Would the main street not be a more sensible idea as there are always atleast a few good citizens walking through or if your lucky the men in blue who will interupt a bike thiefs attempt at nicking your bike, whereas the alley way there is a likly hood of no one interupting the thief ? Jersey = small island (unlike england) small island = no where to go (unlike england,numerous countys,other countries,mountains...) bike thiefs with no where to go are caught+arrested very easily also knowing atleast a group of people in every part of the island means bike thiefs get found out all to easily and if you cant do much, then it only takes a few hours to drive round the whole island searching the riding/gathering hot spots for these reasons big bouncy dh bikes, shiny trials bikes, smart bmxs etc dont get nicked...hardly very comfatable relaxed island oh and its pretty good to ride sorry to dis england so much and be so "up" lil jersey, but i suppose look on this post as an insight into a opposite comunity and put the amount of theft over in england onto a scale...can anyone give a point of view from a part of america ?