Your Portable Music

[Becky]

I have a Sandisk Sansa 4GB player. It uses flash memory, not a mini hard drive, so no skipping. I like it, and the price was right, but I think I'd buy something bigger if I had it to do over again. Maybe 8 GB?

I don't ride with it except on the trainer. The other posts in this thread have pretty much stated all of the reasons why I choose not to.

[bluebug32]

I have a Sandisk Sansa 4GB player. It uses flash memory, not a mini hard drive, so no skipping. I like it, and the price was right, but I think I'd buy something bigger if I had it to do over again. Maybe 8 GB?

I don't ride with it except on the trainer. The other posts in this thread have pretty much stated all of the reasons why I choose not to.

+1 for the Sansa. I have the 6GB, which can be cheaply expanded (I think they all can), into an 8GB. No skipping ever is nice. I can plug it into my car, and I bought a case with a clip so I can clip it to me while on the trainer (I've never taken it on the road, but have used it in the gym). I got mine from woot.com, kind of the Steep and Cheap of electronics.

[sfa]

I have a classic iPod and have never had a problem with it skipping. Not sure how it would, really since there's nothing TO skip. I've never tried listening to it while riding, but I do while jogging, which is a lot more bumpy, and I plug it into my car's stereo system with no problems (unlike a CD that will skip on bumpy roads). If you're really concerned, though, get a player with a flash drive (like the iPod Nano, which is also nice and tiny) since it'll have no moving parts to bump around.

Sarah

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Aside from my feeling strongly about how unsafe it is to ride with earphones/earbuds....

I like to feel like I am a connected part of the world around me when i ride my bike. All the sounds stimulate me in many various ways- weird sounds, pretty sounds, sounds that jog my memory to my past, sounds that make me think and wonder. I love feeling so intimately connected to the world when I' am riding my bike!

[MrsB]

Sometimes when Im out in the woods I will bring my sansa with me to listen to some tunes, but I have this little adapter case that is a speaker. I plug the sansa in and listen to it while its in my "under the seat" bag. I dont turn it up very loud but its just loud enough to get me moving when I need a jolt. Its just loud enough to cover up my cursing when Im doing a hill that Im huffin and puffin on. LOL

[ttaylor508]

Another party pooper here...bicyclist are bound by many of the same laws as automobiles and it is illegal in many States to listen to an Ipod while driving. So you may find yourself getting a ticket by using one.

Here is an article worth some consideration: http://www.theage.com.au/news/nation...890771660.html

[batsheva]

i use a single bluetooth Jabra earpiece for Ipod when listening to music on a ride - doesnt go all the way into my ear so can still easily hear ambient road sounds and no wires to get tangled up in! works great. not a cheap fix though and i only know of one bluetooth transmitter and receiver that actually works with an iPod - most bluetooth earpieces do not--

[SadieKate]

Another party pooper here...bicyclist are bound by many of the same laws as automobiles and it is illegal in many States to listen to an Ipod while driving. So you may find yourself getting a ticket by using one. [/URL]

Where is it illegal to use an iPod while driving? Mine is plugged into my stereo and isn't even visible.

Are you talking about the use of earphones covering both ears? I'm not getting into the debate of safety, just curious where these laws are that specifically prohibit the use of an iPod or MP3 player or whatever generic term they want to use.

[mimitabby]

Another party pooper here...bicyclist are bound by many of the same laws as automobiles and it is illegal in many States to listen to an Ipod while driving. So you may find yourself getting a ticket by using one.

Here is an article worth some consideration: http://www.theage.com.au/news/nation...890771660.html

that's quite the article!!!

[Kvixen23]

I think that's what it's called It's about an inch by an inch....I clip it to my jersey and only use my right ear plug b/c traffic is to my left and behind me. I do care about my safety and that of my fellow riders but sometimes I too need that little extra push that a good tune gives me