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  • This is the lock picking lawyer, and several months ago, in video number 8 14 I showed you this Panasonic bike lock.

  • It's an all aluminum bike lock made for the Japanese market, where most people don't lock their bikes at all.

  • And that's because the theft rates there are very, very low.

  • But I also said in video number 8 14 that this lock is so weak that it would be laughably bad in most parts of the world.

  • Well, enter the Rocky Mount Company from Boulder, Colorado.

  • They've taken the exact same lock and marketed in the United States as the Carlito you lock.

  • And it's not just the aluminum shackle that should be concerning.

  • The core is so poorly made that even a novice should be able to pick it open in seconds.

  • Now, at first glance, it looks like it could be picked resistant.

  • We have a seven pin dimple core with pins coming from two different directions.

  • But testing it, I found the tolerances were so bad that it could be raked open in seconds.

  • So let's do that right now.

  • I'm going to use this wiper insert for tension and this wave rake just that quickly.

  • We got it open.

  • Let's do that a couple more times.

  • So you know, it was not a fluke and one last time.

  • So, as you can see, this is a lock that requires almost no skill at all to pick open and probably should not be relied upon to protect your bike.

  • In any case, that's all I have for you today.

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  • And, as always, have a nice day.

  • Thank you.

This is the lock picking lawyer, and several months ago, in video number 8 14 I showed you this Panasonic bike lock.

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