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@Velocio
How much are you willing to spend to secure your bike?
1% of the value of the bike?
5%?
10%?
20%?
1% is too low... that's £10 for a £1k bike.
10% is spot on with current expectations, that's buying a Kryptonite when you've bought a £1k bike on the Cycle2Work scheme.
But as the value of the bike increases, the bike (and the component) desirability and the risk of theft also increases. I'd say that above £1k you're probably looking at 15% or 20% of the value of a bike.
So if you get to £2k for a bike and all of the components, then you're willing to spend between £200 and £400 to secure it. That's well within the Atomic22 price range.
When you're over £3k then you really can do the whole bike within the acceptable range.
If you've got yourself a lightweight bike, or some expensive MTB and don't want to carry extra security stuff... now factor in that all of this security will be on your bike by default and only weigh fractionally more than the regular bolts.
It's expensive as security goes, if your bike is below £1.5k. Once you're over that it makes more sense... pass £3k and it's a no-brainer.
And it's not like you need to get the whole system. For most of inner London just securing your saddle and using a couple of Kryptonites will deal with the most common opportunistic theft.
I think it's fine... yeah it's higher than Pitlock, but it's a more comprehensive and bespoke security solution than Pitlock. One key for all of the locks on the bike, and many of the locks made for your bike and the components on your bike.