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Old 11-18-2017, 05:05 PM   #2
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Unfortunately this is one of those secrets lost to time.

I believed that Kryptonite was the ODM manufacturer for the lock, since the lock was discontinued when THIS happened:
https://www.wired.com/2004/09/twist-a-pen-open-a-lock/

Technically, since the Segway Lock was a completely custom-branded lock, even if Kryptonite was the ODM manufacturer...they could technically be correct in saying that they were not the "manufacturer" (OEM).

Then again, maybe the Segway Lock was one of Segway's first steps into the world of Chinese manufacturers, and perhaps they bought the product from someone who was copying Kryptonite's design and therefore got caught up in the bic pen issue.

Or it could have been a completely different manufacturer. Again, unless one of the original Segway guys is around here and can tell without worrying about ongoing confidentiality requirements...a mystery lost to time.

BTW, Segway did previously offer a "Segway Kryptonite" lock before the Segway Lock...but that was one that went through the wheel and tire of gen1 Segway HTs. This can be particularly confusing because there is at least one image of the newer-style lock being sold via a photo showing it on top of the older-style "Segway Kryptonite" branded box. [Even more confusing...there were at least two styles of keys, one with a plastic shell around the handle of the key and one without...for an unknown reason.]

Chris
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