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Ok, I lived in D.C. for a long time, here's what I did.
1. a Kryptonite "U" lock through the rear tire, with a heavy Kryptonite cable securing the bike to a solid object (telephone pole, parking meter, etc)
2. a small Kryptonite brake lock on the front disks.
3. a ratty old bike cover locked onto the bike with a sturdy master lock.
4. I didn't wash the bike too much, the crappier it looked, the less likely to get stolen.
The cover prevented the cops from ticketing the bike, they couldn't see the plate, and those meter maids may be mean, but they are lazy too. I think it also prevented a lot of thieves. The pros tool around in vans and look for easy bikes to steal, if they can't see whats under the cover, or see what kind of shape it's in, they just move on to the next target. I allways tried to park near other bikes too.
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