07-31-2019, 09:47 PM
Back in the late 1960s/early 1970s, with none of these aids to communication in-helmet (and I'd only just bought a new "space", open-face helmet to replace my "pudding basin" style!), I experimented with "music while riding". I fitted a flat, telephone earpiece into my helmet, and connected it to a cassette recorder in my top box or tankbag. It "worked" - sort of, but was clumsy in use and audibly imperfect - just totally impractical.
Fast forward (see what I did there?
) to year 2000+ and my USA tours, and I invested in proper helmet comms, with the ability to talk/listen and play music. It was a nightmare and I gave up, just communicating with my passenger instead.
I've tried listening to music on longer rides but... it's just a nuisance, more hassle than it's worth and, at times, distracting.
So for me, I've given up. Oh, and I'm now half-deaf so I can't hear it properly anyway!!
Fast forward (see what I did there?
) to year 2000+ and my USA tours, and I invested in proper helmet comms, with the ability to talk/listen and play music. It was a nightmare and I gave up, just communicating with my passenger instead.I've tried listening to music on longer rides but... it's just a nuisance, more hassle than it's worth and, at times, distracting.
So for me, I've given up. Oh, and I'm now half-deaf so I can't hear it properly anyway!!