Originally Posted by
Telly
The key to preventing theft is TIME... the longer it takes for someone (...or more than 1 person) to physically detach and carry your bike outside, the better the chances he/she/they will pick some other easier target.
So having said the above, even a very heavy object chained to the bike can be lifted by X number of people and taken out of the door. On the other hand, a large, light bike rack which doesn't fit through a door will pose more of a time deterent since it will have to be dismantled before it the bike can be taken; and if the bolt/screw heads are worn away, so much the better. The best of both worlds would be to fill the hollow sections of the bike rack with something to weigh it down (i.e. sand).
Hope this helps!
Good thoughts. If I get a bike rack maybe I can attach something heavy like the Kettle Ball, my ex-wife's thighs, etc. Similar to the sand idea. With sand I'd worry about it leaking out and becoming unwelcome in an area that I'm being allowed to be in. I know I could take precautions in sealing it and would if I end up going that route.
Cheap bike rack with threads and such ground down then chained to something else heavy.
Thanks for the thoughts.