Moving to Seattle -- what do I need to know about bike theft?
I'm moving to Seattle in a couple months and have several bikes, which has been a pain to consider in apartment hunting. The biggest (heaviest) problem is my e-cargo bike. I don't have a car, this is my primary mode of transportation and I'll use it daily to commute to work.
I'm looking to rent in the Fremont/Wallingford/Phinney Ridge area and most places I'm looking don't have a bike storage room, or have stairs that I can't carry the bike up. I'm wondering if it's got several locks on it at night, would it get stolen if it's just locked up to a fence outside the property in any of those neighborhoods? Are there certain areas that you wouldn't leave it locked up outside a business even just for an hour or two?
I've spent years in both Chicago and San Francisco locking my bikes up in public places without issue, but never overnight outside my apartment. Really hoping to not break that streak in Seattle.