# Kryptonite New York U-Lock

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/kryptonite-new-york-u-lock
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/bike-locks
- Placement: #8 of 15 in Bike Locks, C tier
- Brand: Kryptonite
- LP on this board: 366
- Last researched: 2026-08-06T20:27:53.228Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

Recognizable brand with decent protection, though not as highly praised as some competitors.

## For

- Brand recognition
- Decent protection
- Thick steel shackle
- Reinforced body
- Top protection in high-crime areas

## Against

- Can be cut with a handheld angle grinder in under a minute
- Lacks long-term durability

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 1 of 7 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 5 independent outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| bikerumor.com | - | - | https://bikerumor.com/best-bike-locks/ | fetched and confirmed |
| The Best Bike Lock | - | - | https://thebestbikelock.com/security/angle-grinder-proof-bike-lock/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Jobleads | - | - | https://www.jobleads.com/us/job/kryptonite-new-york-chain-lock-heavy-duty-security-for-e-bikes--carson-city--ea1e0d91c7ae3e4fdcc124c3fd004c674 | outlet blocks automated checks |
| Wirecutter | - | - | https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-bike-lock/ | fetched and confirmed |
| bicycling.com | - | - | https://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/a20017112/best-bike-locks/ | outlet blocks automated checks |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | OnGuard RockSolid 8590 | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/onguard-rocksolid-8590 |
| 4 | Abus Granit Super Extreme | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/abus-granit-super-extreme |
| 5 | Abus Bordo Granit | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/abus-bordo-granit |
| 6 | Abus Granit Super Extreme 2500 | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/abus-granit-super-extreme-2500 |
| 7 | Hiplok DX1000 | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/hiplok-dx1000 |
| 9 | Litelok X3 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/litelok-x3 |
| 10 | Kryptonite New York Diamond | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/kryptonite-new-york-diamond |
| 11 | Seatylock Foldylock Forever | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/seatylock-foldylock-forever |
| 12 | OnGuard 8020 Mastiff | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/onguard-8020-mastiff |
| 13 | Kryptonite Evolution Mini-7 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/kryptonite-evolution-mini-7 |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/bike-locks.

## What this tier means

- C: Fair. Acceptable in the right situation, outclassed at its price.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.