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bike lock question — Brooklynian

bike lock question

i just got a new (used) bike, and was looking through my parents old bike stuff to see what i could find. i found an old kryptonite u-lock from 1983, still in its packaging. i know kryptonite recalled all their old round key locks because you can open them with a bic pen (awful) but they're not doing this program anymore.

my question is: is there anything i can do now? any other trade in programs? considering my bike is not worth more than $100 it seems silly to go buy a $50 lock, especially when i'm looking at what should be a perfectly good one right here. how fast will it get stolen if i use this old lock? any advice from brooklyn riders would help. i'm in crown heights, can probably keep the bike locked in my building most of the time but i plan to keep it locked outside if i bike to the subway to go to work.

thanks a lot!

Comments

  • Are you sure they are not recalling these anymore? Did you contact them? If that is true it is pretty awful in their part not pay you back for a malfunctioning product.
  • from kryptonite.com:

    "Kryptonite offered the Voluntary Lock Exchange Program for over a year and replaced more than 400,000 locks worldwide for free. However, we are no longer taking new registrations for this program."
  • Any lock can be compromised. Locks are deterrents to casual theft so it will serve it's purpose
    Getting a 25 year old lock replaced by the manufacturere is a stretch.
    The lock, in n it's original packaging, provided it is in very good condition, may have more value on the market to a collector.
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