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 ...