Originally Posted by
DorkDisk
Maybe it is too unique to flip?
Sorry about your losses, I also got robbed and had a bike stolen. It was the one worthless and unique bike I had but that was all shiny and chromed so that was the one that got stolen. Thieves choose odd items.
Where I live, bikes get stolen from appartment houses cellar cubicles quite often. Police say 90% of those end up getting flipped for a 20 € note, to finance the next drug purchase. No matter if it's a daily beater worth 100€, a new 3000€ MTB or a cherished vintage bike.
From public spaces like subway stations or schools, it is not the most valuable bikes who get lifted, but those the thieves know how to deal with the lock quickly.