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Thats the joke
wrote in message ... From: a [5] http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...tem=7103552086 isn't this just a bic pen? |
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"a" wrote in message ...
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...tem=7103552086 I am interested in your Kryptonite key, but had some questions. Will it work on vending machines and/or coin-operated laundry machines? Does it come with a manufacturer's warranty? Will you consider piecing it out to save shipping weight, as I really only need the barrel, not the ink or caps? Do you have any experience with the tariffs/duty involved in shipping these keys across the border into the U.S.? Thanks, Paul |
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Here is the real joke :
http://www.bikeforums.net/ http://www.usatoday.com/money/2004-0...ike-lock_x.htm BOSTON (AP) - Faster than a speeding bullet, word is spreading across the Internet, through cyclist hangouts and into bike shops that all it takes to open a circular-key lock, like the one on the famous U-shaped Kryptonite-brand lock, is a ballpoint pen. The Kryptonite - consisting of a steel curve with a locking horizontal bar - is a must-have among serious bicyclists. It can cost more than $50, and for an extra $10 to $20, it comes with a guarantee that says the company will pay customers more than $1,000 if product failure results in the theft of a bicycle. In recent days, bicycle chat rooms on the Internet have been flooded with irate comments from cyclists, some of whom have posted short movies of themselves picking their own locks with the hollow shaft of a Bic pen. A spokeswoman for the company, the country's largest bicycle-lock manufacturer, said it plans to accelerate the introduction of new versions of the lock because of the complaints. Boston bicycle messenger John Anderson, 23, said a friend showed him how easy it was to defeat a U-lock. "He did it in about two seconds. I was like, 'You've got to be kidding me,'" he said. "People spend a couple of grand (on their bikes), so it's kind of a bummer that people can steal them so easily." Benjamin Running, a 28-year-old graphic designer in New York, helped start the furor after he posted on the Internet a video of himself picking his own lock. "These locks literally are viewed as the industry standard, the lock that you must have. They're recommended by every bike shop," he said. "I'm absolutely shattered by this." Kryptonite spokeswoman Donna Tocci said in a statement that the design still provides "an effective deterrent to theft," but that the company is developing new products using a pen-proof, disc-style cylinder. "We are accelerating the delivery of the new disc cylinder locks and we will communicate directly with our distributors, dealers and consumers within the coming days. The world just got tougher and so did our locks," the statement said. The company made no mention of any refunds or free replacements and did not say whether it had received any reports of bikes being stolen with a ballpoint. Kryptonite was founded in 1972 and is known as the originator of the U-shaped bicycle lock. In had sales of about $27 million in the year before it was acquired in 2001 by Ingersoll-Rand, maker of other security products such as Schlage door locks. Jon Currier, an employee at Belmont Wheelworks, said the bike store took down all the Kryptonite models with pickable locks immediately after he learned of the problem. He said he doubts the problem will have any long-term effect on Kryptonite, because the company has fixed design flaws before that bike thieves have exploited. "The name is the Jell-O of bike locks," he said. "They're the original and the survivors." "Jimmbo" wrote in message ... Thats the joke wrote in message ... From: a [5] http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...tem=7103552086 isn't this just a bic pen? |
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You have to win it first. I got my eye on it and plan on going as high as it
takes. These universal keys are rare. Ron "Paul" wrote in message ... "a" wrote in message ... http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...tem=7103552086 I am interested in your Kryptonite key, but had some questions. Will it work on vending machines and/or coin-operated laundry machines? Does it come with a manufacturer's warranty? Will you consider piecing it out to save shipping weight, as I really only need the barrel, not the ink or caps? Do you have any experience with the tariffs/duty involved in shipping these keys across the border into the U.S.? Thanks, Paul |
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"Bikeeron" wrote in message
m... You have to win it first. I got my eye on it and plan on going as high as it takes. These universal keys are rare. Bids are going to go high... there's already one bid on it! Whoever posted this auction deserves a legitimately high bid just for the good laugh he's given us at Ground Zero Cycles..... touche! Stuart Winsor |
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Yes I watched the news on this and how they are all being recalled the
kryptonite locks can be opened with any pen. Alot of upset customers it was the most common bike lock. "a" wrote in message ... http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...tem=7103552086 |
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Basilic wrote:
Here is the real joke : http://www.bikeforums.net/ http://www.usatoday.com/money/2004-0...ike-lock_x.htm Woa dude! Last week called and it wants it's info back... a |
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