Originally Posted by
Percist
Cheap and easy theft deterrent:
Shiny new POS wal-mart bike leaning against the wall.
Seriously, think about what would be worth stealing from a thief's perspective not yours. They're going to pass up the Trek 460, Specialized Hardrock comp, Giant Rincon hanging from the rafters to nab a perfectly good bike sitting there against the wall. Jokes on them!
Most thieves don't have a 4 space Thule roof rack to carry that many bikes anyway. They'd probably be riding it away.
Not all of them think that way. Some thieves broke into my condo building a few weeks ago, and passed up several wallymart type bikes (some unlocked, and all in the common area of that storage locker room) and stole a high end mountain bike out of one of the locked storage lockers.