I too, would like to thank Crawdaddio for this thread.
I don't have a lock because I go where my bike goes and use my bike only for recreation.
and it never leaves my sight.
over the winter there was a beater 3 spd bike that's locked in front my building.
I've seen the owner ride it during the summer and she just lock's it there for
long periods of time. recently I haven't seen her around. bike neglected, flat tires.
till bout 2 weeks ago I saw the bike didn't even have a lock, it was always locked before.
It was just on it's kickstand, next to a sign post. I was asking myself how long before it
get's noticed and taken. It was three days till I noticed it was gone.