Music?

[mattmcuomo@yahoo.com]

I listen to music commuting to and from work. I have speakers in helmet. I don't have it too loud so I can still hear engine and traffic. I don't listen if I'm riding in a group or with my lady on the bike.


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[dwcurton_imp]

I used to listen when commuting since it's a boring ride and a little classic rock helped the time go by. Back then I used an IPod and cheap earbuds under my helmet. The great thing about the IPod is that the control wheel had tactile feedback (it clicks) thus I could control volume, skip a song, etc. all by feel while never taking my eyes off the road. Of course this didn't really work with gloves.

When I switched to a smart phone, well, it got a lot harder to select and play music without having to pull my phone out of my pocket, look at it, no gloves, etc. all while riding through traffic. Too dangerous, so I stopped. Worse than texting and driving IMO. Might see if my old IPod still works.

[mattmcuomo@yahoo.com]

I used to listen when commuting since it's a boring ride and a little classic rock helped the time go by. Back then I used an IPod and cheap earbuds under my helmet. The great thing about the IPod is that the control wheel had tactile feedback (it clicks) thus I could control volume, skip a song, etc. all by feel while never taking my eyes off the road. Of course this didn't really work with gloves.

When I switched to a smart phone, well, it got a lot harder to select and play music without having to pull my phone out of my pocket, look at it, no gloves, etc. all while riding through traffic. Too dangerous, so I stopped. Worse than texting and driving IMO. Might see if my old IPod still works.

I use iPhone. Just let Pandora play what it plays. I can control volume by feeling for the buttons through my jacket. I ALWAYS turn it down low when I start dealing with heavy traffic.


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[suhawk305]

Naw, I do not listen to music while I am riding. When I am out for a joy ride feeling free, an old favorite song comes from an old brain cell in the back of my head. That song in Arlo Guthrie's Motorcycle Song. "I don't want a pickle / I just want to ride on my motor-cicle....."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvLtNBm1yyA

I will take a ride to nearby Bethel Woods, NY (the 1969 Woodstock Festival Site) and take a picture. Arlo was there.

[Allen K_imp]

Years ago I had a Nolan helmet with the built-in Bluetooth. I thought it would be a cool feature for longer rides on my ST1300. And it was........for about an hour. After that it became a real PITA. Making and taking phone calls was something I was out there to get away from. I rid myself of the helmet and the BT and never looked back. It turns out that the ringing in my ears and the voices in my head are all the company I need when I'm riding.

[Supervillian_imp]

Not me...too distracting. I value the alone time.

[chync_imp]

I also wear the foam earplugs 100% of the time. They are one of the denser versions from 3m. The wind noise at least from my particular helmet is way to loud. I have speakers in my helmet and I discovered that if I have the earplugs in and crank up the music I can just hear it at a nice low volume. It doesn't drown out the engine noises of other cars on the road much less horns. I was surprised. I have some tinnitus that is probably from playing in a band as a teen. If I don't play the music I hear the annoying ringing on top of the muted ambient noise and it's not fun.

[Jeffhorn_imp]

I don't know how to do a poll, but I would be interested to know how many riders here listen to music on the road?
Came up recently in thread on tinnitus.
Crutch

Ok, I just learned how to do a poll!
Woohoo!

As a musician I never ride with music. The music of the wind is all I need.

[aschem_imp]

1979-1985, I used a Sony Walkman cassette player stuffed into a Shoei FM2 fairing with earphones shoved into a Bell helmet listening to the Cars, Devo, Oingo Boingo, Ramones, Billy Idol, Josie Cotton, etc..
Stopped listening to music on bikes when CD's became popular (have no idea why)
Foam earplugs now. My music is now predominately from a popular group called tinnitus

[Nemo_imp]

YES!! YES!! YES!! I have different Spotify stations and playlists depending on the ride and the mood. I also learned from InHouseBob that I can share my music with riding buddies. However, I only listen to music when in leisure rides and when returning home after the work day. In the morning commute I tune to the local news in IRadio to stay abreast of traffic conditions.

Riding is good for the soul. Music is gooder for the soul. Together they can only be bestest.