Good Priceonomics article on the economics of bike theft.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.priceonomics.com&#x2F;post&#x2F;30393216796&#x2F;what-happens-to-stolen-bicycles" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.priceonomics.com&#x2F;post&#x2F;30393216796&#x2F;what-happens-t...</a><p>TLDR; with bikes theives can hit a sweet spot in the trade-off between risk and reward.