Do you listen to music while cycling?

Nope, I can't risk not being fully aware of my surroundings.

In Quebec, it's illegal to have even a single earpod while riding a bike. So unless someone builds speakers into the helmet, I won't listen to music while biking.

I don't listen to anything while riding my bike. Since I'm going faster and am going with car traffic, I like to be as aware as possible. If I was riding somewhere away from cars, the calculation might be a little different.

Congrats on the new bike, hope you have a great time riding it.

As for the question, no I don't listen to music. I generally ride in two very different environments, either very busy roads or quiet country roads/trails. I'd love to drown out the noise on the busy roads but with the craziness that goes on there, I find my hearing a valuable sense to have and wouldn't feel safe blocking that out. On the quiet country roads and trails where it's peaceful and the birds are chirping away, I'd rather be taking in whats around me fully anyway :)

Congrats on new bike day! What color is it??

For the music, I've never done it. Not with headphone, earbuds, or a speaker. Usually I ride in places where I might encounter other people or motor vehicles so being able to react to that is important to me.

Yep ! Got some open run from shokz and my commute include 10 km cycling path removed from car trafic where I rarely see anyone, so some high beat music is good to keep the pace.

Never - i want the hear the sound of the nature on one hand and the risks of cars etc on the other.

Sometimes, using bone conduction earphones.

Honeslty, I love the sounds of nature, so I don't listen to music nearly as much on my bike as I would on an escooter.

Sometimes, but only on very quiet roads.

I find spoken word works a lot better, because I can find a volume where I can still hear the road. With music, I can hear either the music or the road but not both.

No, never. I sing sometimes or whistle.

Yes I do and yes it's safe - the key is to use the correct headphones. I have a pair I love, they're some type of Plantronics backbeat. They clip to your ear, and they use a sort of downward facing directional plastic that sits comfortably in your ear buy doesn't press into it much. The reason these are great is because you can hear everything going on around you. They don't block sound. If someone needs to get your attention, or is honking, or a firetruck ks going by - all of that is still audible, and disruptive to what you're listening to, and that's the point. That's not to say your music is quiet by any means, just that external sound is allowed in as well.

I recommend something along those lines. If you remind me tomorrow (6/20) I'll look up the exact pair I have. Very important - NO EAR BUDS OR PODS! The kind of headphones that shove a butd in your ear or rely on your ear canal to hold them in place block too much sound. You can absolutely wear them but if you're worried about safety, I strongly advise that you do not.

I will or typically podcasts, I ride with an airpod in my right ear only (pedestrian side) so I still have awareness around me.

Depends. If im commuting and have bike on dedicated bike path and the road, then absolutely not.

If im going for a ride along a bike path or through woods, fields and other non-city-street environments, then yes, I might pop in my earbuds

Nope, much too easy to get lost in a good jam and get en a very real jam.

I do. I’m fine, but I don’t turn up the volume so much, that I can’t hear surroundings. I can recommend using those earphones, that hang from the ear, not thise with rubber tips, that go inside your ear canal. Try it out and see how you feel riding with music yourself!

I listen to music or podcasts while cycling to/from work everyday, but at low enough volumes that I can easily hear traffic around/behind me. I would not recommend it if you've just started cycling, but if you're comfortable enough on a bike in city traffic it should be okay. Just make sure you're always constantly aware of what's happening around you.

And wear a helmet, at the very least.

I do, but I only put one side in most of the time unless I know I won’t cross a street for a while or be otherwise near traffic. My Bluetooth earphones are connected so it’s easy to just pull one or both out and have them dangle.

Absolutely. I try not to listen to music while I am on roads or around traffic, but as soon as I get on bike trails, I put my earbuds in and start going. Getting the wind in my face with a bike ride and listening to my favorite music is like therapy for me. It's definitely important to have situational awareness, though, and I tend to stick to familiar trails for my rides.

I think it is dangerous, although I like music as well. The only thing I would consider are bone conducting headphones that leaves your ears open and don't block the outside world.

I listen to music and podcasts. I’m on paved cycling/running paths so there isn’t a safety concern. If you’re riding around cars it probably depends on how busy it is.

I didn't until I got really comfortable on my bike. I wanted to know my routes well and how the traffic flows. We need to pay attention to traffic first, and groove bike dance second.

I use listen to music on both my road and mountain these days I can't seem too anymore.

Road, I could on a dedicated bike path where I was just cruising.

For mountain, I wouldn't be able to anymore. Being able to hear the bike across rocks and dirty really provides another level of control.

I do mtb trails. It's hit and miss. Sometimes I don't listen to music. Sometimes I'll have one earbud in with the volume fairly low. I never use two earbuds. I've never had an issue, but my biggest concern is being able to hear animals and stuff.

I've been wanting to print out a phone holder so I can have my phone playing music, but I don't know how tangible that is; if my phone is loud enough to hear while riding my bike, but I wouldn't like to listen to music with headphones or whatever, I'd want to hear if someone's braking hard behind me or something.

I used to. I'm also a music nerd and when I started commuting, I'd wear my headphones with the volume low to offset the stress of traffic and stuff and just make the journey more enjoyable. But after a few years, I enjoy the sounds of the city and nature around me now.

I use Shokz bone conduction headphones, which allows me to hear music and background noises.