Regarding securing gear to the bike, my other half often leaves a jacket and helmet on her bike at at the airport by passing a chain through the sleeves and chin bar, and then covering them with a plastic bag. Not had problems with that approach yet.
I usually try and have some sort of visible deterrent on things, even if it's just a little luggage padlock, after having had some monetarily worthless yet needed things pinched from soft luggage in the UK.
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