Help Needed to Remove Kryptonite Lock!

I managed to lose my keys at work yesterday (probably due to all the clothes changing). Regrettably I don't have a backup key for my kryptonite and it is not registered.Yes, dumb of me not to record the lock number (embarrassing too).

 

My bike is locked to a rack post just across the river (kedzie). 

 

It is a newer kryptonite so can't be picked with a pen.  Anyone have any expertise breaking these or have an angle cutter (no questions asked). Yes, I can show that the bike is mine.

 

I brought a car jack to work but am reluctant to try this. Seems like it will be tought with the lock higher up.

 

Any help would be appreciated. I am really lost without my  bike (use it to commute, shop, get to lake to run, etc.)!   I have asked my bldg. management to help but as of yet haven't heard back.

 

Josh

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Permalink Reply by Josh L. on September 22, 2012 at 2:35am

Now that's wild Suzanne! For some reason I was really apprehensive about people seeing me doing this even thought it's my bike.  The main reason I wanted the MM electrician there is that I didn't want anyone to trip over the extension cord but u r right it made it seem more legit.

 

The reach of chainlink must be huge. During the 30 seconds I did this - on a not heavily biked street (orleans) - a reader happened to bike by.

 

btw call me paranoid but the reason I wrote Kedzie in the original post is I didn't want anyone to know where the bike was so they could pinch it during the night.
 
Suzanne said:

Aha!  I rode by and saw you and the Merchandise Mart electrician, during seconds 0-10.  I figured it was a legit operation, with his uniform and all.

jolondon30 said:

Thanks to all for your suggestions.

Good news is i got the lock off. Tried using my car jack but quit because i am just not comfortable forcing something. So oinstead of calling one of the recommended removers i went cheap.

I took the el and the bus to home depot on north ave - took 25 mins. Rented a 4.5 inch angle drill for $15 for four hours. Electrician at merch mart ran an extension cord and in 36 seconds i had the lock cut. Guy at home depot said it takes 10 mins.

Bad news I guess for all of us is that a guy like me - who has never cut metal a,d has no experience with an angle drill - can cut a kryptonite lock in 30 secs. Maybe the battery powered models arent as powerful.

Anyway got the bike now and from now on i will record the key numbers on my locks and always have a spare key.

Sorry for typos...on mobile.
Permalink Reply by Erin Rensink on September 23, 2012 at 5:54am

Good to know. Just lost the key to my lock that has both my cargo bike and a friends cargo trailor locked up. So mad I can't go grocery shopping! Angle grinder seems like the way to go since I believe the key might be at the Field Museum. Or somewhere inbetween.

Permalink Reply by Barry Aldridge on September 23, 2012 at 6:44am

If you write down the serial number on your Kryptonite key before you lose it, the company can use the number to make a new one for you, although I'm not sure how much it costs or how long it takes.

Bike theft prevention (or reduction) is sort of like the rule for home protection: make your bike a less-attractive target than the bike just down the street. I use a U-lock and a thick chain with a hefty padlock. This doesn't make it impossible to steal, but if there's a nicer bike nearby (mine is 20 years old and cost $250) that's been carelessly locked up, the chance of mine being taken is much less, I figure.

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