Today, I rode in to teach my aerobics class. After I finished, I went out to my bike, and I was surprised to find a plain, Kryptonite u-lock attached to my bike with a note from management to see them for the key. I was perplexed because I had the Kryptonite Chain on my bike. I mean, why do I go through the stress of carrying that heavy-@ssed chain around anyway?

Well, I call management, and they came out and explained that one of the other instructors had their bikes stolen last week and they had a Kryptonite Chain, and apparently, someone cut the chain and stole their bike. So from now on, unless there was a u-lock on the bike, they planned on locking everyone's bike with their own u-locks and make us call inside to get someone from management come out and unlock the u lock. Strange... :confused:

Anyway, I told them I appreciated their efforts to protect us, but I couldn't believe that someone actually snapped the chain and stole the bike. They said that they considered the Kryptonite chain to be unreliable, and that I should carry a u-lock to ensure my bike is protected. I am now trying to figure out if the instructor was just negligent and improperly locked their bike and as a result, the bike was stolen, or if it IS true that these chains are unreliable. Has anyone heard of the Kryptonite chains being broken at all? I thought they were supposed to be the best on the market, yet someone managed to break through the chain in no time and steal a bike.

I ended up asking management to not lock my bike- I assured them I will come with two locks from now on- my chain and the paltry u-lock I now own. While I'm impressed with the concern of my club, I am also basically worried that I am a bit overconfident in the fact that these chains are supposed to be infallable. Obviously, it seems like they don't work as well as they were advertised to work, since the thief managed to cut through the chain so quickly and easily.

What's the verdict?

Koffee