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dashark · 07-02-2009, 05:13 PM

My wife listens to music when we ride and when we ski. Drives me nuts!

Rawhead · 07-02-2009, 05:16 PM

When I ride solo I'm always rockin my iPod. Took me a few trys before I found earphones that stayed in... but these work great:

http://www.skullcandy.com/shop/chops-p-109.html

dirtyjeff · 07-02-2009, 05:28 PM

I just hum. . . .

Drop D · 07-02-2009, 06:01 PM

I did once... didn't feel right... I was listening to ENYA

afgenkuong · 07-02-2009, 06:03 PM

Hypothetically, lets say that that driver is a mountain biker and was listening to music- and those roadies are hikers.

Drop D · 07-02-2009, 06:07 PM

The driver didn't have a BEAR BELL

prolly why the roadies didn't hear him coming

mtnbikerfred · 07-02-2009, 06:12 PM

iM not iTarded!!!

chevrolegs · 07-02-2009, 06:19 PM

I've been wanting to buy one of these things for road rides since I don't really like anything in my ears while riding... looks like you could probably just hook something on it and hang it from the handlebar or something.

Only for road riding though, I don't like to listen to anything while MTBing

http://www.amazon.com/iMainGo-Handhe...6587487&sr=8-2

mpmffitz · 07-02-2009, 06:20 PM

I don't, I want to hear the cat as it jumps out of the bushes. I like to converse with a fellow biker it regulates my cardiac cadence.

SDstumpy · 07-02-2009, 06:40 PM

I personally don't like to listen to anything. I think its fine so long as you can hear what going on around you. I hate trying to pass a hiker/biker that can't hear a damn thing over his ipod.

Neccros · 07-02-2009, 06:53 PM

This thread seems to get repeated every few months....

MTBMaven · 07-02-2009, 07:07 PM

I rock headphones all the time. They may not always be on but my helmet is permanently wired for sound. I use Slipstreamz. You can actually still hear things when listening to music because the headphones are not actually in your ear. I attach the wires to the helmet strap with small zip ties and clip a 1 GB iPod Shuffle to the tension strap on the back of the helmet (this works with Giro and Specialized for sure but not on Bell helmets).

More on music while riding here: What is your playlist/music while riding?(merged)

dfioc · 07-02-2009, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SDstumpy

I personally don't like to listen to anything. I think its fine so long as you can hear what going on around you. I hate trying to pass a hiker/biker that can't hear a damn thing over his ipod.

My thoughts exactly.

Zippo · 07-02-2009, 07:22 PM

Yep I ride with an ipod sometimes - a shuffle clipped to the back of my helmet - on remote solo rides. I also sometimes ride without a helmet, thru the trees. And I carry beer in my pack. And sometimes I forget sunscreen.

Live a little. Don't be a hater. Common sense rules.

afgenkuong · 07-02-2009, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dfioc

My thoughts exactly.

What I like to do, if someone rides or walks with their head phones in and they are blocking the road; I like to creep up really close to them and ride directly next to them (Almost poking them with my handle-bars, and then eventually having our handlebars tap); Say sorry then speed off.

dirtyjeff · 07-02-2009, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SDstumpy

I personally don't like to listen to anything. I think its fine so long as you can hear what going on around you. I hate trying to pass a hiker/biker that can't hear a damn thing over his ipod.

Um, yep +1

TMS · 07-02-2009, 07:38 PM

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What does listening to muic have to do with seeing objects (hikers) in front of you? I don't know about you, but I can see just fine when listening to music.

Beegard · 07-02-2009, 07:58 PM

I don't usually listen to music going up, but when coming down, music like metallica gets my adrenaline pumping! I make sure there is no one in sight if I crank it up.

dubl_xl · 07-02-2009, 08:06 PM

Metal in the car to the trailhead, the sound of rocks crunching under my tires for the duration of the ride.

metalmtbr · 07-02-2009, 08:12 PM

i clip my 1 GB shuffle to my Camelbak strap and use the earbuds that wrap behind the ears. The volume is low enough I can still hear my buddies who I ride with talking to me. Most trails I ride I'm very familiar with and know where most hikers tread. I much rather listen to background music I like rather than wind noise or my pulse as I push upwards on a climb. The harder genre music (progressive, post-grunge, death/black metal) helps speed up my cadence considerably

07-02-2009, 05:13 PM	#141 (permalink)
dashark Earning my turns...	My wife listens to music when we ride and when we ski. Drives me nuts! __________________ It's more important to be nice than it is to be important.....

