Originally Posted by jitenshajin

Kryptonite suggests that you consider spending 10% of the total cost of your bike on security. But as noted above in this thread, price is not always a guarantee of security. However, judging by the locks I tend to see people using around town to lock their bike, it is more like 1%. Although, it probably a good thing that they can get away with not having their bike stolen, at least where I live.