Thieves $uck, Part Dieux

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That U-lock should also go around the seat tube or that bike is gone with a snip of the cable (sans the rear wheel).

That U-lock is applied a la Sheldon Brown (http://sheldonbrown.com/lock-strategy.html), where the shackle goes around the rear wheel, inside the rear triangle; and you usually can't get the rear wheel out with the lock on it. Probably the biggest drawback to a U-lock (other than the weight, if you go with the more resistant ones) is finding something to lock up to that will let you fit frame, wheels, and something immovable inside the U.

U-Lock + cable, as shown, is mo betta.

Tom