DrIsotope

Hearing aids being the equally obvious exception.

canklecat

One of the women I ride with in casual group rides (yeah, I went there) is like the real life version of Jess from The New Girl, with an even goofier sweet, almost childlike voice and delightfully warped personality.

And she listens to the filthiest rap music on her boombox during group rides.

It's hilarious.

79pmooney

I was at a goofy, rather anarchistic ride yesterday. Several riders had large speakers mounted on cargo bikes or trailers. One was a big PA box on a trailer. Very loud, very high quality. Owner said it was capable of 115 db which I don't doubt at all. Didn't take notes on the brand name or model. Wouldnt surprise me at all if it weighed 30 or more pounds. Probably cost hundreds.

Ben

SHBR

This is the problem with society in general. We have become blind to stupidity in all its forms, or worse, told to ignore it.

More often than not I have learned something from a stupid comment I have made, or responded to.

BBassett

Trust me when I tell you I am not blind to stupidity and try to ignore it (here) whenever possible, only so as to not stir the ant pile, so to speak. I am absolutely positive that you are "learning something" every time you speak or mindlessly chime in on a topic or subject that someone has raised in earnest, and I am very happy for you. It's just a shame that it has to happen around others that are trying to discuss something for more than to hear themselves speak. For better results, next time, read, study, ask questions and if you have a shred of positive, helpful information then jump right in. Thanks for your reply.

SHBR

Its a public forum, people exchange opinions, I have mine, you have yours.

Not everyone will agree with each other, or give you the answers that you want.

Good luck.

rico_mack

Hum... seems like you just did whine about men's cologne. I'm just saying.

BBassett

Muckraker. Stop raking the muck Rico.

JLevera

a bluetooth speaker like JBL Flip would be enough

John_V 

You beat me to it!

JohnJ80

^this

and ^this

J.

FlMTNdude

I guess a speaker would scare off the deer. I have almost hit a couple of deer which have ran across the mup in front of me.

Bmach

SHBR, can you tell if the car you hear behind you is a foot to your left or their headlight is lined up with your butt? I bet you can’t. All you know is that there is a car behind you.

People take different chances and to call them stupid, is not called for.

BBassett

It is IF you tape it to your forehead.

mdouthit

LOL!!

BBassett

Seriously though... I like music loud enough to hear over road noise, and it helps when there are lots of walkers about.

Skipjacks

I put a BT speaker in a bottle cage when I'm off in the middle of nowhere on a trail away from other people.

If I'm in the more populated area of the trail with walkers and joggers I don't turn it on because I don't want to disturb anyone else enjoying the nice day.

If I'm riding on the street I never turn it on because I don't want to die.

DrIsotope

I keep mine on a handlebar mount because I actually ride far enough to need more than one bottle of water.

In a more populated area of trail/path, the volume gets turned up so the shuffling idiots hear a sound, turn their heads, and stop walking 4-5 wide for a few seconds so I can pass.

I ride on streets 90% of the time, and the speaker is on about 60% of the time. The other 40% is noise-isolation earbuds. <checks pulse> Confirmed, still alive.

noglider 

Some people pass me with their music blaring. Honestly, it doesn't bother me. I hear it so briefly. And it's not as loud as many other city sounds. I might end up using a bluetooth speaker on my bike. I currently use bluetooth headphones, and a speaker will be safer for me.

John_V 

I did a charity ride yesterday where a good portion of the ride was along the main street that goes through all the little towns along the Gulf Beaches. The traffic is horrendous and the bike lane is narrow. I happen to get the misfortune to fall behind another participant in the ride who had his speakers blasting to something that he equated to being called music. I had to listen to that for about 8 miles before we got to the next SAG stop. I couldn't pass him because of the traffic and the volume was so loud that he couldn't hear some of us yelling for him to turn it down. It really didn't make for a pleasant 8 miles. Everyone loves music but not everyone loves your music. If you must listen to music when you ride use earbuds or turn the sound down so that others can't hear it.

Milton Keynes

When I did a century ride last year, someone had some kind of speaker on their bike, but they were smart enough to not having blaring out real loud. I was maybe 10 feet away from their bike and could barely hear the music. It would have been a long ride had they been blasting out music and I was stuck behind them the whole way.

Brittney

I use a minirig (https://minirigs.co.uk/speakers/bluetooth-minirig-2)
If you are into audio quality this speaker it the best actually portable speaker I have heard

I carry it in a climbing chalkbag attached to the handlebar which fits the speaker perfectly