I have an apple ipod nano, it's about one inch by one inch. I usually clip it on my jersey and only use one earplug. The cool thing about the apple is you open an itunes account and download or buy songs. I was not sure about the whole safety thing but tried it. I ride in a very bike friendly area and on a long ride the tunes really help.
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08-13-2008, 06:44 AM #1
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08-13-2008, 07:02 AM #2
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My voice
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08-13-2008, 07:08 AM #3
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the voices in my head
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08-13-2008, 07:31 AM #4
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Sorry to be a party pooper but only time I use my iPOD nano is when I'm on a trainer. I also have iRiver player with FM radio. but that too stays on the trainer.
Road riding for me is still training. (I don't race) but I still train. I'm too busy about riding and all my concentration is on riding. I prefer not to have junk miles in my training.
If you ride leisurly, and you can hear the sound around you, AND you are aware of your sourounding, I see why not.
Besides, if I'm taking it easy, I want to hear the sound of water cascading over rocks, rustling of leaves in the wind, birds singing...
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08-13-2008, 07:41 AM #5
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A kid here just got seriously injured while biking with headphones on.
And a guy got killed on Rt 1 by a woman who passed another car and then came back too far in and went into the breakdown lane. If he hadn't have been wearing headphones, he would have heard her car and gotten out of the way.
When I first started out, I used a mp3 player until another bicyclist, as she passed me, yelled at me. I took out my plug and she said, "you're all over the road. You shouldn't wear those things."
I was very embarrassed and didn't ride with them again.
On the trainer I listen to tunes. What I've found works for rides is to play a CD I like right before riding. The tunes tend to stick in my head.I can do five more miles.
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08-13-2008, 07:50 AM #6
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i have lots of music in my head.
since most of the t threats to my life on the road are coming behind me, my ears are what i use to stay alive. I can't IMAGINE putting anything between me and my "early warning system"
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08-13-2008, 07:54 AM #7
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With cars and trucks on the road, I need my ears for safety. On the bike trail, I also need my ears to hear what's going on. Plus, I like to hear the sounds around me and be in the world as fully as I can. No music while riding here, but I love spinning classes with good tunes.
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