Do you listen to music while riding?

Laserface

I do.

Just curious as to how you all go about it..if at all.

I use good old skool headphones like these:

because...your helmet will slip on and off over these without any major lobe damage.
If you use the modern "right in your eardrum" headphones...they can rip your ear to shreds when taking your helmet off.

What do you use??
Anyone have any helmets with built in headphones?? etc?

Kinetic^

Had a discussion about this a while back http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054883116

Tomohawk

I only listen to the music in my head...I leave this headphone wearing kinda stuff to the suicide brigade cyclists!! :eek

Motorbiking is a sensory experience and god knows one needs all one's senses overtime when doing so...

Steffano2002

I just listen to the beautiful sound of my bike!

Laserface

Ok point taken.

Apologies for starting another thread on this subject.

I do disagree though.
Motorbiking was a sensory experience for the first couple of years...but not any more. I drive so much..the novelty has gone for me.

I drive the 2 hour N25 regularly, and I do not find music distracting in any sense.
There are certain bends I detest...but if i am listening to music i sail through them for some reason.

Thats just my personal opinion. I do agree that I shouldn't be doing it though.
I've been stopped by the garda seacláida too..and they said nothing even as i pulled the mp3 player out of my jacket and paused it to talk to them.


But having said that...it was a beangarda..and i am a big sexy bastard alright..

Hotblack Desiato

Laserface wrote:

There are certain bends I detest...but if i am listening to music i sail through them for some reason.

Hmmm... maybe a couple of advanced training lessons would have you sailing through them with or without the music?
I reckon it's the best thing I ever did, bike-wise.

Thats just my personal opinion. I do agree that I shouldn't be doing it though.

My opinion is that it's too distracting, for me, but afaik it's not illegal.

But having said that...it was a beangarda..and i am a big sexy bastard alright..

Ever have trouble getting your helmet on over that big head?

dr.bollocko

Most misunderstood thread title of the New Year for me.
Unintentional Double Entendres FTW

Paparazzo

I used to have the standard older in ear ones, but were a pain to get the helmet on or off. Plan is to get a gps system and earphones built into the helmet for an intercom. Most GPS systems have built in mp3 players now. At least then i can control the volume and skip tracks through the gps.

Owen

When I was riding the Ducati home from London, I have the SatNav, and the iPod piped into the Lid, normally something I'd never do ... but ... it was strangely relaxing. Until Trivium came on, while I was crossing the Severn Bridge. Trivium and Motorbikes do not make for speed limit keeping

Drax

Laserface wrote:

I drive the 2 hour N25 regularly

What are you complaining about then?? One of the best biking roads in the country

Laserface

I don't think I was complaining Drax
But who knows in this day and age, what?
I do love that bastard N25..you can almost go for a quick nap on it.

To be honest I think anyone who says music on a bike is dangerous is just being silly.

Driving a bike in the first place increases the danger 1000%...
a bit of music is not going to make much difference in my opinion.

Unless its Trivium or something like that.
I strictly listen to mellow stuff while driving...Ambient stuff makes for a really interesting drive.
and it won't distract you too much imo.

sutty

When I am doing long distance (to waterford and what not) I listen to music. But not in City center/dublin traffic. In my case, you dont need your hearing that much. As all I hear is wind noise and the Ducs Rumble But eh, I dont hear other traffic at all. Unless its an ambulance or cop car. But they still have to be close for it. So it doesn't make much difference to me. That said. If I do a long journey on my own with out music. I go spare and start losing my focus. Music helps keep the mind active for me anyway.

Steffano2002

dr.bollocko wrote:

Most misunderstood thread title of the New Year for me.
Unintentional Double Entendres FTW

Had to read to title of the thread again to see what double entendre you were on about! And I though I had a dirty mind...

subway

tried listening to music,
couldnt make any progress in traffic.
making fast progress through traffic, imo, needs full concentration.
i do catch up with a lot of dawdling motorbikes tho, so maybe im overdoing it....

Steffano2002

subway wrote:

tried listening to music,
couldnt make any progress in traffic.
making fast progress through traffic, imo, needs full concentration.
i do catch up with a lot of dawdling motorbikes tho, so maybe im overdoing it....

Somehow, that doesn't surprise me!

Ragz2009

hey guys,
i ride with 'in-ear' head phones (made My Sony) i always have them on full (so i can hear them over my bike) i find that when listening to music i take more risks ride alot faster round corners and brake late!!
so i think it can be a tad dodgy
but at the moe im riding a 50cc sachs madass top speed 51 so its not so bad but i dont think i would use them on a bigger bike.
:eek:

faceman

dr.bollocko wrote:

Most misunderstood thread title of the New Year for me.
Unintentional Double Entendres FTW

Best PMSL moment all day!

back on topic, ive only been ever able to get the small headphones in my ears on the bike. I only do it on long trips (non dublin city) and as someone else said, only ambient music!