as long as you don't have to use it. Once you are in need, you'll thank your past self for learning something useful. I lost my old lock and had to buy one on my way to uni. Only problem was: I forgot the code. After school (and mild panicking) I picked it in 2 minutes and I was on my merry way. Lockpicking is a skill like hacking. You don't have to use it maliciously for it to be useful.

Oh well done for getting open - great stuff! Sounds like you'll be using this method many times. Cheers!

LOL so glad it helped :D ... and well done on getting it open! It's a lovely feeling when it suddenly opens :D

LOL that lady must have thought you were a genius!

LOL nice ... and you should also check out my "Picking 144" video that may have a better method.

That's great! - glad it helped! :D

LOL so true ... and I had to hold it away from my body ... out for the camera, and that was hard work! You heard me puffing LOL. Yes, a great relief when it actually opens, showing I was on the right track. :D :D Cheers

LOL Nice. I'm glad you got your lock open! :D :D

Excellent! :D :D

Fantastic! So glad the very helped you. Cheers!

This is what I call the "Indirect method" and I cover it in my Video 144. Well done for figuring it out, I had to be shown be someone else - you're a natural combination decoder!! :D :D

It works 😍

Excellent! 20 seconds is fast! I'm glad the video helped :D :D

@@Swynndla I was shocked how easy it was. And this was a Master lock. False sense of security.

@@sethmeyer4951 Master locks are popular, but yes it's a false sense of security as you say, and it only keeps honest people out! If someone is locking up something valuable and it's left unattended for more than 10 mins then they should ask themselves if it's worth spending more on a decent lock. Good bike shops will be able to advise which ones are secure. That's partly why I do these videos, to show how easy it is for someone to get into them (sometimes people get in so fast it's just as fast as entering the correct code, and they get away with it in a busy location without raising suspicion). Other types of thieves will use some sort of bold-cutter to cut the chain etc. Combination locks attract opportunistic thieves who just come across a combination lock and try it out, and they don' t have to cary any tools to do so.

Fantastic! Well done for getting it open! So glad the video helped. Yea the combination lock manufacturers aren't going to change anything soon.

Thank for the kind words! It's a great feeling when it suddenly pops open, right? Well done and have have a great day!

LOL Fantastic! Well done, and thank you. :D :D

Excellent - well done! Super Dad :D :D

Sorry I missed your comment. You're, false gates can trip people up when trying to decode them. Cheers!

Great! Well done for searching for a decoding video - paid off! And thank you for that feedback!

Excellent! - well done and I'm so glad it helped 😜😜

So glad it helped - well done for getting it open!

Excellent! :D :D

LOL cheers Paul :D :D You have a good one too :D

Hahahahah xD

That's fantastic! Well done for getting it open. Cheers!

Well done! ... and you have a free lock :D :D Just remember that someone may be able to decode it.

Fantastic! Well done on getting it open, and well done for figuring out the tensioning. I guess your family member thinks you're pretty smart now!

Excellent! So glad it worked. Have great day!

Oh that's super! Well done on decoding it. Have a great week!

Excellent - well done on getting it open! Yea I have experience in decoding many combination locks, and some need different methods to open them. I'm so glad the video helped - cheers! 😜😜

Well done! ... and yes, it's great feeling when it pops open. You also know that others know how to pick open this lock too, so be careful what you lock up with it.

Excellent! Well done

Excellent - so glad the video helped 😜😜Thank you for the comment.

Well done! Well it's better than them stealing it I guess!

Glad it helped! Have a great one mate 😜😜

Excellent! Thank you for your nice comment. Cheers!

Fantastic - well done on not giving up too !

LOL that's fantastic! Well done on getting it open ... and you've learned a new skill too :D :D

Thank you matey! :D :D Cheers

Thank you! :D :D Yep they are a lot of fun. They can bind in either direction, but usually one way or another and not so much completely random (a few locks do though) ... so different from key-tumbler locks! Cheers

Good luck! You could also try the "Sideways" method in my video 190: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-e0xpSiTtvNA.html You may also want to try the pure indirect method in method in my video 144: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Rn_Q3zWQhCY.html

Fantastic! I'm glad it helped :D :D

Excellent, well done! :D :D

Shows you something about your bike lock, doesn't it?

Well done that's fantastic!

Oh well done! Your persistence lead to success! Cheers

Fantastic you got it open! ... but you really shouldn't have forgotten your wedding anniversary 💍💒😜 Just joking hehe - so glad the video was helpful!

