Klaiviel wrote:Bad_Jason wrote:I know this post is old, but I acquired one of the Kryptonite padlocks over the weekend and decided to type it in to the search engine here. I believe they're cheap Chinese made locks. The company it's self, is American and mainly deals in bike lock/anti-theft contraptions, etc.
Obviously nothing much to them. It SPPed faster than a Master 3 and three swipes and a jiggle from my new bogota and it popped right open. I don't use rakes very often, but that bogota might as well be a universal key. It's opened just about everything I have and I know my raking techniques aren't anywhere near perfect.
I beg to differ with this statement. It seems Kryptonite used to make some pretty heavy duty locks; although they don't make them anymore. Currently this lock http://www.amazon.com/Kryptonite-Heavy- ... 756&sr=8-2 is the bane of my existence, I have yet to pick it. As you can see amazon is getting rid of them for $7 a crack and I would highly recommend picking one up. They feature hardened steel shackle, removable cylinder (6 pin: 5 spool drivers + 1 normal; 5 serrated key pins + 1 normal), and the thing weighs as much as my S&G 8077, overall I am pretty impressed with it. I would like to know if anyone else has had similar difficulty with this lock?
That lock on Amazon looks interesting, especially for the price. But what exactly do you disagree with? I'm looking at the back of the padlock packaging (the one referenced in the OP's first post) and it was indeed manufactured in China and it picked like a cheap Chinese made lock. We were talking about that lock and all signs pointed to cheap Chinese made padlock.
Thanks for the link though, I might pick up that Kryp. you found on Amazon, if it's as you described.