Many cities have bike share systems. These are perfect for exploring, just put the bike back into a nearby locking rack, and it's no longer your responsibility. Then check another one out when you are done walking around. I used my bikeshare subscription on a 5 mile trip to the big farmer's market, and parked the bike at three different locations to go walk down the street, visit the market, and stop for ice cream and sit in the park on the way back. Spontaneous!
locking a touring bike on the street and leaving it for a few hours? I'd be nervous.
There's a new underground garage near downtown that has locking racks for bikes. There's partial bikes locked in the slots now. Nobody is watching closely enough to stop the thieves.
Last edited by rm -rf; 06-16-22 at 07:00 PM.