Kryptonite Bike Lock Users - Beware!

[VelvetHammer]

Ummm.... where's my bike? What's that Bic pen doing there? OH SH*$@!

http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/17/news/midcaps/kryptonite/index.htm?cnn=yes

[VelvetHammer]

And now the proof:

http://67.19.221.38/4.wmv

[tornadomann]

that would really suck to have some little jerk with a bic pen steal your bike because of crappy design!

[VelvetHammer]

The cylinder locks that they use, are used all over the place: vending machines, elevators, ect..

I just went down the Coke machine by my mail room. I won't say whether it worked or not. But lets just say, be affraid, be very affraid if you use this kind of lock on anything you own.

[tornadomann]

wow, once word of this gets out, all of the vending machines in america could be....DOOMED!!

[jeffreyjrose]

interesting...

[tornadomann]

All the machines i checked out at my laundry and mail area all had stadard key locks on them, not the circular locks.

[Dok Diamond]

that movies isnt working

[Duo_Maxwell]

Bad news for Kryptonite, though Bic pen sales will likely rise some, who wants to buy some stock with me...

[tornadomann]

The movie worked fine for me, do you have the most recent version of Windows Media Player?

[Tennisjon2002]

I saw that article earlier but had not seen the movie before. Damn that is scary!!!!!!!! How did it take so long for someone to find this out?? these locks have been used for soooooooo long

[bignick]

cant wait to try this one

[tornadomann]

Anyone still using a Kryptonite lock in the next few days could just as well put a Free take me Sign on their bike!

[Dok Diamond]

dammit i wanna know how to do this, damn windows

[tornadomann]

Basically the movie shows someone with a bic pen with the head and ink tube removed and jsut the plastic case. They simply took the tube and put the top of it into the circular lock as if it was a key. They then just jiggled it a couple times and the lock popped open!

[Santurio]

Does anybody need a bike????jk

[punqsux]

some guy in my building had one of those locks, i think im gunna see how easy it is, just to try, stealing bikes is pretty low

[Dok Diamond]

ok i saw the video, im going after some vending machines.

[punqsux]

ok i saw the video, im going after some vending machines.

pick me up some coke dude!

[CaseyRyback]

my diamondback lock is like the krypotonite locks. I wonder about its safety.

Then again I have not used my bike in months

[Murcielago77]

i love using bic pens now to use them for somethin else

[tornadomann]

How many people you think will start carrying Bic pens just to pull this off?

[pimp_daddy_smurf]

i usually have a pen on my enyways, good stuff id say, thanks CAG for teaching me how to get in trouble with the law!!!!!

[Matrix2k3]

I've just realized that we have no Bic pens in the house.:( We have like hundreds of pens but they're all automatic or papermate, the one Bic pen is automatic, lol. Guess I'll have to go to the dollar store tommorow for err..."school supplies".

[Quackzilla]

You really should use a cord + combination lock.

While they can be broken, it will need to be cut, which is a lot more obvious that a bic pen, which could look like using a key.

[Xevious]

Have any of you guys have heard about a Kryptonite lock exchange? I saw a news article about it; Unfortunately, the Kryptonite Website is down right now.

[humidore]

Video link doesn't work for me either, probably due to high traffic? This should come in handy next time I'm low on change and need a drink, thanks!

[2poor]

http://www.engadget.com/common/videos/pt/lock.wmv

theres the video.

[Kayden]

Hot dayumn... Im so bringing a pen to the break room tomorrow

[TimPV3]

This happened over a year ago, I'd be surprised if they still had those locks there.

[Moxio]

Old thread!

[Xevious]

Old thread!
Its an old thread but I brought it back to life for legit reasons. I wanted to know if anyone heard anything about the Kryptonite lock exchange. I have 2 of those locks and they are nothing but paperweights. I want to get rid of them.

[humidore]

Thanks for the link...And ho ho, I had no idea how old this was! I didn't even notice from the dates/article, woo..

[godhatesjustyou]

my friend and i tried this on his Kryptonite lock a while back.

we never did get it to work..

[alonzomourning23]

This has been out for a while. The guy at cycle loft (the best bike store in this area) told me this in august of 2004. I wanted a lock for my bike at school since I'd be living in a city (toronto), and he advised against that type of lock for that reason. I think they have had the lock fixed for a while now, but I'm not certain.

edit: Seems that it's an old thread.