The framework basically revolves around Time, Lock and Location and how you should prepare around different scenarios. Do you do anything different? What would you change?

I just use a beater with the cheapest lock so I don't care at all about what happens

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[–] 4 points 1 month ago

I'll add something about having some sort of database of bike-friendly parking lots rated by their security.

For example here in Bogota you can find parking lots of all sorts - uncovered/covered, free/paid, will/won't provide a lock... I've learned thieves will steal bikes from parking lots you'd think are super secure and fancy because parking lot managers can't care less about bicycles

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    Also look into insuring your bike against theft. It cost me like $180/yr for my ~$1,300 e-bike, but obviously YMMV. Also a second lock is a good deterrent, and an air tag or something equivalent could help with recovery (assuming they would just dump the bike somewhere).

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  • If I'm riding my expensive bikes, they aren't getting locked up anywhere, I'm walking that shit into where ever I'm going. I have a £50 bmx I'll take if I'm going anywhere I need to lock shit up as I don't care if someone wants to steal it.

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