Coyote Chris
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When I worked and commuted into mid-town Manhattan, NYC, back in the early 2000's. I did basically the same....
Best prevention is to keep a cover on your bike when you're not riding it - get one that has grommets for locking the cover down front and rear. Bike thieves are looking for easy targets - they generally won't waste time trying to look through a secured cover. Every guy I know who's had a bike stolen hadn't put the cover on it that night (if they used one at all), and relied on a single lock or just the bike's inbuilt locks. My Dyna gets a heavy Kryptonite U-lock through the rear tire (securing the cover in rear), and a hex-link chain through the front forks to a bar in the parking area, and then a small wire cable to secure the cover in front. If you use a linked chain, wrap it so it's not touching the ground so they can't use a chisel on it. When you're out and about, disk locks are best on the rear rotor - or better yet one front, one rear.
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