> The article does make a brief callout to 'anti-theft', and yeah, can confirm that this is important, but not sure what the best approach is.
From my experience, the absolute best thing is "out of sight, out of mind", so park your e-bike in a dedicated parking garage at work, or in a locked shed or inside your home, if at all possible. I live in an area with loads of bike thefts, and luckily this has saved me so far. I would almost go so far to say that I wouldn't use my e-bike unless I knew in advance that I could lock it up somewhere off the street.
Agreed. That's my strategy for my road bike as well. For an ebike though? The whole point is to make getting places and doing errands easier. I use a cheap beater bike for this kind of trip. I think the only real solution to it right now is to try and mitigate theft with good locks, get insurance for the bike, and have a backup plan for when it inevitably gets stolen anyways. VanMoof including an insurance/replacement policy with their bikes is actually a killer feature I didn't know about.
From my experience, the absolute best thing is "out of sight, out of mind", so park your e-bike in a dedicated parking garage at work, or in a locked shed or inside your home, if at all possible. I live in an area with loads of bike thefts, and luckily this has saved me so far. I would almost go so far to say that I wouldn't use my e-bike unless I knew in advance that I could lock it up somewhere off the street.
https://ampedcycling.com/where-should-i-park-my-electric-bik...