Originally Posted by
Murrays
Gotta call BS on this one. I can definitely hear most cars behind me and I DO move closer to the edge of the road since I tend to drift to the middle of the lane on occasion. That said, if a car is completely oblivious to my being on the road, I'd likely get hit whether I heard them or not.
OTOH, I started riding before Walkmans were invented (let alone iPods) so I've never felt the need for music on my rides; I get plenty of joy simply being on my bike without the need for listening to artificial noise.
-murray
That's a pretty dangerous habit.
Are harleys, cars with their own music blaring, loud exhausts from "race" cars and general tire noise from cars considered part of the cycling experience? Certainly they are not artificial noise.
I do not wear an iPod when I mountain bike, only when I road bike. I admit riding in nature is awesome. No need for music but anytime I'm on the street, I don't actually need to hear kids calling me **** or teenage girls whistling at me or any vehicle.