Bone conduction is great! I use them to ride at a low volume. I can hear it if there is no traffic noise or big wind.
Where I live it's flat so this is so beautiful and yet terrifying!
My ride this morning was a leisurely one stopping for a few pictures and just enjoying the day instead of pushing watts.
Facebook Marketplace FTW ....Saw a great deal hit FB and had to jump on it ASAP! It's not the cleanest because I had to hurry and switch pedals and bags over to commute to work!
If you have a local bike store go talk to them! They could point you to any local groups. Other than that check strava because they have online clubs you may be able to search for your city/area.
I bought this Trek in 2003 and rode it a bit but mostly garaged it because I had a new marriage and then 2 young kids. Now that they are old enough to be alone I decided to fall back in love with biking! I have lost 80 pounds, stopped taking most of my blood pressure meds, discovered smart trainers and how not boring it is to be inside now, and commute to work as much as possible and get away on my days off. I am almost at 1800 miles this year between the trainer and on the road.
For me, no matter what Reddit is dead. Lemmy is enough for my time wasting and has enough content that I have not missed it one bit. I feel like the communities are smaller, less toxic, and I want to contribute more here. They could completely reverse their decision and I will not return and I hope there are enough like me to make a difference. It just amazes me a site that exists to link to other content on the web and store text comments about said content isn't profitable.