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My solution is to ride a junky bike, but it definitely does not work for everyone

• magicalhippo 4y ago
  Some friends of the family have been buying expensive top-of-the-line MTBs for decades. They said the first thing they do when they buy a new bike is go to the store and pick up a couple of spray cans with suitably horrible colors, and then spray paint the bike until it looks totally janky. Worked for them so far, none of their bikes have been stolen.
• Scoundreller 4y ago
  That strategy worked for me in Toronto until the pandemic hit. Dunno if it’s the culture of some people or genuine parts shortage, but had a not-exactly-true wheel stolen (and the bolts loosened on the other that was locked…), a saddle with a crack covered with tape (found the tape on the ground!), and someone tried to tear off my dollar-store bell and destroyed it (my anti-theft screw was a Robertson :) ).