Be grateful the thief didn`t remove the bicycle from the headlight. I live in a small & rich country in a medium sized town and park my bike all around town. At first i used to be apprehensive about leaving my lights on but now i realize nobody seems to care picking it. I have a pretty nice small tail light from blackburn that will easily fit inside a closed palm and is held in place by a rubber band. My headlight is a $50 cree light, a pretty heavy set up with the batteries. No issues at all with theft. Had this set up for 5 years now.
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I`ve had to replace the cables once during the 5 year period but it still works like a charm, really happy about it and lots of light and the battery pack hasn`t failed me yet
I suppose if i got one of these on my bike i`d start to worry about theft again, lol.
Bright As Day 10000 | Moonlight Mountain Gear
FWIW, i equip all my bikes with reflective stickers on some key locations for added safety.