help!! broken bike cable lock!!?

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I locked my bike with 2 cable locks..one on each wheel..and i left it outside for a while...now when i insert the key into the lock...it wont work..and it bent my key!! now i don't know what to do!!
can anyone please help me how to break the cable lock??

i got them at the dollar store!!
it looks something like this

http://www.bikesomewhere.com/images/large/5036_37.jpg
 
If you didn't break the key try straintening it out buy puttting it in a vice or hammer flat carefully. Then try putting some oil in the lock - it may losen up the lock. If this isn't possible a bolt cutter would cut it off easialy since you said it was a cheap one. If you don't have one (most don't) ask a few friends or family to borrow one.
 
M R is on the right track and also you might want to try an electric grinder wheel for cutting steel. DO NOT use WD-40 in any lock that sits outside, ever that just invites rust! Cable cutters may work but even on a cheap lock you will still need a long handled pair of bolt cutters to get enough leverage to snap that cable...may be cheap but still tough!
 
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