Joined: Sep 2005
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From: "The Last Best Place"
Bikes: 2005 Trek Pilot 5.0, 2001 Specialized Sirrus Pro, Kona Lava Dome, Raleigh hardtail converted to commuter, 87 Takara steel road bike, 2008 Trek Soho
I typically don't do it in any kind of heavy traffic but you could listen to music and be perfectly safe as long as you have a mirror and know how to use it.
One of the main reasons besides traffic that I don't ride with music is so I can hear the wildlife that may attack me.
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"Without music, life would be a mistake."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche