none, Personally I prefer to hear other trail/ road users approaching, the sounds of the critters and the wind in the trees. It helps that at my Fire Dept Physical the Doc said that he has seen very few people over their mid 20's with my level of hearing ( I'm 55). I use foam earplugs and concerts and around chainsaws and other small engines and I don't use headphones. But you keep right on wearing em, I have stock in several hearing aid companies.
Headphones don't automatically give you hearing loss....and I don't use headphones. But you keep right on wearing em, I have stock in several hearing aid companies.
I find the most annoying trail user to be a trail runner with headphones in both ears.
Same here one of the reasons I started riding mountain bikes.
Lots of bikers seem to like this method even though I don't wear headphones.
Approved, but sadly around here it's not just runners - many cyclists are just as bad. I never cease to be amazed at how people think it's ok to be completely clueless about other users when they are out on popular trails.
Local kids who think it's cool to "get pumped" during riding also piss me off. Someone crashes on trail and you get into some scary situations.
I've never had issues like that while wearing buds at low volume while riding solo. You can still hear what's around you while still having the ability to listen to tunes that get you pumped to ride.
