bike
To confirm Mollydog post , here in the US the bikes are pretty safe most of the time and you will often see helmet on the bike not attached to anything , back to Europe its a very different story as in Paris and most of France you have to lock your bike to a post or it will be gone very fast , same goes for luggage and if you have valuable such as GPS you better remove them even if its only the time to have lunch somewhere . During my trips I always use an old cover and if the place look unsafe I also have a pyton lock that I carry with me . In south and Central America I almost never use it due to the indoor parking situation in hotel and during the day no local want to steal a big bike loaded like a mule , same goes to Asia or Africa . I will be just careful with the tank bag and GPS if I go exploring for few hours . I did find kids sitting on my bike few time but to me its completely normal and my only fear was to see a kid get hurt by the bike falling on them .
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