Kryptonite New York

[Asqui]

I have decided to go for the maximum protection offered by the Kryptonite New York U-Lock, as I'll
be leaving my brand new Dawes Horizon around university. Only problem it I can't actually find a
retailer that sells it!

Wiggle is the only online retailer I know of, and they only have the various chans from the New York
range. My LBS only have the ABUS locks, and don't seem to have the "15 out of 10" security rating
model at that.

Can anyone point me to a source for this lock?

Thanks in advance, Dani

[The Knight Who]

"asqui" <asNquOi@ShoPtmaAi.Mcom> wrote in message news:bcbchb$hlg$1@hercules.btinternet.com...
> I have decided to go for the maximum protection offered by the Kryptonite New York U-Lock, as I'll
> be leaving my brand new Dawes Horizon around university. Only problem it I can't actually find a
> retailer that sells
it!
>
> Wiggle is the only online retailer I know of, and they only have the
various
> chans from the New York range. My LBS only have the ABUS locks, and don't seem to have the "15 out
> of 10" security rating model at that.
>
> Can anyone point me to a source for this lock?

http://www.settlecycles.co.uk/shop/product_list.asp?TypeID=458

for example

> Thanks in advance, Dani

[Steven Templeto]

the abus is a much better lock - and is designed to offer protection to alll the common ways of
breaking the lock (freeze spray, wedging, barrel rumblers etc)

i got the manhatten model and its incredibly tough - u can get two for the price of one biggy and
have double protection :)

"asqui" <asNquOi@ShoPtmaAi.Mcom> wrote in message news:bcbchb$hlg$1@hercules.btinternet.com...
> I have decided to go for the maximum protection offered by the Kryptonite New York U-Lock, as I'll
> be leaving my brand new Dawes Horizon around university. Only problem it I can't actually find a
> retailer that sells
it!
>
> Wiggle is the only online retailer I know of, and they only have the
various
> chans from the New York range. My LBS only have the ABUS locks, and don't seem to have the "15 out
> of 10" security rating model at that.
>
> Can anyone point me to a source for this lock?
>
> Thanks in advance, Dani

[Asqui]

Steven Templeton wrote:
> the abus is a much better lock - and is designed to offer protection to alll the common ways of
> breaking the lock (freeze spray, wedging, barrel rumblers etc)

You mean to say the New York U-Lock doesn't offer this protection? I don't know the details of it,
but I find this unlikely.

> i got the manhatten model and its incredibly tough - u can get two for the price of one biggy and
> have double protection :)
A New York U-Lock is only ten pounds more than the Manhattan, which retails for £49.99 at wiggle.

Dani

[Peter]

"asqui" <asNquOi@ShoPtmaAi.Mcom> wrote in message news:bcbchb$hlg$1@hercules.btinternet.com...
> I have decided to go for the maximum protection offered by the Kryptonite New York U-Lock,
> .................. cut

I use this lock, suggest for Max security you team it with a Kryptonite cable to loop around your
front wheel then threaded through back wheel with the eye in the cable end threaded onto the lock.
Also useful where you want to lock your bike to something too large for the lock, just put the cable
around the object and thread both eyes onto the lock secured to the frame. peter

[Marten Hoffmann]

steven.templeton@ntlworld.com schreef ...

> the abus is a much better lock - and is designed to offer protection to alll the common ways of
> breaking the lock (freeze spray, wedging, barrel rumblers etc)

With all due respect: here in Holland I saw a so called "modus operandi" (the way of doing things,
so to speak) research paper on bicycle thieves. One of the categories interviewed were professional
bike thieves. None of them ever used anything like freeze spray or something similar. Moreover, most
of them had specialized in one or two certain types of lock.

> i got the manhatten model and its incredibly tough - u can get two for the price of one biggy and
> have double protection :)

--
Regards, Marten

[Just Zis Guy]

On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 18:48:12 +0200, Marten Hoffmann <mmhoffDITWEG@xs4all.nl> wrote:

>One of the categories interviewed were professional bike thieves. None of them ever used anything
>like freeze spray or something similar. Moreover, most of them had specialized in one or two
>certain types of lock.

For this reason it's advisable to use two locks, say a D lock with a straight key and a super-thick
cable lock with a cylindrical key. Not many of them do both kinds. Or so it was put to me, anyway.

Guy
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