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A couple of things to ponder, first the theft issue.

You can keep dragging the bike to and fro and that mostly works, I'm not sure if your place of employ will let you bring your bike into your cube. The theft from the garage that Clod mentions indicates an inside job or at least someone on the inside tipping thieves off. I've worked with guys who could rationalize telling their friend where to steal something and feeling like they were doing nothing wrong because they, themselves didn't steal the thing. These guys had jobs with certain levels of responsibility, like the garage attendant you give your car keys to...

So, there are clearly people who make their living in stolen bikes and they'll be noticing you ride around town, going in and out of your house etc. as aware of you as a horny teenager is aware of women in short skirts and tight sweaters.

Bearing that in mind, I always assumed if I left my bike anywhere out of my sight it was going to be stolen, lock or not. My strategy in Burlington was that I had a shit commuter bike. A crappy three speed that was crappy looking but had a re-built three speed hub and a lower gearing for hill climbing. In a hilly place you are either going up or down. You don't need big gears on the downhill side, gravity will move you along fast enough.

Gear your bike for the climb and you can use a three or five speed internal hub with the biggest rear cog you can fit and the smallest front ring you can get. You can accessorize with a basket, rack, and fenders. And squirrel tails or streamers as you see fit. an Air horn is good too, especially one with a quick release holder.

No one will waste time with an ugly crappy bike. And if they DO steal it, they are cheap enough to replace.

That's my take.