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After a day of riding around central london the other day I am actually quite surprised at how many people are content locking their bikes up in such a insecure manner. During the past couple years (possibly due to talk on here) I have built up an image in my head of bikes getting pinched by gangs with powertools minutes after the rider leaves it. That you really do need to use two very heavy D locks and security bolts to even make cycling possible in the city.
But it seems like everyone locks up just as poorly as people in small towns elsewhere in the country with tiny cable locks around arbitrary parts . But the quality of bikes is much higher, so I am really surprised everyone seems to get away with it.