Some eyecatching warning signs would seem to be in order.
Is anyone really unaware that they're taking a risk by doing that though? I know it's easy to get complacent but it's always at the back of my mind that places like that are likely to be honeypots for thieves.
I usually take some comfort in the fact that there are always much flasher bikes than mine around!
When you are camping, you are usually ready to go riding by 8am
Woke up at six last time...had to wait for lock up- true but also had to wait for Cafe and enormous breakfast first 
DropOff breakfast is a ripoff a fiver!! they dress it up with a huge bit of bread so it looks huge .. no even a cuppa extra £1.20 so really your paying £6.20 for a breakfast.
Is anyone really unaware that they're taking a risk by doing that though?
I know that it rang a few alarm bells with me, but everyone else was doing it so you assume that it'll be fine. Bit easily led, I know, but if you're riding with mates who just want to get to the cafe rather than fannying about with locks then it's tempting to go with the flow.
If there were notices up saying "bike thieves operate in this area" then I would think most people would lock their bikes up, or get a mate to watch them, without feeling like a paranoid killjoy.
You've got to have your wits about you for sure.
Was there a few months back looking in the shop window while my mate took a leak having just pitched tents etc. Some shifty looking fella picked up my friends bike then asked what it was worth, also enquired about the value of mine.
Is that really the first/most appropriate question from one rider to another? Told him to **** off.
Next day we did Cwmcarn, stopped off for snacks afterwards when one chav was stood next to our bikes clearly having a 'coded' conversation on his phone. Moments later theres six of them eyeing up our bikes and us. Def. scouting for an opportunity
Its easy for people to switch off and go into holiday mode when they're away for the weekend, enjoying the scenery etc.
Being a cynical git stops me from losing my precious bike to some scroat.
frak me 6.20 for a breakfast thats the real crime
you can get breakfast for under a fiver in chiswick, and thats huge with posh sausages and a cup of tea
But what are the trails like in Chiswick ? 
Midges - take "skin so soft". I was there 3 weeks ago and not one bite. I usually get bitten by everything that can fly.
Breakfast - maybe they should charge a fiver, have 10 cups of tea but charge £20 for access to the trails.
Lock-up - Bloke opened it at 8.30 when I was there. Glad I was in the queue to get our bikes.
Scrotes - stocks are the answer. Leave them naked there covered in something midges really like.
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