Originally Posted by
dkatz1
I have a hitch mounted rack I put on the back of my car....and when I'm driving a distance with the bike on the back, and might stop for a cup of coffee or something, i used the cable lock to lock it to the rack.
One stop the professional bicycle thieves that follow me everywhre i go, but will prevent some 13 year old kid who sees a loose bike from taking off on it.
That's what I think of in regards to cable locks = slows down the grab & ride thief of opportunity.
A friend of mine lost a nice Fiori Modena when he forgot to lock it and went into a coffee shop for a cup of coffee one night when it was raining heavily. He'd left it unlocked there many times before but Lady Luck was absent that night. Even a cheap Dollar Store cable lock could have prevented that loss.
When I worked in security, one of the things that was emphasized was the there is no such thing as secure - only more secure. You want your item secure enough that a would be thief will move on to a less secure item. And hope the thief isn't the one who loves a challenge.
Cheers