Good Priceonomics article on the economics of bike theft. http://blog.priceonomics.com/post/30393216796/what-happens-to-stolen-bicycles http://blog.priceonomic

Good Priceonomics article on the economics of bike theft. http://blog.priceonomics.com/post/30393216796/what-happens-to-stolen-bicycles http://blog.priceonomics.com/post/30393216796/what-happens-t... TLDR; with bikes theives can hit a sweet spot in the trade-off between risk and reward.