Originally Posted by
old scratch
have you ever heard or seen an example of this happening to a Ulock resulting in a stolen bike? also it seems like your job would have been easier with an angle grinder.
Yes, several times.
Believe me, I know. I didn't have one when I was working for that company.
wouldnt you need to have my key to make a duplicate? and in that case why would you bother making another? in fact if you wanted you could just call kryptonite with the number on the key and get a duplicate.
No, I wouldn't need your key. There are ways, that is all I will say on a public forum.
and yunno how many thieves have the proper machine? none. and yunno how many of those that do would rather just cut your lock in two? all of them.
Absolutely.
my guess is that in the history of krypto keys (since they switched from the bic pen solvable kind) that not one bike has been stolen by a dude who made a new key. the guy who wants your bike would just cut the damn thing.
Probably a good guess. I do know how to defeat the cylinders though. And if I know how, then many many others know how as well. Don't assume that NO ONE can make keys to your lock.
I don't want to argue with you. I just see SO many lock questions come up on these forums, that I thought some insight might be be appreciated. I understand that many won't agree with my ideas, and that is totally fine with me. We are talking about a serious investment that a lot of people won't see the value in. To each his own. I am not trying to sell ANYONE ANYTHING in this thread.
Use common sense when locking your bike. Use whichever lock works best for you and your situation.
There are many factors involved with reasons why someone might want a completely restricted key on their bike locks. I sell them fairly frequently. One reason is the one key convenience. They can be set to your house key if you buy some multi lock deadbolts for your house/condo/apt. They are extremely secure and ABSOLUTELY restricted in a sense that kryptonite is trying to achieve with their locks. (I have spoken with their product rep. and they are planning to come out with a better, more restricted key system. The one they are currently using, while VERY good in america, has been used for years in europe.)
You seem intelligent, and I have no doubt that you lock your bike well. I posted this stuff for the folks out there that are looking for advice.
Last edited by crawdaddio; 03-17-09 at 10:39 PM.