Thank you! ... so glad the the video was helpful ... excellent!

That's great it worked - fantastic! Well done and have a great day 😜😜

Excellent! You have a new skill now :D :D

Excellent! Cheers :D :D

Similar story to myself! It's only the last couple of years or so that I'm gotten more serious and started to collect different types of combination locks so I can learn how to open all of them. I've found the there a 3 main methods: Method 1: Indirect method like this Method 2: Direct method like my video 63 and some of them have false gates like my videos 66 and 89 Method 3: Probing method, see my video 118

Excellent - well done for getting it open! Yea part of why I do these videos is to show people that combination locks aren't that secure. Most thieves will physically cut the lock/chain, but there are a small percentage that will attempt to decode it, and some do it opportunistically, where they have no tools on them and they come across it and "just give it a go". For better security, use a lock with a key. More of a hassle to carry around the key, which is why a lot of people opt for a combination lock. It's good you used an expensive lock. Some people put a cheap bike lock on their expensive bike. I generally recommend spending 10% to 15% of the bike's worth on a bike lock.

@@Swynndla thanks for the answer! actually, the SPGOOD lock is just 10 bucks. but i meant it is heavy because of the chain and thus looks more expensive than then one you used. maybe more expensive locks have a better locking system for the numbers.

@@bvrulez Ah ok! - yea you're right, generally the more expensive, the better the lock (in terms of cut resistance and also pick/decode resistance - and I would recommend a good named brand too). You might be interested in my other video I did for an SPGOOD bike lock: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-e0xpSiTtvNA.html

Well done opening it! Also thanks for the feedback / tips. Yea I find that good-quality locks have lots of false gates. I still think that for bike locks the best method to try first is the "Indirect" method that I describe in my video 144 (it works on most bike locks) and if no joy then use another method eg: feel for clicks and distinguish true from false gates. It's amazing that different types of combination locks take different techniques to open them.

They are great fun. Cheers mate. :D :D

Locks are everywhere! You just need to keep your eyes peeled for them. Hanging around sign post, bike racks, fences in city's or towns. Go to high crime area and check out bike racks for cut locks. Cutting locks is buy far the fastest and easiest way of stealing bikes, especially if the thief is on drugs, or has other serious mental impairment, which most do. I have an enormous collection of locks, never paid a penny for any of them. Just keep it legal, or mostly legal. Citation by cops, which is less than a misdemeanor is my limit for deviousness.

@@mr.shannon6137 what the crap I didn't think I'd see a literal thief in these comments lmao

Hehe thank you! :D :D

Excellent! That's a valid technique, as the last number is quick & easy to try each number. Well done!

Well done of getting it open - excellent! Glad the video helped. 😜😜

Hehe nice! - otherwise it would have been very inconvenient for you - well done! :D :D

Great tip - thank you! :D :D

Very true. I've had some people get me to help them get a combo lock off their bike that they'd forgotten the combo (and also a 2nd hand shop), and it's much more difficult "in the field" ... the angles and bending over and reaching out in front of me makes it more difficult.

Excellent! - well done :D :D

Wow that took a bit of time - I hope your fingers & hands aren't too sore! I bet it was a great feeling when it suddenly opened!

@@Swynndla absolutely but welll worth the effort 🤔👍

You are very welcome :D :D

Excellent! - glad it helped :D :D

@@Swynndla yeah i used this vid to salvage a bike from becoming a rustheap :) and the lock still works too! So really thank you, made my week

Excellent! - and thanks for the tensioning tip!

Fantastic that it worked!

LOL nice one! Chur bro 😜😜😜

Excellent!

Well done! :D :D

Thank you for the kind feedback! :D :D

Cheers! :D :D

Well done on opening it! I'm glad the video helped :D :D

Yea that's one of the reasons I did these videos, to show people how not-secure they are. Get a key lock, and make sure the thick cable isn't really a thin metal cable with lots of plastic covering it ... those type are so easy to cut.

@@Swynndla aren’t key locks easy to 😢😢

@@ballsdeep6954 Most key-locks are outside people's skill-set. A thief would have to bring lock picks and be experienced with them (as even though some are easy, a lot of key locks are very difficult to open), so thieves instead bring heavy tools like a bolt cutter or grinder etc, and if they are caught with these items on them when acting suspiciously, they are in deep trouble. With combination locks, it attracts opportunistic thieves, who don't need any tools, and they can do it on the spur of the moment. That's how I see it anyway.

hehe well done! Yea now you know how :D :D

LOL 😄

Thank you for the feedback & tips! Yea sometimes locks put false gates on the opposite side, and that knowledge can help with decoding. Dunno why only the first 3 wheels were playing ball, but I guess the remaining wouldn't take long to brute-force. Great job getting it open btw :D :D

Hehe so glad the video helped - have a great day! 😜😜

That's fantastic! :D :D

@@Swynndla I was very surprised. Took me less than 3 mins to crack the code. This lock was sitting with me for over a year. I kept wondering where the original papers with the code was. Thanks again.

