Originally Posted by CommuteCommando

I bike in Irvine, and San Diego County. I do not worry about theft. I leave my bile (Trek 7.2FX) locked to a chain link fence at work with a good quality cable lock. North of the 55 freeway, where you are, I would take more precautions. Also, the infrastructure for riding becomes a little more unfriendly for biking north of the 55. Most of that area, GG, Santa Ana, Westminster, HB, were developed in the 1950's and 1960's, before it was common to consider bicycles in urban street planning.