Originally Posted by
Ziemas
It's not a matter of who was doing the grinding, but rather one of do thieves really steal bikes with any frequency using a grinder? Just because it's possible doesn't mean that it's actually happening in the real world. The amount of 'what ifs' on this board regarding bike thefts is ridiculous. There is being safe, and there is being paranoid, and paranoid seems to be in favor here.....
Uh - I've had four bikes stolen, and I personally know over a dozen people who have had theirs stolen. Given that: I don't think concern about bicycle theft is paranoia. Since I have practiced good lock hygiene and used a solid lock, I have only had one bike stolen, and that was from my garage (the garage was either unlocked to begin with or forced, and the bike was unlocked in the garage).
Most of my friends who have had their bikes stolen have either used cheap locks or not properly locked up their bikes (not through frame, don't lock both wheels up, etc.)
I assume that I will have bikes stolen in the future as well, I just hope that I get good use out of the bike and bequeath a pile of worn out components to the bike thief (given the status of most of my bikes - I'm more or less halfway there
).