Abus 85/50, finally!
Hi everyone,
I'm totally new to the obsession, but have been lurking here over the past month or so. Today I just had to post, because I finally managed to crack a "real" padlock.
I first had a little transparent practice lock that I got open easily and picked over and over til it didn't open anymore. Then I bought a small titalium 64ti/30 that was a completely different beast and needed about 0 tension and lift, so that took me about 3 or 4 days.
And then I got cocky and bought a lot of 25 locks for €25 euros of off the Dutch ebay equivalent. Mostly cilinders, but it also contained an abus 85/40, 85/50 and a 50mm viro lock. None of which I was able to open. Not a single cilinder or padlock.
So I've been at it for about a month and read all of this reddit in the meantime. Eventually I decided to focus only on those abus locks, trying to understand them.
Yesterday I finally figured out that 85/50 and picked it 2 or 3 times in a row. I couldn't be happier!
Anyway, just had to celebrate here, since I felt you guys have been helping silently throughout with all your posts and keeping me motivated, so a big thanks!