| Title: | Bicycling |
| Notice: | Bicycling for Fun |
| Moderator: | JAMIN::WASSER |
| Created: | Mon Apr 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3214 |
| Total number of notes: | 31946 |
Yesterday The was an article in the Boston University Newspaper "The Daily Free Press" about an increase in bike thefts this year. In all of these thefts the thief was able to break a Kryptonite lock. Aparently theives are able to a piece of pipe between the "U" section, twist, and the lock breaks. Paul
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| 1340.1 | MCIS2::DELORIEA | Common sense isn't | Thu Oct 12 1989 17:51 | 13 | |
>> Kryptonite lock. Aparently theives are able to a piece of pipe >> between the "U" section, twist, and the lock breaks. True, in the May 88 issue of Bicycling there was an article where the author a "bike thief" wrote on how he stole bikes. This pipe way of opening the K-lock is known as the "New York method". BTW, Kryptonite used to have a $1000 insurance policy for the lock holders...It's no longer valid for New York residents. I'm sure in other city's,(such as Boston), thieves will learn via the grapevine how to pop open the lock and there will no longer be the $1000 FREE insurance offered by the Kryptonite marketing people. Tom_who_brings_his_bike_inside;^) | |||||
| 1340.2 | MEMORY::GOODWIN | in a spasm of lucidity... | Fri Oct 13 1989 09:26 | 4 | |
>> thieves will learn via the grapevine how to pop open the lock Forget the grapevine, the newspaper described how it was done. | |||||
| 1340.3 | reinforcement for U-locks? | TALLIS::JBELL | Personna Au Gratin | Fri Oct 13 1989 10:34 | 9 |
I've seen some people using Kryptonite locks with an extra piece
of metal at the junction.
I've also heard of people going into hardware stores and getting
a plumbing T-joint and using it as reinforcement.
Does anyone know if these are effective?
-Jeff (Who parks in Boston from time to time.)
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