Originally Posted by
Lucillle
I have a couple of my bikes (actually a bike and a trike) that are used for grocery duty and I have a big ass chain and lock for them. Once again, some guy says to me as I am locking up that if someone really wanted the bike they would get it. (Which is of course true).
Yes, it's true.
But there are at least two complementary approaches to minimizing the risk of losing your bike:
1) Use the biggest, toughest, bad-a** chain and lock you can find.
2) Make your bike less attractive to thieves than surrounding bikes.