How do I properly lock my bike in a city where bike thefts are common?

AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 140 points –

I want to go biking in cities, but from what I've read most police departments simply do not give a fuck about stolen bikes. How do I make sure my bike doesn't get stolen?

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Kinda off topic, but why do homeless people always seem to have a phethora of bike rims? Like just the rims

the thought process goes something like: relatively easy to remove the tire quickly from even most locked bikes (not everyone will run their locks though the frame and also front tires too). rubber is useless, chuck it, metal could be aluminum and could be sold for scrap for pennies.

Probably much cheaper to steal a new wheel when you get a flat than buy a new tube.

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