Normally I bring my bike indoors overnight, but the place I am living now has a strict "No Bikes Inside" policy (not that getting my ride up two flights of narrow windy stairs sounds like much fun anywho though!), so outside he goes. There is a bike rack on the front porch and the light is on all night and another rack in the back or I can lock up at campus two blocks away. The porch is well-lit, which might or might now be a deterrant, but the rack is oddly shaped and I can't get my U-lock to go right from rack to frame and have to use a heavy cable, plus it is easily visible from the street. Campus has plenty of parking options with much better racks, but isn't the safest of bike parking areas. I'm thinking that I could park next to a dorm once the term starts and just park next to nicer looking bikes? Perhaps I'm just paranoid, but then again, bike theft seems to be the biggest crime problem around here.

Does anyone have any lock recommendations for crime-ridden areas? Right now I have an Onstar U and cable so I can lock frame and wheels. Anyone ever try a bike alarm?