This is hard to believe but if true it's insane. The claim is, 2 million bikes are stolen in the USA every year.

https://cyclingindustry.news/bicycle-theft-surpasses-2-milli...

Some bicyclists in Palo Alto do, probably because they can't take their Ferrari's with them. A former business partner had a ~$8k bicycle stolen from Castro St. downtown in a very public area. All it takes to steal is 30 seconds and a battery-powered angle grinder. If someone doesn't have Tile, AirTag, and a GPS tracker on such a bike, then they're an idiot.

You took the Most expensive example to make your Point.

Who even owns a 15k bike? 0.0001 % of the population?

Did you actually read this thread? We're specifically talking about a $15k ebike.

Anywhere, including indoors :)

If you're afraid of it getting stolen you can buy insurance.

"Hi, I'd like to insure my $15k ebike. How many times has it been stolen you ask? Oh only a few. Half a dozen at most. Hello? Is anyone there?"

Hahaha. I hope a precondition to any bicycle theft includes requires 1 or more tracking devices and not transiting anywhere near a major metropolitan area or any city area with a drug problem.