Hi All,

I will soon begin commuting with a brand new Lemond Poprad and have been planning a way to secure the bike while at work. My work parking place has a locked bike room with racks. I was going to buy a big-ol-honking lock and leave it locked to the rack so I won't have to carry it with me while riding between the office and my house.

Since I don't have to carry the lock, and since I had a really nice Gary Fisher bike stolen a few years ago by the lock being forced, I wanted to get a U-lock that is stronger (and thus heavier) than the already highly regarded Kryptonite New York 3000. I was planning on getting one of the Kryptonite motorcycle U-locks like the New York M18-WL.

I will also eventually get a chain lock (like an Abus), as well, but wanted to start off with the U-lock since it seemed like an easier and lighter locking system.

I made a few phone calls today, and discovered that Kryptonite U-locks are actuall hard to find in my town (Washington, D.C.). I called 3 motorcycle/scooter shops, each one being a Kryptonite "Elite" dealer, and none of them had either the Kryptonite New York 3000 or any of the bigger U-locks ( I didn't ask about any of the smaller Kryptonite U-locks). One of the dealers commented that they used to stock and sell a ton of Kryptonite U-locks, however, lately they have been stocking very few of the Kryptonite U-locks but were stocking and selling a lot more Kryptonite chain locks instead.

Anyone have any suggestions on where to get a M18-WL lock, and any thoughts on why I am having a hard time sourcing the bigger Kryptonite U-locks?

Thanks!

--Twofer