I ride my bike when I can, And I lock it with a cable lock i've taken to locking it to a hand rail at home since I ride more Walmart,dollar tree and some other stores. I'm afraid some one will steal it out of my backyard like my first motorized bicycle. The problem the theifs know it's only a misdemeanor you got to steal some thing that cost a $ Thousand Dollars or more to get a felony charge. The high amount keeps cost down for the government and makes you a target. Anyway I'm fixing to start my third cheapo build soon.