I remind myself that taking transit costs $1200/year. That's what the poor people who can't afford a nice bike do. I don't come anywhere close to having a $120

I remind myself that taking transit costs $1200/year. That's what the poor people who can't afford a nice bike do. I don't come anywhere close to having a $1200 worth of bike stolen every year (I'm 45 and have had 7 bikes stolen in my life of commuting by bicycle). I just lock the frame to whatever with a U-lock. Once I had my seat stolen, and once someone made off with my pedals, and again, that isn't enough to warrant threading cables through all my components every time I lock up.