Listening to music is easier I guess than speech radio. I was always against cycling with earphones but have recently found great pleasure in headphones (outer ear variety) and a volume level loud enough to hear myself speak. I still get the music and don't feel cut off from everything going on around me.
Apple earbuds are perfect for this- they are so crap at isolating and controlling noise leakage that even at a decent volume I can hear very well what is going on around me.
Listening to music is easier I guess than speech radio. I was always against cycling with earphones but have recently found great pleasure in headphones (outer ear variety) and a volume level loud enough to hear myself speak. I still get the music and don't feel cut off from everything going on around me.