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Watch vids. Makes ya think twice about the saftey of your bike.......
Watch vids. Makes ya think twice about the saftey of your bike.......
X-post from another forum regarding saftey of krypto locks....
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Yeah, that's pretty f*cked up...saw this posted on another forum (name witheld to protect the "innocent").oly said:
It's amazing how one of the most prestigious locks can be compromised by a cheap as hell disposable pen, huh?
One guy spent over $100 on one of those huge chain link ones w/ a lock that has the round keyhole (which are the ones that can be jacked).
I forget the dollar amts., but it would be wise to contact Kryptonite if you have one of those style keyholes and get insurance - it's worth the $10-30 it costs to insure your $$$ rigs.
No lock is better than an attentive line of vision and doubled up fist.
i've always been wary of using locks because you get a false sense of security, but that's just insane......
i've always been wary of using locks because you get a false sense of security, but that's just insane......
Ive used that one, and when i had avid cable brakes i dialed in the pads so the wheels couldnt move so they couldnt get on it and go.... cuz i only run for free pizza.Skookum said:
I run faster!oly said:
Good idea w/ the brake cinching. I have hydraulic brakes, so can't really cinch pads. In that situation, one thing that you can do is to drop the chain waaaaaay down the cassette and into the biggest ring possible up front. If not just pop the chain off the chainring altogether. By the time the theif could figure out wtf is going on down there, he'd have one po'd mtb'er doing some serious damage to them.
This story is now being reported by the associated press. I saw it in the Seattle times and the King County Journal(front page).
http://kingcountyjournal.com/sited/story/html/173488
http://kingcountyjournal.com/sited/story/html/173488
It's on ANY biking bb you look up, newspapers globally and God only knows where else.Langer said:
Needless to say, I would not trust your lock beyond your eyesight if you own one of them (I have 2)
I am hoping that Krypto is going to at least offer the newer style locks at a discount to those of us sitting on these P.O.S. locks. At this point, I may as well use dental floss to lock my bike up.
This is why you should always you two types of locks when you are in an especially high theft are. For example, a u-lock and a cable. Theives rarely carry multiple types of tools.
That looks good on paper, but since one of the tools required is a mere ball-point pen I would hardly qualify that as having to carry an extra tool.buildyourown said:
Hmmmmm...how do you know about them not carrying multiple tools??
i tryed the pen thing...
...took me 10seconds.
and i have a few bikes for sale
...took me 10seconds.
and i have a few bikes for sale
Crap-a-munga! I use cable locks and never lock my bike where I can't see it. Dang though, that's amazing! I'll have to warn people buying locks from us from now on! I can't believe there hasn't been a huge recall of these types of locks. I can think of a thousand other locks which have that circular style interface. Some of them are DOORS........ 
and payphonesCaptain Crunch said:I can think of a thousand other locks which have that circular style interface. Some of them are DOORS........
and parking meteres
and pop machines
and...i'm going to be rich in quarters!
When you get thrown in jail i'll still write you.HippieKai said:
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