That method only tended to work on certain parts of the bike that were not fully secured, as it required removing the parts that were not attached to the bike lock and what it was secured to.
That usually meant that in the worst-case scenario, all that could be left behind would be a single tire or another part of the bike that had been secured, while the rest of it would be taken away.
If more could be safely secured, then perhaps the least that would be stolen would be a single tire or some of the bike accessories that were installed on it.
The location where the bike was secured could affect the chances of such things happening, but the length of time and the time it was secured there could affect it just as much.
Ash had to find a safe enough location to leave it, especially since she had to spend the night where she was staying.
She had to endure the damp and cold spot where she had been camping out as she waited for the slightest changes that took place.
