Ride / Listen to Music?

[occjmm]

Just wondering how you feel about riding while listening to music?

[JIMBO109728]

a lot of people do it on long rides on highways. just be careful of what you are listening to. I know certain music pumps me up and makes me want to speed.

[PepeRB29]

i listen every time i go out riding. i have a chatterbox that i plug my ipod into and just slip it into my jacket pocket. adds a lot to the ride, just make sure you don't have it too loud because you need to be aware of your surroundings.

[davebluer6]

I wear ear plugs. I think I'll never listen music while riding. Too annoying, I want to be focus on the road and cages that listen music.


-Dave

[bagedgttib]

i usually do depending on the distance.

[Chango]

I have some Shure E3C sound isolating headphones that i use to listen top music while riding. They allow me to set the volume at a reasonable level so I can hear the music and still hear everything around me. They also work as earplugs.

If paying $150 for a set of headphones doesn't really float your boat, Sony makes something similar for a lot less, but I can't remember the name right off the top of my head. I have the Shures because they were the first ones that I found.

[03R6nCobra]

I do occasionally but only on long rides on straight highways, aka boring rides. Even then I will only put one ear bud in so I can still hear everything going on around me.

[foyt20]

Earbuds hurt after a while in a helmet (at least mine do).

[03R6nCobra]

^That's the other reason I don't ride listening to music that often. My ipod earbuds start to hurt pretty bad after awhile.

[eastcoastchaos]

i do when i ride alone. and a side note don't put ipod in front pants pocket. i didn't have a problem for a long time then one day on the highway i felt a little tug on the headphones then yhe music turned off, i looked behind me and saw an ipod shower. i didn't even stop to look for pieces it was soo bad