Ingenious!

"Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available" (whoistheleader2) 02/18/2020 at 09:00 • Filed to: None

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I was simply walking by the local middle school when I saw some ingenious craftsmanship. Clearly, a link was broken in this decorative fence that keeps people off the gym lawn. Presumably, someone also lost the key to a padlock. Enter: some leftover paint. Done!

No access needed here, unless it allows mowing in this one small spot.

Nibby > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 02/18/2020 at 09:12

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JUMP THE FENCE

functionoverfashion > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 02/18/2020 at 09:13

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What blew my mind was one day seeing a chain with like 4-5 padlocks at the end making up the last bit of chain all together. I was like “why would you do that” until someone said “that’s so multiple different people can open it without having the same key” which, while I feel like you could just buy a padlock and get 5 keys made, does kind of make sense, and did not occur to me as a solution to the problem of allowing multiple people access. It probably happened slowly, instead of being designed/planned that way. 

ttyymmnn > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 02/18/2020 at 09:14

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Necessity is the mother of invention. Some years ago, I noticed these two police bicycles locked up outside a restaurant.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > functionoverfashion 02/18/2020 at 09:16

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It’ll also let you know who didn’t lock it up

Michael > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 02/18/2020 at 09:28

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Edit: Responded to wrong person

Michael > functionoverfashion 02/18/2020 at 09:28

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jimz > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 02/18/2020 at 09:35

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this.  my R/C boat club has access to a pond on private property along with 2 other clubs.  we all have our own lock on the same chain for the fence. 

functionoverfashion > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 02/18/2020 at 09:37

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I guess you can also remove one person if you want

Jacca > Michael 02/18/2020 at 09:47

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This appeals to me so much, I don't know why.

Kiltedpadre > functionoverfashion 02/18/2020 at 09:55

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We do that quite often at work. The name to describe it is daisy chaining.

By our contract we’re required to have all of our doors and padlocks use the same key, and the only people allowed to have a copy of that key outside of our company are the fire department and the head of the office that oversees our contract.

The biggest problem is fairly regularly a new employee with one of the groups that has the other locks won’t put theirs back right and no one else can get in. If that happens the locks are all numbered so you know who to call to fix it. If it’s an emergency the fire department has a copy of all the keys and can let you in.

ttyymmnn > Kiltedpadre 02/18/2020 at 10:00

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The fire department also has one of these .

Khalbali > functionoverfashion 02/18/2020 at 10:02

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We do stuff like that one job sites, every contractor has their own locks so this way anybody can open the gate with their own keys, we have just one key that opens all of our padlocks on boxes, equipment etc.

Kiltedpadre > ttyymmnn 02/18/2020 at 10:08

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I’m well aware. One of our buildings has the alarm panel for the fire system for  multiple buildings. They kept cutting the chain on the gate outside the building whenever they needed access to the panel.

Apparently they forgot that the padlock would be the same key as the door for the building.

CalzoneGolem > ttyymmnn 02/18/2020 at 10:17

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Oh boy r ight bi ke needs tires badly.

Shane MacGowan's Teeth > functionoverfashion 02/18/2020 at 10:20

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It’s really less so that multiple people can have keys, as allowing you to add or remove someone to/from the access list without disrupting everyone else. At the family ranch we have a lock for us, for the power coop, and for the gas guy. If we ever want to add or remove someone, we just add or remove a lock to the chain. Don’t have to coordinate with various companies (who may have proprietary locks with master keys) or everyone change their keychain, just “well, now we’re going to Don’s Propane, get rid of Hank’s lock”.

3point8isgreat > Michael 02/18/2020 at 10:30

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That’s some good lockout-tagout going on right there.

TheRealBicycleBuck > ttyymmnn 02/18/2020 at 10:30

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An enterprising thief could remove the back wheel from both bikes, put the unlocked wheel onto the other bike, then ride away. Every university I’ve been to has at least one bike rack with a front wheel and/or rear wheel locked to it. The thieves just remove the bike from the wheel, grab a wheel from another bike, then assemble and ride away.

How to properly lock your bike should be part of every incoming freshmen’s welcome packet.

ttyymmnn > TheRealBicycleBuck 02/18/2020 at 10:36

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If possible, I always put the front wheel over the rack, then passed the u-bolt through the rack, tire and bike frame.

ttyymmnn > CalzoneGolem 02/18/2020 at 10:37

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And it’s a cop bike no less. You’d think they’d be on top of that. 

TheRealBicycleBuck > ttyymmnn 02/18/2020 at 10:50

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The problem with that method is that it leaves the rear wheel - an expensive part to replace - unlocked.

My method was to U-lock the rear wheel and frame to the rack, then loop a cable from the U-lock through the front wheel. For a time, I got tired of carrying the cable, so I swapped the quick-release front axle for one that required allen keys. I always carried a toolkit, so I wasn’t concerned about getting the wheel off if I had a flat.

ttyymmnn > TheRealBicycleBuck 02/18/2020 at 10:53

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You could also pop off the front wheel and lock it all together. Still a pain though. Fucking thieves. 

Discerning > Michael 02/18/2020 at 11:02

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I find this very satisfying. I want to do this but I have no reason to...

TheRealBicycleBuck > ttyymmnn 02/18/2020 at 11:03

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I really don’t like removing the front wheel. I don’t like the front fork resting on the ground. It’s dirt at best, but it could be concrete and that leads to scraped dropouts. 

ttyymmnn > TheRealBicycleBuck 02/18/2020 at 11:08

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The advice around UT is to use a cheap beater for getting around campus so it wouldn’t matter so much if it got stolen. 

TheRealBicycleBuck > ttyymmnn 02/18/2020 at 11:11

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I tried that for a time. When you’re riding five miles or more, the bike really does matter. Since I had space for only one bike, I usually rode my Cannondale Super-V with a set of slicks. I left my frame-mounted pump on it once and that was stolen, but I never had a problem beyond that.

CalzoneGolem > ttyymmnn 02/18/2020 at 11:18

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They’re going to be on top of something when that tire lets go.

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 02/18/2020 at 11:30

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They can also maintain it by merely removing the lock, and pulling the chain out of the way.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 02/18/2020 at 11:42

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Looks like some generic $10 lock. My money’s on some dude with a cheap lockpicking kit being able to just rake the lock to unlock it. Problem un-solved.

Nom De Plume > ttyymmnn 02/18/2020 at 12:33

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Actual handcuffs for lols. This does exist though.