Oldtimerza

Thanks all for the replies . Been very helpful. I've decided to get a bike just to potter around the suburbs for excercise.

I'm new to riding and wanting to start doing some casual road riding for fitness and fun to coffee shops in the parks/greenside/Linden areas. I'll most likely be solo riding. I've started doing some research, and it's looking like this is a one way ticket to being mugged. I have some questions for people staying in these areas, is it safe enough to ride around parkhurst/Linden/Greenside solo? Or should I sadly just get an indoor setup and do it at home.