Another huge problem with bikes is that in my city your bike is basically public property. At any moment in time someone could just take it with no repercussion

Another huge problem with bikes is that in my city your bike is basically public property. At any moment in time someone could just take it with no repercussions. No amount of locks it chains seems to be effective. So you don’t want to invest a lot of money into having one properly outfitted unless you have some place secure to store it on both ends