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Round-key bicycle locks lack of security stays in news
posted by Brent Hugh at 9/18/2004 12:35:00 AM
Wired News, the Kansas City Star, CNN, and numerous other news outlets and TV stations have shown stories on the now infamous round-key bicycle locks that can be opened in seconds using a Bic pen. Although the stories keep mentioning Kryptonite locks, in fact pretty much any lock with the round-style key can be opened using the same trick. Now that this trick is so widely known, just about any type of lock will have higher security than a round-key lock.

Here is a page with tips on locking your bike.

Kryptonite has announced that it will replace some newer, more expensive locks and will give a discount on replacing some older locks.
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