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Old September 22nd 04, 04:46 AM
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Old September 22nd 04, 04:50 AM
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isn't this just a bic pen?
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Old September 22nd 04, 12:15 PM
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Thats the joke
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Old September 22nd 04, 03:06 PM
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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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Old September 22nd 04, 05:10 PM
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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."

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Old September 22nd 04, 07:25 PM
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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
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"a" wrote in message
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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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Old September 22nd 04, 09:04 PM
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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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Old September 22nd 04, 09:45 PM
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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.


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Old September 23rd 04, 02:21 AM
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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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