Originally Posted by
qclabrat
as others have stated, not much you can do to stop theft completely.
As an adult, I've had a number of bikes stolen. Never in the same circumstances.
1 Peugeot, gave to girlfriend, it was stolen in Hawaii.
2 Peugeot, carried across Europe in SNCF train, misrouted the bike to another destination than I was going to, never sent the bike to me after contacting me to get it from where they misrouted it to, despite 6 months efforts of a professional importer/exporter.
3 Centurion, bike jacked while I was riding it.
4 Pegasus, chained to a post, with 4 cops on the intersection. They left the chain and lock.
5 Bianchi, taken from garage that I believe was locked.
It's been a while since I've lost a bike, fingers crossed.