Originally Posted by fietsbob

Reverse the Logic.

So Spend more on the lock and security chain, than you did on the bike ,

then you can choose to replace the bike with a nicer one after graduation,

at your own chosen time , rather than as a result of going cheap on the lock,
and it being cut, having to find another bike & a better lock ..

You can keep the Higher Security lock, chain and such through several Bikes , in the Future .