Frozen bicycle lock: what to do?

The frost creates beautiful winter scenes. However, in the winter months there are also a number of inconveniences due to the wintry weather. For example, there is a risk of slipping, traffic jams and bicycle locks that are frozen. You can read in this blog how to defrost your bicycle lock.

Bicycle lock defrosting tips

Is your bicycle lock frozen and you don’t have many resources at your disposal to defrost at home? Then the following tips are the solution:

Hot water

Try pouring some hot water over your lock first. The heat makes it possible to defrost your bike quickly. The disadvantage of using hot water is that your lock will quickly freeze again due to the water you throw over it. So this is really a tip for the short term. It may be useful to buy a special defrost spray for your lock after defrosting with hot water.

Warm breath

Don’t have hot water nearby? Then you can try to thaw the lock with your warm breath. To do this, fold your hands around the lock and blow your warm breath into the keyhole. There is a chance that the lock will defrost. You need some time for this method.

Lighter

Do you have a lighter in your jacket pocket? Then you can also try this. Briefly warm up your bicycle key and then try to insert it into the frozen lock. You have to be fast for this way. The key will cool down quickly. Note: do not put a flame in your bicycle lock.

Lock defroster

If the above methods do not work when defrosting your bicycle lock, it is useful to purchase a special lock defroster. This is a spray that you can easily spray into your lock. In addition to defrosting, this spray ensures that your lock is lubricated again. Freezing again is then less likely.

Do the above tips not help you or does your lock need to be replaced?