Tell ya what: test that theory with the best d-lock you can find, combined with the best cable lock, combined with the best chain. Bike thieves can defeat any of those locks in a matter of minutes, if not seconds. If you're locking your bike up outside on a regular basis, you're risking it not being there when you come back. A "good lock" really means nothing unless the bike next to your's isn't locked up at all.

If my ugly ass bike is locked up next to your blinged out bike, which do you think the thief is going to get more money for at the bike / pawn shop and go after?

I'm not saying only own ugly bikes - that's ridiculous. I'm talking about bikes that are locked up on the street on a regular basis.

- eyefloater