Originally Posted by
Ferrous Bueller
15 seconds with an Allen key and snippers nets a thief your handlebars, stem, shifter/levers. That is, unless you tamper proof the bolts.
I recommend a bike where all the bits look a bit rough. If performance is important, use quality older stuff.
Pack the allen head with ball bearings. It usually requires a pick tool to get them out, if your using a little adhesive to keep them secure. Around here, parts go missing. The stripped out bicycle frames, still locked to their poles, remind me of those dead carcasses out in the Safari. Being stripped of their flesh my the scavengers.
Lots of ways to secure the parts bin.