Originally Posted by
rumrunn6
my MP3 player has an FM receiver which I use on some lunchtime walks. was tempted to use the radio on my last weekend joyride but didn't - maybe next time
the new Ipod nano has am/fm radio and a video camera... the battery life on that dude is also great...
Originally Posted by
ItsJustMe
Having ear buds in your ear does not necessarily mean that you can't hear. Nobody says you have to crank the volume up so loud that it drowns out environmental sounds. If you turn the volume up to where the apparent volume is the same as if you had a speaker on the bars, it should be no different one way or the other.
Some people use MP3 players with built in speakers, such as the Zen Stone.
I listen to NPR and audiobooks on my commute, and with one bud in my right ear, by my actual testing, my ability to hear approaching cars is not at all diminished. I can still hear them before I can see them (on long sparsely traveled country roads) and can hear them at least 15 seconds before they get to me (in town).
my earbuds for my ipod drown out all sounds even when it's not playing anything... they're the bose types with sound cancellation... i would never take them out on a ride... i wouldn't be able to hear anything... alot of earbuds do this... especially internal ones...
i just got some ear buds for my cellphone... i can hear my music, and if i get a phone call i'll be able to answer without reaching for my phone... but i hardly use them since i ride with a buddy and we're always talking about fish tanks and stuff...