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What device do you use to listen to music while riding? (2020)

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Old 11-09-20, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Amt0571
Don't all of you feel unsafe listening to music while riding? I wouldn't do anything on the bike that distracts me from my surroundings, especially on a road bike.
No, because I have my left ear open and the music in my right ear isn't loud. I can hear a pin drop ... well, actually, I heard my GoPro thumb screw drop. True story, I was riding down the road and heard something hit the ground and turn around to find the thumb screw fell out of a mount I wasn't using. If I can hear that hit the ground with music in my right ear, I'm gonna hear anything there is to be heard.

But for overtaking vehicles, I trust my Garmin Varia radar, not my ears.
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Old 11-09-20, 02:43 PM
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I have two speakers (but usually don't use either - and only ever bring one): A Beoplay A1 and Beoplay P2. I mostly use the P2, and mostly when I'm with my daughter. She likes to listen to music, shake it to change songs and so on. From where I'm sitting I can control the volume and stop it entirely.
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Old 11-18-20, 09:28 AM
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I use a SoundLink Micro Bluetooth® speaker. I can attach it to many places on my bike or my backpack strap(on my chest). It's weatherproof, bluetooth, and can play/pause(i click)/go back to start of song(3 clicks)/go back 1 song(I THINK 4 clicks)/skip to next song(two clicks), and has a volume controls. My watch controlls media on my phone so that's another item I use to play, pause, skip, and go back.

The speaker is sort of rubbery so if it falls I won't have to worry about it getting scratched up.

Battery life is pretty darn good also.

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