Quoted message said:What I get from the program is that it is no more worth spending 100
quid on a lock than it is spending a few tens. They are all readily
susceptible to breakage.
SO a lock buys you time from opportunist theives. Trick must be to
have an undesirable bike.
Kryptonite's take on it is here:
<http://unbreakable-bonds.blogspot.com>
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Kryptonite sent a comment to Alex Nott, Producer of tonight's ITV show
"Gone in 60 Seconds – The Bike Crime Wave" last week. But, we wanted to
talk to our customers because we are confident in our products (we use
them every day) and want our customers to feel confident as well.
We weren't offered the opportunity to participate in, attend or view an
unedited version of this "test". What we did see was a clearly edited
video performed by a competitor whose products, we are told, are not used
in this show.
Kryptonite takes the security of its customers' property very seriously
and does not condone or support any form of media that publicly educates
or encourages criminal or other illegal activity on any brand of lock. We
also don't condone or support product demonstrations that do not fully
educate the viewer on the types of tools used and the conditions in which
such tools would be used.
This televised demonstration leads viewers to believe that 42-inch bolt
cutters are common tools used by thieves. They are not. The 42-inch bolt
cutters used in the show are large in size, expensive to purchase and
difficult to obtain (according to our research).
Please note that the price of this 42 inch bolt cutter, like the one used
in the show, retails for approximately £291-360 ($600-742 U.S. Dollars),
and replacement jaws retail for approximately £100.00 ($206 U.S. Dollar.
[BikeBiz note: it's possible to Google for cheap 42-inch bolt cutters but
these aren't the ones used in the ITV show].
Unfortunately, there will always be people who think it is necessary to
publicize ways to perform criminal or other illegal activity. We
recognize that and are committed to constantly evaluating technologies
and methods for providing products that guard against these most common
methods.
The methods described on this show are not common methods currently in
use in the UK or elsewhere. The New York Fahgettaboudit chain is covered
by Kryptonite's anti-theft protection offer. In the last two years, in
the UK, there have been no claims of property being stolen that was
secured with a New York Fahgettaboudit chain. Zero.
Our high end security products, including the New York Fahgettaboudit
chain, meet or exceed industry testing standards and are also tested by
internal and external professionals in a variety of ways to guard against
methods commonly and uncommonly used by thieves. Kryptonite has
manufactured and sold high quality products for 35 years and has been
testing the products for just as long. As a matter of fact, Kryptonite
team members who test the products have an impressive combined testing
knowledge of 46 years.
Our internal tests involve a variety of tools used by thieves, such as
bolt cutters (including 42 inch bolt cutters), hack saws, hammers, pry
bars, grinders, hydraulic devices and a host of other common and uncommon
methods. The products are tested to the point of failure in order to
understand the limitations and the environments for which the products
are best suited. If a new method is heard of by Kryptonite, the products
will be retested against that method as well.
Despite the internal testing done by Kryptonite employees, we do not ask
that our current or future customers just take our word for it. We rely
on independent, third party testing to expertly attack the chains and
locks. We submit our high end locks to industry respected testing
agencies such as Sold Secure (UK), ART (NL), VdS (DE), N.F. (FRA), Classe
SRA (FRA) and SSF (Sweden). In total, Kryptonite has received over 70
approvals from these agencies for a variety of its products. The New York
Fahgettaboudit chain received the highest ratings of Gold and 4+ from
both Sold Secure and ART.
Another highly respected third party tester, Cycling Plus Magazine,
tested the New York Fahgettaboudit chain in its annual lock test this
spring and it fared very well over the other chains submitted, receiving
a coveted "recommend." The chain held up over one minute to power tools
after it was already attacked for 5 minutes with more common street
tools, such as bolt cutters.
We understand and respect the fact that people are passionate about the
brand of lock they choose. We are not interested in a back and forth with
our competitors or their supporters; we've said our peace and will leave
it at that. If you have a question or concern about one of your own
Kryptonite locks, please do not hesitate to contact our customer service
at [email hidden]
We offer a broad range of products so customers can select products to
create security levels specific to their unique needs and environments.
The products are and will be continuously tested, both internally and
externally, to provide customers with products that will protect their
property in a variety of environments and give them general peace of
mind.
Having said all that, as we go forward on this blog, we'd like to ask
that everyone refer to our very first post in the blogosphere.
It requests , "that people be respectful with their comments.
Constructive criticism is welcome, slander is not. Profanity is not.
Basically, please don't say something here that you wouldn't say in one
of our living rooms. We would appreciate that." This is a common request
in the blogosphere and we don't find it unreasonable. We will ask again
that everyone please keep that in mind.
Thanks for your time. Now we suggest you turn off the computer and go out
for a nice ride. You can feel confident that Kryptonite will continue to
meet the challenges of the street.
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