Adey,
Not all the tubular locks are the same. The video you mentioned showed a U-lock made by Kryptonite that was picked using a pen barrel. I have this same lock for my mountain bike and after watching the video I gave it a shot, took me a couple of minutes but lo and behold I popped it open. I was then able to do it repeatedly just as easily as if I was using the key. Now, different lock... I have a disc lock for my scooter made by the same company. The key for it is slightly different than the one for the U-lock and I have tried and tried with the pen barrel and no way can I open it.
You know though, it all moot point when you get down to it... if somebody wants it, it's gone!
