BOSTON (AP) — Bike lock maker Kryptonite struggled to reassure customers and protect its reputation on Friday following the disclosure that its famous U-lock can be opened by a ballpoint pen.

The $27m Kryptonite Corporation of Massachusetts was bought by industrial giant Ingersoll-Rand two weeks ago. Founded in 1972, the Kryptonite Corporation is most famous for its New York lock (and its ...

Bike-lock maker Kryptonite is offering customers a free product exchange after discovering some models of its famous U-locks can be picked open with a simple ballpoint pen. Under the program, ...

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Engadget reader Chester Bullock decided to toss Kryptonite the link and video we posted about picking their Evolution 2000's lock with a plain ol' Bic pen. And we can't say it wasn't a good idea, but ...