Thisisthelockpickinglawyer, andwhat I haveforyoutodayisoneofthemoresecurebicycleyoulocksintheAPIslineup.
Infact, I thinkit's thebeefyistonetheysellthatisn't marketedas a motorcyclelock.
It's theModel 5 40 granitewith E x plusdiscdetainercore.
Avisgivesit a 15 outof 15 bicyclesecurityrating, andgiventhatitislighterthan I wouldhaveexpectedatjust £3.5 itfeatures a 13 millimeterdoubleboltingshacklethatISSsquareandprofile.
Thatsquareprofilegivesitconsiderablymoremassthan a 13 millimeterroundshackle, and I shouldnotethatitisextraordinarilywellhardened, andthelockingmechanismholdinginplaceisnotschimmelorotherwisebypassablethecourse.
Securingeverythingis a bet's X plusdiscdetainercore.
Itfeaturessevendiscswithfalseskatesand a disclockingsystemthatkeepsanyofthemfromrotatinguntilthekeyisinserted.
It's alsohiddenbehind a verythickantidrillspinner.
It's sothickthat I wouldneedtomake a newtension.
Heknowsformynormaldiscdetainerpickif I wasgoingtousethis.
Theselittlefingersontheendjustaren't longenough.
Butratherthanmaking a newpieceforthis, I'm goingtotakeoneofmyoldtoolsoutofretirement.