Your Portable Music

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Maybe the idea is more palatable if you imagine dulcimer music, instead

Joking aside, the places I would use speakers are hardly oases of zen-like tranquility in the first place, because of traffic. People on leisurely rides tend to ride completely different places - as do I when I want to enjoy peace and quiet.

You sound like a considerate and thoughtful person.
I appreciate your comment about dulcimer music, but personally I only want to hear nature sounds when I'm out in beautiful natural surroundings.

I can sort of understand the music thing more if you are already riding in loud situations full of ugly manmade noise anyway. However, I tend to feel there is way too much noise in today's modern world , and that adding more doesn't really make things better. Those are just my own feelings though.

I love music (and I play music in public settings) and I actually do understand why some people like to work out with music. I just don't like to have to hear other people's music when I don't want to, or when it distracts me from my own peace and thoughts.
The conflict comes because of the inherent danger of wearing earbuds in traffic vs. the annoyance factor to others of having speakers that pump the music into the surrounding space instead. It's a dilemma for sure.