Go to any mountain biking online forum, or ask your friends, and you’re bound to find words/debates about people listening to music on the trail. It seems that most people are not okay with a rider, or other trail user, playing their favorite songs through a portable speaker loud enough for everyone to hear. When it comes to people listening to their “jam” with ear buds or headphones, most people seem to be okay with that, as long as the volume isn’t to a decibel level that prevents the tuned out/in person from hearing other trail users requesting to pass by when approaching from behind on the trail.
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