When I came into the bike world I did not understand the significance of locking up my bike. I thought a shoe string-- oops, I mean cable lock was sufficient. Fortunately I did not have to have my bike stolen to realize I needed to learn more about locking up bikes. Its not like slapping on a lock and walking off. There is a lot more to it than that.

I live in Nashville. I don't think it is known for bike theft but just yesterday I saw my first stolen bike. It was just a lonely front wheel all by it self. The rest of the bike had walked off without it. Of course the front wheel was the only thing that was locked, and locked with one of those cable locks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTA3JsZWiec