# Hurry - Everyone bring your bikes inside!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurry-everyone-bring-your-bikes-inside/264842>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 18, 2004, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurry-everyone-bring-your-bikes-inside/264842 "2004-09-18T13:46:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![caligynephobia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7feea3/32.png) [@caligynephobia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligynephobia)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2004, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurry-everyone-bring-your-bikes-inside/264842/1 "2004-09-18T13:46:13Z")

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Your Kryptonite bike lock [might suck](http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/17/news/midcaps/kryptonite/index.htm).

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**Author:** ![caligynephobia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7feea3/32.png) [@caligynephobia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligynephobia)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2004, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurry-everyone-bring-your-bikes-inside/264842/2 "2004-09-18T14:01:46Z")

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Oh, and free Coca-Cola for all my friends.

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**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2004, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurry-everyone-bring-your-bikes-inside/264842/3 "2004-09-18T14:11:43Z")

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I saw this on Engadget earlier this week, so promptly tried it out on my $90 lock, but could not get it to work-- neither could some bike store owners I know.

You can find a list of the most vulnerable locks [here](http://www.transalt.org/press/releases/040916lock.html).

Apparently Kryptonite is rushing its new locks through, and will provide them gratis for anyone who’s registered their key number or has proof of purchase. Since I bought my New York Chain last year, and their warranty is only for new bikes, I never registered anything, so that might blow chunks.

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**Author:** ![testride](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a6a055/32.png) [@testride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/testride)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurry-everyone-bring-your-bikes-inside/264842/4 "2004-09-19T06:43:39Z")

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More info here, with links to video demonstrations. I’m glad they don’t use cylinders like this on house and apartment doors.

[http://video.bikeforums.net](http://video.bikeforums.net)

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**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurry-everyone-bring-your-bikes-inside/264842/5 "2004-09-19T11:25:13Z")

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And they laughed at me for using and old-fashioned link chain and a combination lock!

Of course, my ancient coaster brake is so frumpy it’s less likely to be stolen than a $1,000 mountain bike anyhow.