Bicycle Lock Removal
A U-lock with a lost key holds a bike hostage better than most thieves ever could.
What this service actually involves
Bike locks are built to resist exactly what you now need done, which is the joke of losing the key. U-locks, folding locks, heavy chains and frame locks each come apart differently, and the professional version of removal protects the bike: no angle grinder kissing the frame, no pried spokes, no scarred paint.
Ownership gets checked here more carefully than almost anywhere, a receipt, a serial number match, a photo history, precisely because cutting bike locks is what thieves do. Honest customers appreciate the diligence once they think about it.
Questions, answered straight
Can you open it without destroying the lock?
Some locks pick or decode open and survive. The armored ones are designed not to, and removal means cutting the lock, never the bike.
The lock seized from rain and salt air.
Coastal classic. Sometimes it frees with proper lubrication and technique; when it will not, removal without frame damage is the job.
What proof do you need it is my bike?
Anything reasonable that ties you to it: a receipt, the serial number, registration on a bike index, photos of you with it over time. A thief has none of those.
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