Well Stickerguy, there are plenty of places that bike thieves work in-like Los Angeles, San Fransisco, Portland-Eugene OR, Seattle-Tacoma, you name it. As you can see, the more any bicycle becomes more valuable as the fuel and cost of living squeezes more people from previous levels of activities-like motoring-any bike from beater to prize $4000+ showpiece will be stalked and stolen equally. Don't let location or any other one factor lull you into complacency. I agree that the portable (folder) will become more and more popular as time goes on for theft as well as crowding in public transportation.