Originally Posted by fillthecup

There have been many threads about locks and locking, most of which seem to agree that skilled thieves can break most any locking strategy. Locks keep honest folks honest, they are a deterrent, and in some neighborhoods very little deterrent may be needed.

I can see putting a note on a bike where they missed the frame and looped their cable through the wheel only (common beginner mistake), but if you're noticing and putting notes on bikes set up like your glaring example, you're either paranoid (in which case R-E-L-A-X) or must live in a high-theft area that warrants it. But it's still a little odd to check out the bike rack and leave notes, and in the case of the pictured road bike I bet the rider was irritated. Maybe you could do some tune-ups too, or inflate some tires.