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 On: 2009-02-10
The Kryptonite Kryptoflex cable is meant to be used in conjunction with a U-lock. It should ONLY be used as a means to secure quick release components like your seat, seat post and/or wheels in conjunction with a U-lock. It should NOT be used to secure the bikes frame to a solid object like a bike rack.
If you try to use this cable as your primary means of securing your bike (frame) then dont be surprised if your bike gets stolen (like another reviewer experienced, sadly). USE COMMON SENSE, PEOPLE!
For what it was intended to do (secure quick release components, bike seat, wheels, etc.) it does a great job.
I would recommend it to anyone that wants another added layer of protection on top of a solid U-lock.
 On: 2009-01-31
We have been using this cable to secure 2 generators to our 5th wheel for several years. Apparently the cable is only good for keeping honest people honest because both generators ($2000+) were stolen when the Kryptonite cable was cut. So find another product that isnt easily cut.
On: 2008-06-23
I just got my US$450 bike stolen due to one of these useless cables. The cable looks sturdy but from the cut the thieves left I could see that they had no problem at all cutting it (it was a clean cut). Dont waste your money with this product or dont risk loosing your precious bike using it!!!
On: 2008-06-17
I was recently burglarized and what the thieves didnt get were two bicycles that were coincidentally locked up with the Kryptonite Kryptoflex Cable. However, the cable had absolutely nothing to do with it--the bicycles were well hidden from view underneath a tarp and were not tampered with. When I tried to move the bicycles afterwards I realized I could not find the key to the lock. So I made some preliminary cuts to the cable with a hack saw, and then finished the job off by nibbling each strand of wire with a pair of aviation snips. The cable snapped in two in about 90 seconds and I was able to free the bicycles. I realized that if I hadnt hidden the bicycles under the tarp, they would have been stolen in spite of the cable and lock.
The Kryptonite Kryptoflex Cable is absolutely worthless when it comes to protecting your belongings against even the most basic tools of a criminal. Save your money and purchase a standard blue plastic tarp and hide your stuff instead. Youll save some money and have more piece of mind than what these worthless strands of metal with the childish comic-book brand can provide. The word "Kryptonite" is also a synonym for Achilles heel, the one weakness of an otherwise invulnerable hero--a not too clever brand name either. You can even use the blue tarp as a cape and prance around your back yard like a real superhero. That ought to scare the crooks away.
On: 2008-05-09
Works just as I thought. I only wish I had gotten it about a foot longer. But Im very statisfied.
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