Originally Posted by
linberl
Cables just don't cut it (pun intended) in the Bay Area. I call those donor bikes.
I would not leave a bike locked outdoors and out of sight in Portland, unless I was prepared to lose that bike. No matter the type of locking mechanism. The density of determined and equipped bike thieves is simply too high. I expect the same is true of virtually any large city in the US.
Heck, when I lived in lowly San Angelo, TX, someone broke into our car and stole a
unicycle from the trunk.
As I said, to stop an opportunistic thief.