[_jstreet]

You're basically saying "don't own something nice if you don't want it stolen".

More needs to be done to tackle bike theft. Be that education, physical deterrants (cameras, good quality bike lockup locations, etc).

I've had a bike stolen, and the police can do nothing. A bicycle is small, easy to disassemble, relatively low-value, and they are untraceable items.

A car is higher-value, but more easily traced than a bike - due to a large number of factors; size, colour, shape, insurance/legal documents to prove ownership, ANPR cameras, etc.

[dazc]

> A bicycle is small, easy to disassemble, relatively low-value, and they are untraceable items..

I once followed a bike thief to his home, phoned the police explaining what had occurred and that I am stood outside his house right now.

Nothing happened.

[cush]

No, I’m actually basically saying, don’t leave expensive bicycles unattended.

If you want to choose a bike based on theft resistance, a cheap one is much better than the Yerka.

[hallway_monitor]

A better strategy for this and other problems might be "don't live in a city".

[dotancohen]

Then you need a car or motorcycle, not a bicycle, to get to the place you were trying to go to.

That said, I live in a small village myself.