Originally Posted by stevo
I always lock both wheels. Generally dont worry about the seat. If I'm gonna park it super-heavy, drunken crowds (like sunday), I bring a cable along with the U. Dont even bother detaching the front wheel, run the cable from the front wheel, through the brooks, down to the U. viola.
That's basically what I do too. I park my old Trek MTB (quick-release everything) a lot in West Philly, and haven't had any problems. U-lock through the frame and rear wheel and a cable around the front wheel, up through the saddle, and down to the U-lock. I've been leaving the Trek outside (day and night) for the past three weeks or so to make room in my apartment for my new IRO. I see a lot of U-locks attached to wheels (but no frames) laying around the city, but they are all due to improper locking.