BOSTON — Bike lock maker Kryptonite struggled to reassure customers and protect its reputation on Friday after the disclosure that its famous U-lock could be opened by a ballpoint pen. Kryptonite said ...

BOSTON - You don't have to be the Man of Steel to open a Kryptonite bike lock. Faster than a speeding bullet, word is spreading across the Internet, through cyclist hangouts and into bike shops that ...

Bike owners were recently disturbed by reports that their U-shaped Kryptonite bike locks can be rendered ineffective with a ball-point pen. The vulnerable locks belong to the Evolution and Kryptolock ...

BOSTON (AP) — Bike lock maker Kryptonite struggled to reassure customers and protect its reputation on Friday following the disclosure that its famous U-lock can be opened by a ballpoint pen.

Local cycle store owners reacted with shock and disbelief yesterday at the news that the popular Kryptonite locks could be defeated with a ballpoint pen. “A ballpoint pen? “The ones that we have are ...

BOSTON – Bicycle lock maker Kryptonite struggled to reassure customers and protect its reputation on Friday after the disclosure that its famous U-lock can be opened with a ballpoint pen. Retailers ...

BOSTON (AP) -- Bike lock maker Kryptonite struggled to reassure customers and protect its reputation on Friday following the disclosure that its famous U-lock can be opened by a ballpoint pen.

How neat is this little U-Lock tool? It's a 15mm wrench – the size of pretty much all axle-nuts – in the form of a sleeve which slides onto the barrel of a Kryptonite lock. The chromed steel tool fits ...

It isn't the same as learning a flashy diamond engagement ring actually is cubic zirconia. Or that the faceplate on a newly purchased Cartier watch has the brand name strangely misspelled. No, it's ...

Say "San Francisco," then add a few associations: fog, cable cars, sourdough. Here's one more item to post high on that list: bike theft. Bicycle lock maker Kryptonite annually publishes a list of the ...