I'm with you, Raven. I don't carry a lock and would hate to have to.
I live in a VERY rural area and our stopping spots are country stores dotted all around. We lean our bikes up against a picnic table or tree or whatever's available. One of us always keeps an eye on the bikes, but in all the years I have lived here I have not known anyone to have any trouble.
That said.....this guy was in my neighborhood last Friday.....
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=6030695
"When I'm on my bike I forget about things like age. I just have fun." Kathy Sessler
2006 Independent Fabrication Custom Ti Crown Jewel (Road, though she has been known to go just about anywhere)/Specialized Jett