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@Andrew
Yeah, I know what you are saying. Lock the front wheel and frame. This leaves the only the back wheel (forgetting the seat and post) available to a thief. The back wheel is relatively tricky to get off, particularly if you have gears - derailleurs. Despite this, though, if I only have the one lock with me I would still rather use it to directly lock as much value as possible to the stand, so that is the frame and the rear wheel. Annoying to lose a front wheel, but still cheaper to replace than a rear. I have not lost one yet, as I always replace the QRs with those five sided allen key things (see above). To be honest, I really don't know why QR are the default on bikes which are more often than not going to be used to commute and therefore require locking. I mean, what proportion of people need to be able to get a wheel off in two seconds? I digress.