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I've had a couple of bikes stolen in my lifetime. One thing that would prevent me from enjoying the trip as much is a fear of having my bike and all my gear sto

• paulcole 4y ago
  What kind of sightseeing do you mean? When stopped in a city, we left our bikes in the hotel so we could walk around. But when on the road, it’s a lot of leaning bikes against a building while you go in to get food or whatever. Sometimes, we’d have somebody stay with the bikes while the others went inside. Sometimes, we’d lock up and sometimes we’d get lazy and hope for the best. But I wasn’t riding in a high-theft area.
• downut 4y ago
  When eating lunch, I look for a place with big windows and then I put my bike where I can see it from the inside. Also, attach your helmet with the strap through the front wheel and the fork. If I wanted to go on a hike, I would start the hike with the bike and then maybe 500' in I would veer off about the same distance and stash it out of sight. If I was in a city that had no organized storage I'd just stop at a bike shop and ask if I could stash it there for a few hours. If you were for real with panniers and stuff I can't imagine them saying no.