are U locks safe to buy now? --

12-09-2004, 09:53 AM

meaning, have they fixed the ballpoint-pen flaw?

i need a new lock

12-09-2004, 10:00 AM

On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 10:53:19 -0800, tariq.1.rahim wrote:

> meaning, have they fixed the ballpoint-pen flaw?
>
It's a lock cylinder flaw, not a U-lock specific issue.

Look for a lock that uses flat keys and not cylinder shaped keys and you
should be fine.

12-09-2004, 10:00 AM

On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 10:53:19 -0800, tariq.1.rahim wrote:

> meaning, have they fixed the ballpoint-pen flaw?
>
It's a lock cylinder flaw, not a U-lock specific issue.

Look for a lock that uses flat keys and not cylinder shaped keys and you
should be fine.

12-09-2004, 10:00 AM

On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 10:53:19 -0800, tariq.1.rahim wrote:

> meaning, have they fixed the ballpoint-pen flaw?
>
It's a lock cylinder flaw, not a U-lock specific issue.

Look for a lock that uses flat keys and not cylinder shaped keys and you
should be fine.

12-09-2004, 10:00 AM

On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 10:53:19 -0800, tariq.1.rahim wrote:

> meaning, have they fixed the ballpoint-pen flaw?
>
It's a lock cylinder flaw, not a U-lock specific issue.

Look for a lock that uses flat keys and not cylinder shaped keys and you
should be fine.

12-09-2004, 11:01 AM

On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 19:00:07 GMT, maxo <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 10:53:19 -0800, tariq.1.rahim wrote:
>
>> meaning, have they fixed the ballpoint-pen flaw?
>>
>It's a lock cylinder flaw, not a U-lock specific issue.
>
>Look for a lock that uses flat keys and not cylinder shaped keys and you
>should be fine.

I posted a question about tublar locks the other day but no one
answered (boo hoo). My replacement Master Lock has arrived and it's
also a round. Very odd.

12-09-2004, 11:01 AM

On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 19:00:07 GMT, maxo <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 10:53:19 -0800, tariq.1.rahim wrote:
>
>> meaning, have they fixed the ballpoint-pen flaw?
>>
>It's a lock cylinder flaw, not a U-lock specific issue.
>
>Look for a lock that uses flat keys and not cylinder shaped keys and you
>should be fine.

I posted a question about tublar locks the other day but no one
answered (boo hoo). My replacement Master Lock has arrived and it's
also a round. Very odd.

12-09-2004, 11:01 AM

On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 19:00:07 GMT, maxo <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 10:53:19 -0800, tariq.1.rahim wrote:
>
>> meaning, have they fixed the ballpoint-pen flaw?
>>
>It's a lock cylinder flaw, not a U-lock specific issue.
>
>Look for a lock that uses flat keys and not cylinder shaped keys and you
>should be fine.

I posted a question about tublar locks the other day but no one
answered (boo hoo). My replacement Master Lock has arrived and it's
also a round. Very odd.

12-09-2004, 11:01 AM

On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 19:00:07 GMT, maxo <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 10:53:19 -0800, tariq.1.rahim wrote:
>
>> meaning, have they fixed the ballpoint-pen flaw?
>>
>It's a lock cylinder flaw, not a U-lock specific issue.
>
>Look for a lock that uses flat keys and not cylinder shaped keys and you
>should be fine.

I posted a question about tublar locks the other day but no one
answered (boo hoo). My replacement Master Lock has arrived and it's
also a round. Very odd.

12-09-2004, 11:06 AM

On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 15:01:05 -0500, dgk
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 19:00:07 GMT, maxo <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 10:53:19 -0800, tariq.1.rahim wrote:
>>
>>> meaning, have they fixed the ballpoint-pen flaw?
>>>
>>It's a lock cylinder flaw, not a U-lock specific issue.
>>
>>Look for a lock that uses flat keys and not cylinder shaped keys and you
>>should be fine.
>
>I posted a question about tublar locks the other day but no one
>answered (boo hoo). My replacement Master Lock has arrived and it's
>also a round. Very odd.

Way cool, I get to answer my own message. I just called Master Lock
and they said that even though it looks the same and is the same size,
the cylinder construction is different and it cannot be opened with a
pen. True or False, I cannot tell, but this is the story. I am not
going to try it since I couldn't pick the lock in the first place. My
LBS could however.