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 ...

Bicycle riders on campus know the secret is out. U-shaped Kryptonite tubular cylinder bike locks–previously regarded as some of the most secure on the market–can be picked by inserting the back end of ...

BOSTON -- Bike lock maker Kryptonite scrambled yesterday to deal with the damage done to both its locks and its reputation by a ballpoint pen, as retailers swept the locks from their shelves and ...

In September, Kryptonite took a lot of heat from aggrieved consumers, angry when a poster to bikeforums.net uploaded a video showing how easy it was for a certain type of cheap Bic pen to open a ...

The triumph last week of the Bic pen over expensive, state-of-the- art steel locks has panicked the bicycling community, and churned Internet rumor mills about how much the lock manufacturer knew and ...

Engadget reader Chester Bullock decided to toss Kryptonite the link and video we posted about picking their Evolution 2000's lock with a plain ol' Bic pen. And we can't say it wasn't a good idea, but ...

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 ...

response to "consumer concerns" about tubular cylinder lock technology. Consumers can visit the company’s website next Wednesday afternoon, September 22, to learn full details of the Kryptonite rescue ...

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 ...