Originally Posted by
CliffordK
If you're mainly commuting to and from work, I'd ask the security guards if they would be offended if you leave a lock attached to the bike rack. That way you aren't lugging 20 pounds of lock back and forth every day. The spare lock & chain may come in handy.
+1. This is exactly what I've done while commuting to and from high-theft university campuses. I left the gnarly lock, and used the others for low-theft areas like suburban shopping centers and inside my house.