Originally Posted by noglider

I've cut through cables with cable cutters. The first time I did it, I was astonished at how easy it was. It was like using scissors through paper. Never rely on those cables in high theft areas, because thieves do carry cable cutters to prey on people who don't know better. The weird thing is that they don't carry wrenches.

Aaron, I think that while that Merckx lasted three months without being stolen, the owner got lucky. The longer you leave a bike out, the more opportunity you make for thieves, and this story doesn't prove that leaving a bike out is a safe practice, unless you're locking an English 3-speed.