@@zrbx Hehe my pleasure! It's a really good feeling when it suddenly opens!

Excellent!

Excellent! Well done for persisting ... you must have gotten sore fingers/hands. It must have felt great when it popped open!

LOL nice prize! Well done! :D :D

Yes this method should still work, but only some of the wheels (closest to the opening) will have any affect (that other wheels wont have the teeth on the pin to engage with), so you only need to use the wheels closest to the opening. If you can't get it open then use the Indirect method described in my video Picking 144. Once you're got it only then you'll only know some of the combination, but with bike locks it's easy to get the rest of the combination by follow the method in my video Picking 30. Let me know how you get on. Good luck!

Thank you, the dude! :D :D

Fantastic! Well done. :D :D

Excellent! Glad you got it open. Have a great day!

Yes it could. I find that with old dusty / dirty locks (that might also be a bit corroded) I have to apply even more tension. I would use the plain Indirect Method in my video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Rn_Q3zWQhCY.html ... but make sure to wear gloves and you'll have to pull really hard (with constant tension) on old locks. Some people have had success by standing on the cable to get even more tension. You might be able to get someone to help you tension it. Your fingers will suffer. If that fails, then you could try the "Sideways" method in my video 190: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-e0xpSiTtvNA.html ... but it only works on some locks." Good luck!

If it's stuck most of the way in, then the last dial won't be engaging the teeth of the locking mechanism, so that means you have less wheels to decode (ie in a 4-wheel bike lock, you only need to decode the first 3 wheels). Once you decode the final wheels, the lock should open. Then if it doesn't close all the way, just turn the last wheel until it closes. Does this make sense?

Did you manage to decode it?

No sadly, I watched this tutorial a few hours ago and it didn't work so I ended up using 2 wrenches, grabbing on to both ends of the lock and than twisting in 2 different direction to sheer the lock in half. The lock is gone but I had another one anyway

@@legendleopard7125 That's certainly one way to get in. You can see how easy it is for thieves to get past these locks.

Fantastic! So glad it helped, and we'll done 😜😜

Ah that's how I got into decoding locks! Well done for figuring it out by yourself ... you must be a natural. I found that different locks require different methods to decode, so had to learn different techniques (some by figuring it out, and some by watching other videos). Cheers for the nice & interesting comment!

Yep - if you look at my video called "(Picking 30) How to decode a padlock *closed* (decoded)" it shows you how. Good luck, and lemme know how you get on!

@@Swynndla ​ Thanks for the answer :) I tried, but I cannot get the end as far as you could in the video, so the pin doesn't click through when I turn the first wheel. The lock looks like this at the end - imgur.com/a/NeazPTT. It seems that there is something in there that is not aligned? ​

I live in New Zealand and the postage may be quite hefty? If you still want to, look up my email address in my "about" (on my youtube channel) and flick me an email.

So glad it worked - have a great day 😜😜

If there are false gates then it's much harder. If the Indirect method doesn't work (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Rn_Q3zWQhCY.html but testing the tightness *between* the gates) then you'd have to deal with the false gates. I can give you some guidance but first some questions: Does the lock have a make/model? How many wheels on the lock? How many false gates are there on each wheel?

Remember to tension the lock by pulling as if you're trying to separate both ends, as if you're trying to open it when the correct combination has been entered, and remember to pull straight, not at an angle. You have to get the first wheel correct before the next wheel will show signs it's on the correct number ("lurching", or more easily turning into the number all of a sudden when turning under tension, and not easily turning out of that number when under tension). If the previous wheel isn't on the correct number then you wont get that lurching into the correct number (or sometimes you will but it wont be as obvious).

@@Swynndla Thank You a lot sir!

My pleasure!

Gut gemacht! Ich bin froh, dass das Video geholfen hat. (Ich musste Google Translate verwenden)

If you have 4 wheels then you've got a different sort of lock that what I showed right?

Yeah different to this one but similar. I’ve followed and watched your other videos.

My pleasure!