Originally Posted by
BikeConvert
That might be the seed of a solution for me.
Could you share some facts and speculations as to why your bike has not been stolen from your external rack?
I was wondering if a car-top-rack were cabled to the car, and the bike were locked, it might last a few months. Alternatively, a car-top-carrier that totally concealed the bike, with lock. I hate to go the car-top route, because of parking garage, and other low clearance hazards.
Don't go cartop if you want to have the bike up there semi-permanently - there are too many low hazards, from parking garages to drive-thrus. Also, depending on your height and the height of your car, it can be pretty non-ergonomic putting the bike up and taking it down.