BOSTON — Bike lock maker Kryptonite struggled to reassure customers and protect its reputation on Friday after the disclosure that its famous U-lock could be opened by a ballpoint pen. Kryptonite said ...

Boston? Bike lock maker Kryptonite struggled to reassure customers and protect its reputation Friday after the disclosure that its famous U-lock can be opened by a ballpoint pen. Retailers swept the ...

BOSTON -- Bike lock maker Kryptonite scrambled yesterday to deal with the damage done to both its locks and its reputation by a ballpoint pen, as retailers swept the locks from their shelves and ...

The triumph last week of the Bic pen over expensive, state-of-the- art steel locks has panicked the bicycling community, and churned Internet rumor mills about how much the lock manufacturer knew and ...

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 ...

Kryptonite announced Wednesday that it would offer free exchanges to anyone who owns one of their U-lock models that uses a circular key, a popular type of lock with city bikers that was shown last ...