Carrying a lock

[Eden]

Someone did a video study where in they locked up their own bike and then "stole" it, by cutting off the various types of locks that they used to lock it up with. They cut off or othewise opened every type of lock out there with out being stopped or caught..... They even opened a light pole, plugged a saw into an outlet in there and chopped off one of those big chain locks and no one said boo. Soooo I figure that I may as well only carry an honest person lock - all it does is keep those teetering on the edge honest. (this was after I saw a one homeless guy walk up with a bike to another homeless guy downtown - Guy one - I didn't know you had a bike, Guy two - startled look- Where did I get this??). I would never leave my racing bike alone anywere - locked up or not, but my rain bike and my Marin get locked up with a cable lock and I tend to not leave them anywhere for too long. If I were a commuter and regularly had to leave the bike somewhere all day I think I wouldn't feel safe unless I were able to bring the bike inside - like at the animal shelter I volunteer at they let me put it in the mail room.