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11-06-15, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DBordello

I don't think they have been mentioned, I use bone conductive headphones: Bluez 2 - AfterShokz

They do not cover or go in your ears, but sit in front of them. Via magic, they bypass the eardrum and pipe the tunes directly into your brain.

The effect is that they do not block outside sound. They aren't the greatest sound quality, but perfect for an audio book while riding.

Thanks for this reply. I've been considering them for some time now after a couple of posts on BF, but couldn't rind a place to inspect/try them. According to the website, they are at Best Buy, Apple Store and some other convenient outlets.

Back in the 1980's was a product called something like "Bonephones," which was a small Walkman type of radio with two speakers that hung around the neck and rested on the chest to conduct the sound through the bones. I tried them and they did sound pretty good. A few years back I futilely searched hard to find a pair. Somewhere I read or was told that once the Sony Walkman came out, they disappeared from the scene.

11-06-15, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Leebo

Had some guy on the bike path playing horrible county trash on his blue tooth speaker. Loud so that everyone, including the I- Pod zombies looked up. Couldn't escape for like 10 minutes. "Take me back to Virginia" blah, blah, blah. He should of played it backwards. His wife would of come back home, as well as his dog and he would be sober.

Playing horrible county trash (a triple redundancy) at any volume where civilized folks could hear it would be dangerous because sensible folks will be tempted to poke a stick into the front wheel spokes of such a cyclist bumpkin.

11-06-15, 05:02 PM

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11-25-15, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike

True, following is a list of ILTB approved Real Deal Music™ for listening to only with a personal device while cycling. I listen to this playlist on my mp3 player when I like a change of pace from audio books. Note that I would find it (or any other kind of music, good or bad) offensive to have to hear it coming from anybody's external speakers/boombox. Noise pollution from boomboxes played in public spaces were a public plague decades ago and still are.

The approved list:
Albert King - Personal Manager
Alicia Keys - Fallin'
Aretha Franklin - (Pride) A Deeper Love
Aretha Franklin - Gentle On My Mind
Aretha Franklin - Groovin'
Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
Aretha Franklin - i never loved a man
Aretha Franklin - Jimmy Lee
Aretha Franklin - Oh Happy Day
Aretha Franklin - Pitiful
Aretha Franklin - Prove It
Aretha Franklin - Tracks Of My Tears
Aretha Franklin - You Send Me
Bill Withers - Lean On Me
Bill Withers - Lovely Day
Bill Withers - Use Me Up
Bill Withers - Who Is He
Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough
Billy Stewart - I Do Love You_original
Bo Diddley - Mona
Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love
Buddy Guy - First Time I Met The Blues
Buddy Guy - Red House
Buffalo Springfield - For What Its Worth
BusBoys - Boys are Back 48 Hours
BusBoys - New Shoes 48 Hours
Carly Simon - All I Want is You
Carly Simon - Coming Around Again-Itsy Bitsy Spider
Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better
Carly Simon- The stuff that dreams are made of
Clyde McPhatter - Little Bitty Pretty One
Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman
Cyndi Lauper - True Colors (Junior Vasquez Gay Pride Mix) 1
David Bowie - Changes
David Bowie - Fame
Deborah Cox - Who Do You Love RARE Junior Vasquez DMC remix 1
Edwin Starr - War
Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind
Four Tops - 7 Rooms Of Gloom
Four Tops - Bernadette
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - The Love I Lost
Ike & Tina Turner - Come Together
Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep, Mountain High
Ike and Tina Turner - ***** Tonk Woman
Isley Brothers - Love The One You're With
Isley Brothers - Spill The Wine
Jackie Wilson - Higher And Higher
Jackie Wilson - Lonely Teardrops
James Brown - Ain't That A Groove
James Brown - Bewildered 192
james brown - cold sweat
James Brown - Get on Up
James Brown - I Got That Feeling
James Brown - prisoner of love
James Brown - There Was A Time
Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire
Jerry Lee Lewis - Wild One
John Lee Hooker & Bonnie Raitt - I'm in The Mood
Kirk Franklin - Gonna Be A Lovely Day
kirk franklin - Hosanna
Kirk Franklin - Revolution
Kirk Franklin & God's Property - Stomp (Remix Featuring Kirk Franklin & Salt).mp
Kirk Franklin feat. Mary J Blige - Lean On Me
Lionel Richie - Night Shift
Lionel Richie - All Night Long-6minutes
Luther Vandross - Love The One You're With
Luther Vandross - Lovely Day extended ver
Luther Vandross - Power Of Love_6min
Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson - Best Thing in My Life are Free
Martha & The Vandellas - Heat Wave
Muddy Waters & Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love
Pointer Sisters - Ill Take You There
Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love)
Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can
Prince - I Would Die For You
Prince - Let's Go Crazy
Prince - Sign O The Times_albumtrack
Prince - The Max
Quicksilver - Mona
Quicksilver - Who Do You Love
Rod Stewart - Forever Young
Rod Stewart - Street Fighting Man
Rod Stewart - Young hearts be free tonight
Rolling Stones - Can't You Hear Me Knocking_Long
Rolling Stones - Dancing with Mr D
Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
Rolling Stones - Its All Over Now
Rolling stones - mannish boy
Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
Rush - Not Fade Away
Sam and Dave - I Thank You
Sam and Dave - Wrap It Up
Sam And Dave - you dont know what you mean to me
Shanice and Brandy - Missing You
Slim Harpo - Shake Your Hips
Spinners - Games People Play
Spinners - I'll Be Around
Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way (Extended) 1
Them - Baby Please Don't Go
Them - Get Your Kicks On Route 66
Them - Mystic Eyes
Them -One Two Brown Eyes
TINA TURNER - BETTER BE GOOD TO Me
Toby Mac ft. Kirk Franklin - Throw Yo Hands Up
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
Viva Elvis - Blue Suede Shoes
Viva Elvis - Burning Love
Viva Elvis - King Creole
Viva Elvis - Suspicious Minds
Viva Elvis - Viva Las Vegas
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know Junior Vasquez Mix
Whitney Houston - Its Not right but its ok
Whitney Houston - Love That Man (Peter Rauhofer Retro Remix) 1
Whitney Houston - So Emotional
Whitney Houston - Step By Step
Who - Magic Bus
Who - Baba O'Reilly
Wilson Pickett - Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You

This playlist is awesome. Add Pickett's "99 and One Half" and it becomes epic.