Originally Posted by shokhead
Do you have full attention being paid to your bike and surroundings? NO! Your thinking about your music...
It's actually surprising how little you are able the concentrate on what you're listening to when riding in traffic. A few times I've listened to a sports program while riding, while also taping the show at home. When I listened to the same program later (on tape) I was shocked by how much I'd missed because I was focused on the road.
Originally Posted by shokhead
...then that small rock that knocks your handlebars out of your hand because the other one is adjusting the headphone,volume.
Try putting this argument to the unshakable downtube shifting brigade, and you'll be howled down in about five seconds.