Bike Locks

[DeniseGoldberg]

Buyer beware. We saw this video wanted to share. We are not sure if this is old locks or new but I would ask when buying one. http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/kryptonite.asp it's a crytonite lock or however you spell it.

Brandi -
This is really old news and the locks have been redesigned since then with replacements provided to consumers in October of 2004 (as noted in this article: http://www.bikebiz.co.uk/daily-news/article.php?id=4753). It's really a shame that snopes.com didn't update their page to reflect the current state of affairs. (And I have no connection with Kryptonite - I'm just person who hates to see what was good information at the time it was published turn into incorrect information when no updates are done.)

--- Denise

[Brandi]

Denise-
That's wy i like this site! everyone is so up tp date with stuff. Thanks for letting us know Like I had said we weren't sure if it was old or new new'a. Now we do thanks!

[VW Beetle]

Yeah, but Kryptonite stopped honoring the exchange policy after a certain period of time had passed. I had two of those things (at $45 each) and was SOL when I finally got the chance to look into the details of the exchange. I missed it by about a month.

Good locks though. The mini-U is a tad heavy, but it fits perfectly into the pouch on my Cambelbak. The U-locks are far more secure than any of the cables if you are away from your bike for more than a few minutes.

[kiwi girl]

I use a cable lock with a combination. It possibly isn't the most secure lock in the world - but it should put off the opportunistic casual thief. I reckon that to stop a really determined thief I'd need more or heavier locks than I am prepared to carry. Also use a cheaper bike for my errands/commuter bike - the purpose of that being two fold - hopefully it is less likely to get stolen and that it wouldn't be such a big deal if it was (although my emotional attachment to it and its replacement value went up about 50% when I got new pedals for Chrsitmas)

[DirtDiva]

My most frequent riding is of the A to B, getting around kind, so the lock comes if there's any chance what-so-ever I'll be hopping off. In good old Chch, I secured my sub-NZ$500, everyone-and-their-dog-rides-something-like-it mtb with a decent length 8mm coiled cable. Here in London-town I have a good, sturdy Kryptonite D-lock (U-lock?) with a big, fat cable that allows me to lock my bike to just about anything. Aside from my own piece of mind, I have to have something fairly secure in order for my insurance to be valid.