Your Portable Music

[grey]

I own an iPOD an love it when I am working out. I went to the iHOME website and they have this wonderful iPOD player that is made for bikes! It attaches to your bike like a water bottle cage. No headphones needed so it is safe for you to use. One great big speaker and it even has a remote control that attaches to your handle bars.

It's listed under the portible audio and it the Bike to Beach Speaker. Item #iH85B. LOVE IT!!!!!

I have a bike buddy who has one. He finds it great for long solo rides, and he's turned it up some so we could all hear it if we stayed pretty close to him (yeah, not single file) toward the end of some long rides. It does help, and it does let you keep your ears open for the road. It's not very loud so ... I'd take this over the earbuds, any day. Cars and Billy Bob in his big truck scare me.

[evangundy]

I use a "Creative" Zen Stone Plus - mp3 with built in speaker, 2GB right now has about 10hrs worth of songs on it (still room for more) but the battery lasts about 19hrs. size 2.2" x 1.4" x 0.7" and weight is 0.2 Lbs. There is a 4GB version too. Comes in assorted colors. I also bought a stretchy arm band accessory for it, and wrap that around my handlebars, so the player is right in front of me. Volume just loud enough for me to hear, others have said they can only hear it if it is extremely quiet just as they pass me. Long solo rides that have long hills just seem easier if there is music in the background.

Let's see if this link works :-)
http://us.creative.com/products/prod...&product=17437

Edna

[DDH]

I have a zune and it's very easy to use just like the ipod's. Music is easy to buy and download and you can buy cards with preset amounts on it if you don't like to use a credit card on the computer.

[slmdunc]

Not sure why someone would tell you that an iPod could "skip," because it's digital. There is no physical surface which can be bumped in order to skip. I run with an iPod nano or shuffle. No biking with iPod for me. Good luck in your quest.

[bluebug32]

In the reviews I read of the ipod, it said that skipping was possible, though I've never actually heard of this happening to anyone. I decided to not get an ipod more because of the expense and the fact that it converts all of your files.

[sfa]

I decided to not get an ipod more because of the expense and the fact that it converts all of your files.

What does it convert them to?

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

It does not convert all the files - it converts SOME - but that's only for the iTunes library - not the original library you upload it from.

[Pedal Wench]

What does it convert them to?

about to ask the same question. If you're worried about iTunes and iPods using AAC files, it should be noted that for the same bit rate, AAC sounds considerably better than MP3.

Also, only the HDD-based iPods can skip. Nanos and Shuffles are both flash-memory systems which can't skip.