07-02-2009, 05:16 PM	#142 (permalink)
Rawhead Senior Member	When I ride solo I'm always rockin my iPod. Took me a few trys before I found earphones that stayed in... but these work great: http://www.skullcandy.com/shop/chops-p-109.html __________________ I'd rather be riding my mountain bike thinking about God than sitting in church thinking about my mountain bike.

07-02-2009, 05:28 PM	#143 (permalink)
dirtyjeff The same, but different	I just hum. . . . __________________ bring DISCO back!

07-02-2009, 06:53 PM	#151 (permalink)
Neccros Technically Canadian	This thread seems to get repeated every few months.... __________________ My pedals don't stick!!!!!!!

07-02-2009, 07:07 PM	#152 (permalink)
MTBMaven This is Shangri La	I rock headphones all the time. They may not always be on but my helmet is permanently wired for sound. I use Slipstreamz. You can actually still hear things when listening to music because the headphones are not actually in your ear. I attach the wires to the helmet strap with small zip ties and clip a 1 GB iPod Shuffle to the tension strap on the back of the helmet (this works with Giro and Specialized for sure but not on Bell helmets). More on music while riding here: What is your playlist/music while riding?(merged) __________________ You must be the change you wish to see in the world ~ Mahatma Gandhi Blogs: http://mtbmaven.vox.com http://nomadicbynature.vox.com

07-02-2009, 06:01 PM	#144 (permalink)
Drop D STR Veteran	I did once... didn't feel right... I was listening to ENYA

07-02-2009, 06:03 PM	#145 (permalink)
afgenkuong	Hypothetically, lets say that that driver is a mountain biker and was listening to music- and those roadies are hikers. Attached Images __________________ Train hard. Race easy.

07-02-2009, 06:07 PM	#146 (permalink)
Drop D STR Veteran	The driver didn't have a BEAR BELL prolly why the roadies didn't hear him coming

07-02-2009, 06:19 PM	#148 (permalink)
chevrolegs	I've been wanting to buy one of these things for road rides since I don't really like anything in my ears while riding... looks like you could probably just hook something on it and hang it from the handlebar or something. Only for road riding though, I don't like to listen to anything while MTBing http://www.amazon.com/iMainGo-Handhe...6587487&sr=8-2 __________________ Santa Cruz Nomad Cervelo P3

07-02-2009, 06:20 PM	#149 (permalink)
mpmffitz Farm Freerider	I don't, I want to hear the cat as it jumps out of the bushes. I like to converse with a fellow biker it regulates my cardiac cadence.

07-02-2009, 06:40 PM	#150 (permalink)
SDstumpy	I personally don't like to listen to anything. I think its fine so long as you can hear what going on around you. I hate trying to pass a hiker/biker that can't hear a damn thing over his ipod. __________________ Does upgradeitis ever go away?

07-02-2009, 07:22 PM	#154 (permalink)
Zippo malarky	Yep I ride with an ipod sometimes - a shuffle clipped to the back of my helmet - on remote solo rides. I also sometimes ride without a helmet, thru the trees. And I carry beer in my pack. And sometimes I forget sunscreen. Live a little. Don't be a hater. Common sense rules. __________________ do the worm on acropolis, slamdance cosmopolis, enlighten the populace

07-02-2009, 07:38 PM	#157 (permalink)
TMS Senior Member	[/quote] What does listening to muic have to do with seeing objects (hikers) in front of you? I don't know about you, but I can see just fine when listening to music.

07-02-2009, 07:58 PM	#158 (permalink)
Beegard Member	I don't usually listen to music going up, but when coming down, music like metallica gets my adrenaline pumping! I make sure there is no one in sight if I crank it up.

07-02-2009, 08:06 PM	#159 (permalink)
dubl_xl I'd rather go down	Metal in the car to the trailhead, the sound of rocks crunching under my tires for the duration of the ride.

07-02-2009, 08:12 PM	#160 (permalink)
metalmtbr Senior Member	i clip my 1 GB shuffle to my Camelbak strap and use the earbuds that wrap behind the ears. The volume is low enough I can still hear my buddies who I ride with talking to me. Most trails I ride I'm very familiar with and know where most hikers tread. I much rather listen to background music I like rather than wind noise or my pulse as I push upwards on a climb. The harder genre music (progressive, post-grunge, death/black metal) helps speed up my cadence considerably

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