> Because the average bike price is going up it also becomes interesting to steal parts. A decent handlebar + shifters are easy to sell individually. That's an interesting point. Doesn't that make a folding full-size bike the only real solution? Something like Changebike DF-611MB: [link] > There are a few new lock types which are supposed to work better against angle grinders like Tex-lock or LitLok. After a quick search... Tex-lock cut in 32 seconds: [link] LitLok cut in 16 seconds: [this video]
This is the same company that creates the touted highly secure LiteLok Gold that LPL cuts in 16s. [this video] I'm skeptical of any bike lock's security that is not reviewed by LPL.
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