Originally Posted by MrCjolsen
OK, we need some stats.
What percentage of bike thefts are ride offs, vs. someone carry's the bike away or puts it in a vehicle.
Does anyone have those numbers?
My guess is that ride-offs only occur when there's an easily-defeatable lock or no lock used at all. I'd bet carry-offs are pretty common. I had a flat tire on my Trek last friday and couldn't get my replacement tube filled properly with my MTB pump. I threw the main triangle over my shoulder and hiked 4 blocks to the bus stop (easier than pushing it, with a light bike)
Care to guess how many, of the hundreds of people who saw me walking around downtown with a bike slung over my shoulder, questioned me?
Bueller?
Bueller?
Zero. None. I wasn't given any attention whatsoever. People kept walking. No one even glanced to see if I was hauling a freelocked bike.