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hermetic

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1. I hate to tell ya...
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 02:49 PM
Jul 2016

You remember I got that bike and all I went through to get the tires aired up? Well, last November I put it out in my shed with a theft-proof chain and a key lock on it. This spring I went out to unlock it and the lock is jammed. Over the past several months I have sprayed it with compressed air and Fluid Film. I have beat on it with a hammer. I have good wire cutters and tried to cut through it with those but apparently it is airplane wire that just cannot be cut without a specific tool. Finally I ordered some bolt cutters that are supposed to work on that lock but the suckers weigh 9 lbs and I just don't have the arm strength to do it. So I've been trying to find some guy with strong arms who wouldn't mind just coming over for a few minutes and doing that for me. No luck, yet.

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I hate to tell ya... hermetic Jul 2016 #1
That's too bad. TexasProgresive Jul 2016 #2
My ride today was a little weird jberryhill Jul 2016 #3
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