Thankfully, I think most of the locks bought in the last few years are flat style keys. What surprised me is that this seems to be a recent video. It appears that Master lock is still selling these, and saying they can't be broken. Interesting....
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10-10-2011, 09:17 AM #1
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10-10-2011, 03:13 PM #2
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The video was uploaded 2 years ago, so not that recent. But it sure was interesting, I'll be sure to check my next U-lock has flat keys. From the comments below the video it appears Masterlock replaced the lock for him.
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10-10-2011, 03:25 PM #3
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Old news
This became widely acknowledged in 2004, all the major companies like Kryptonite immediately dropped the cylinder key style and went to flat key style. I know Kryptonite was very good about their replacement policy, a 'no questions asked no receipt needed' deal where you sent them the old crossbar and key and they sent you a new assembly.
Unfortunately, flat keys are as prone to bumping as the cylinder key was to this technique.
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10-10-2011, 08:26 PM #4
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I also got mine replaced by Kryptonite a few years ago without problem. This is old news and those locks should not be being sold anymore.
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