Round-key bicycle locks lack of security stays in news

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.