Originally Posted by
Ziemas
There is common sense (using a high-end lock and using it properly), and then there is paranoia (worrying about someone gluing your lock shut, etc). There seems to be a lot of people on this board who come up with wild fantasies about how bikes are stolen. Unless you are communing on a brand new $3000 bike in a major urban center chances are a thief is going to over pass your well locked bike and go for one of the many poorly locked bikes that are in every city I've ever been to.
Yes, chances are, but my point is that even if chances are poor that super-gluing a lock or something else thought to be unusual happens to you and you get a bike stolen that you have logged a lot of miles on or built from the ground up, you will be really upset about it, and the "chances are" argument wouldn't console you.
In the case of a super-glued lock, we are just talking about carrying a lock around with you instead of leaving it on the bike rack. Even if it's a big honkin' chain and a heavy u-lock, we're talking about what - 3-4 lbs? Your body weight fluctuates that much depending on what time of day it is and the last time you used the bathroom. If you get a messenger bag or a $20 rack and a bungie cord, you won't even notice the added weight. Why not take that extra step if it means avoiding the hassle of buying another bike and avoiding the feeling that comes about when something you value gets taken from you?