Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

A cable cutter capable of cutting a reasonable lock will fuck a chain in seconds.

Agree! The wire is cheap, light and has no disadvantages - so why, not add a small plus of security?

if your leaving it in a place where your worried about getting a brooks nicked, are you not worried about your lights too?

sweet bike, i'd love to do something similar with my on-one but i need it to be as light as possible for the hills of rossendale.

The thing is, that the brooks is broken in. The lights are not that easy to secure and if someone steals them I can simply buy new ones.
I'm living and riding in Vienna/Austria. Theft is not is not such a big deal here, compared to London I guess.