Please share your wisdom with a newbie..

[mimitabby]

Others may disagree, but I think iPods aren't a very good idea when biking on the road or trail, experienced or not. As I and others have suggested, there are lots of hazards on trails, not the least of which is faster cyclists overtaking you with an "on your left." I don't even think walkers or runners should wear them on multi-use trails, but I'm a bit of a hardliner on the subject.

Boy, Indy, that could be on a gravestone. "If she didn't have her Ipod on she'd still be riding"
It's bad enough during the winter when i wear a light layer of wool over my ears to stay warm. I can't imagine having iPods covering my ears and pouring in Music which might cover up something i really needed to hear; from the whisper of a passing cyclist, to a new noise coming from my bike, to a car coming down the street.

[indysteel]

Boy, Indy, that could be on a gravestone. "If she didn't have her Ipod on she'd still be riding"
It's bad enough during the winter when i wear a light layer of wool over my ears to stay warm. I can't imagine having iPods covering my ears and pouring in Music which might cover up something i really needed to hear; from the whisper of a passing cyclist, to a new noise coming from my bike, to a car coming down the street.

You're preachin' to the choir on that one. I'm not one for music in my ears though anyway, so it's not a sacrifice for me. Even putting aside the hazards, I like hearing the world around me when I ride: birds, insects, laughing kids, etc.