Do you use an ipod (or other type of headphone) when you ride?
07-18-06, 06:31 PM
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Do you use an ipod (or other type of headphone) when you ride?
I never have. Im afraid of wrecking from not being able to hear stuff.
07-18-06, 06:42 PM
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I think it's unsafe if you're riding on the road, although those who use them will say otherwise in defense. Bike paths it's ok (in my opinion) as joggers and bladers use them constantly... I've only used them on bike paths with little traffic... Tried using one riding offroad gravel roads and just didn't feel comfortable with it... the path has horses/bikers/joggers/children, etc... didn't seem safe to me.
07-18-06, 06:46 PM
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PrfectHair4ever, there are a couple of VERY long threads about this on the forums. search for them and you will have plenty of info.
that show is hilarious by the way......
that show is hilarious by the way......
07-18-06, 07:04 PM
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Well, I don't usually use headphones...but I recently finally got an iPod. I'll try anything once (or twice), so I've tried riding with headphones on the road, and while it does heighten the fun of the ride at times, I can't stop wondering if I'm going to live to see the end of the ride...it just feels unsafe, sorta like riding through major intersections at high speed on the sidewalk. When a car surprises you by blasting past you within inches, you come to the sudden realization of why hearing is a good thing.
On the other hand, headphones are a blast on singletrack...
Edit: I should also add that I've tried it on the road at night and oddly enough I feel safer riding on the road with headphones at night as long as traffic is sparse enough that you can distinguish one set of headlights from another, as cars approach you from behind. I still wouldn't recomend it though.
On the other hand, headphones are a blast on singletrack...
Edit: I should also add that I've tried it on the road at night and oddly enough I feel safer riding on the road with headphones at night as long as traffic is sparse enough that you can distinguish one set of headlights from another, as cars approach you from behind. I still wouldn't recomend it though.
07-18-06, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by PrfectHair4ever
I never have. Im afraid of wrecking from not being able to hear stuff.
gawd I miss brenda and the old man ...
Theres a good thread about it here:
https://www.bikeforums.net/general-cycling-discussion/100982-riding-headphones.html
im sorry for anyone hurt by someone with headphones, but man this had me ROFL !!!
Originally Posted by Ziemas
A few years ago some idiot blasting music t-boned in my wife in her front wheel while she was riding to work. She screamed at him before impact, and he didn't hear a thing, there was no reaction on his part. He was too into his music to notice things around him. He briefly took off his headphones, barked "what?!" to her and rode away leaving her on the ground. She limped to work with a cracked frame.
Originally Posted by Jarery
If your wife had of been wearing an mp3 player she could have limped to work, to music, with a cracked frame and been much happier.
07-18-06, 08:33 PM
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I ride with music.
If you cut off one of your senses, the others become more active.
I notice that I can smell cars much better.
If you cut off one of your senses, the others become more active.
I notice that I can smell cars much better.
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Originally Posted by EventServices
I ride with music.
If you cut off one of your senses, the others become more active.
I notice that I can smell cars much better.
If you cut off one of your senses, the others become more active.
I notice that I can smell cars much better.
(Not really, I haven't been hit)
07-18-06, 08:56 PM
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i like to be able to hear cars coming up behind me, so the only music is what i'm humming
07-18-06, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by allez
PrfectHair4ever, there are a couple of VERY long threads about this on the forums. search for them and you will have plenty of info.
that show is hilarious by the way......
that show is hilarious by the way......
I assumed so, but Im new and felt like starting it anyway. Im going to try my ipod on a bike trail just to see what its like.
YES, the journey to obtain such desirable hair is sweet.
07-19-06, 06:04 AM
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It seems every few days a new headphones while riding or compact crank thread pops up.....
07-19-06, 06:53 AM
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It's so dangerous that I've been doing it daily since 1989 without incident (small Walkmans prior to iPods). God help me. Hope I survive another day of this madness. The first 100K miles must have simply been lucky.
07-19-06, 07:05 AM
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The noise from the wind in both of my ears is louder than the Led Zeppelin in one ear!
07-19-06, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by badkarma
It seems every few days a new headphones while riding or compact crank thread pops up.....
I ride a compact crank while listening to music!
07-19-06, 07:12 AM
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The last time I was hit I was wearing not wearing my ipod but the guy just didn't want to stop. So I figure may as well be listening to some Chevelle and be happy as I get hit...
07-19-06, 07:13 AM
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If you really love living and riding in the moment, then the question is ridiculous.
07-19-06, 07:20 AM
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Where I ride there is a split MUP--bike lane to the left and jogging lane to the right. Joggers prefer to do their thing in the bike lane and it seems EVERYONE has the tell-tale white earbuds plugged into the sides of their heads. Jogging in the bike lane? I no longer give the courtesy of shouting "on yer left" since they couldn't hear it anyway, but I like to buzz reaaaaaaaaal close to them. That's whatcha get for jogging in my lane. Long live the scorchers, and yeah, I'm an a$$hole sometimes.
Oh...I wouldn't wear headphones while riding, I need to hear approaching cars and pissed off joggers.
Oh...I wouldn't wear headphones while riding, I need to hear approaching cars and pissed off joggers.
07-19-06, 08:45 AM
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I ride with them on around Hains Point in DC which is a closed loop around the park with minimal traffic. Lots of other cyclists, joggers and rollerbladers to keep cars slow and attentive. Maybe in a steady paceline in open country.
What I'd really like is a single headphone. I'm not keen on cutting off the other earpiece but letting it dangle inside my jersey sucks.
What I'd really like is a single headphone. I'm not keen on cutting off the other earpiece but letting it dangle inside my jersey sucks.
07-19-06, 09:03 AM
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I ride to get away from all the noise that's forced into our lives. Why someone would want to spoil a bike ride by jamming that distraction into their ears is beyond me.
07-19-06, 09:06 AM
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Yup. I use music on my road rides, off road rides, cross training rides, and on my ride to work through SF. When I was a kid in the early 80's I used my walkman to warm up @ the BMX track. I'm a mess.