I live now in an area that doesn't even think about bicycles enough to be hostile to them. There are no racks at all at the supermarket. It's also many miles to the supermarket. I get two hours' ride in going shopping.

One advantage of this is that there is little theft. A cycling club will ride to a coffee shop in the area, and just leave their bicycles out of sight outside in the rack. No locks. x> $4k bikes. They say that if they were driving tractors, then they would worry. I see their point. So, I don't worry about leaving a frame pump on my rig. I haven't had any problem.

I have lived in worse areas, though. When I went to the grocery store, I would bring the bike inside with me. Always.

I would shop at odd hours. The evening, or even late at night, was best. The management was all gone home. No one cared if I brought the bike inside. I could also stash the bike out of sight in one of the specialty departments: floral, meat, or deli.

When visiting places I couldn't bring the bike into, a book store or a video store, I'd lock to a pole, pipes outside the building, stair railings, shopping cart cages, etc. Two locks. And my accessories into a pannier.