The OP asked if other cyclists used speakers on their bikes. My reply is that you shouldn’t do this for three reasons:
- It is not safe. If I were playing tunes during my daily rides, I would be dead several times over by now. Most recent: last month I was just about to turn left. I was positioned close to the yellow centerline with my arm out to signal a left. Just as I was about to start the turn, a minivan blew by me on the left. That’s right: I was passed on the left on a narrow road with a solid centerline, speed bumps and a blind corner at the bottom. The van was coasting on the downhill. I only hesitated on the turn because I heard some faint rustling to my left.
- Unless you are riding in the middle of nowhere, it is rude. So obviously rude that it shouldn’t even be considered.
- Finally, the DUI cyclists that do ride with speakers invariably have appalling musical tastes. Not Haydn and Mozart, but some Johnny-six-pack hillbilly caterwauling.