Originally Posted by
crawdaddio
I think generally, yes. A beater bike is a great way to go if you just want to rip around the city and not worry too much about locking up a big investment. Keep the value of your bike down, and you won't lose out too much if it does get stolen.
Other than locks?......
-Get insurance.
-Don't use an expensive bike in the city.
-Don't lock it up outside. Bring it inside (and lock it up there, if you're still nervous).
-Large, mean pitbull as a guard.
-Poop on the seat/handlebars.
If I may, I'll add
-- take a wheel or a seat with you.
-- leave it shifted in the highest gear. (If they were going to ride it off, it'd hold them back for a bit) or clamp the QR with the wheel sideways or fix the brakes to be on, let the air out of the tires.
-- tie a toe strap from the frame to the rear wheel. (Not too high security, I know, I read this in Bicycling years ago)