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Originally Posted by DAVES
I use a cable. My cable is the type where it is coiled. Easy to store yet long enough to secure the frame and the wheels. A chain unless it is a hardened chain is not more resistant to a bolt cutter than is a cable. The typical locks, including mine, can be opened quickly with a hammer. Many bikes, including mine the wheels and the seat have those quick release latches. They can be replaced with normal bolts so that a thief will need tools to steal them. Terms of bikes and price, I own three bikes, I actually cut back. I sold off 6-7 when we moved. The bike I ride mostly, is a middle quality bike, well USED, will not be a prime target for thieves.
Suggestion, be sure to carry tools and a spare tube. With all the construction around here, I've had more flats than I can recall, pre-villages.
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After three flats in a couple of months, I thought "screw this." I went to a bike shop and said I want my tires replaced with the best you have and I want flat-resistant liners, but not the metal types that can actually cause a flat.
He put on Continental tires and used a fabric liner (I suppose like Kevlar). Long story short, I have ridden those tires 11,000 miles without a single flat. In the past, most of my tires were shot in 4-7,000 miles. I figure these have at least 1,000 miles left in them.