Originally Posted by acroy

ahmen - I'm not worried much about it here, as bikes are looked down on by the vast majority of the populace. I lock em up with an $11 cable lock in a visible place. i.e. the grocery store has no bike rack, so I lock it to a tree right in front of the store.

back in the college days theft was much more a concern, I locked it with a fancy cable lock then - kevlar cord enclosed by interlocking thimble-shaped hardned steel cover.
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