Originally Posted by
neil
Sounds like you're fine. If you've got a very expensive bikes, maybe from the $5000+ category, then no amount of locking will protect it. However, someone once pointed out to me that bikes from that price range rarely get stolen, as they are surgically attached to their owners.
For a normal bike, all you have to do is be harder to steal than the bike you're parked next to.
Plus higher end bikes stick out like a sore thumb...telling the local shops to be on the look out...and a note on craigslist saying look for XXX stands a reasonable chance of getting you your bike back.
Example...a guy lost his Vanilla Track bike. OUCH. He posted a CL add about it...he got it back when someone noticed it in front of a bar a day later. There just aren't many Vanillas out there...they get noticed.
I really don't think most of the bike thieves I've seen know much about bikes. They know some are flashy, and that certain brands are valuable, but I don't think they'd know a De Rosa is worth stealing. The majority of bike thieves are opportunists and crack heads selling them for $40 no matter what they are.