Originally Posted by indyfabz

The other thing the OP doesn't realize is that it's highly unlikely that someone is going to stop in the street with power tools and start cutting through a Kryptonite in broad daylight with hundreds of people walking by every minute. In fact, that is precisely why I do not lock up my bike down in my building's garage. The visibility and foot traffic provides another level of deterrent. A would-be thief has no way of knowing whether or not I am walking to my bike. It doesn't take anything close to genius to understand that.

A few years ago I saw a woman lock up an older Trek road bike outside a market. She used a cheap chain. I locked my bike next to her and went to get a paper at a c-store. As I was walking back towards the market I saw a guy riding away on the bike she had just locked up. He looked like a tweeker or pill popper. Had a small gym bag in his hand, probably to conceal his cutting tool. My guess is that the guy was casing the bike racks (lots of people ride there to work and shop) waiting for someone to lock up with a cheap chain. My bike, locked with a Kryptonite and thick cable, was fine. Found the woman inside the market and asked her if she had leant her bike to someone. She said she hadn't so I told her it was stolen. Her response? "Oh well." She also told me she was going to bring her good lock but didn't bother to.