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[Nosaj]

Do you fink its safe to have music in your ears whilst your riding , do you fink its just akin to
having the radio on in your tin box ?

[Dave in Thailand]

I do it sometimes but it´s difficult from a technical point of view. Hard to get the earphones to stay put while you get the lid on, difficult to stop it sounding tinny, difficult to hear at all at high speed. Last time I did it, I had the KAIPOD on random and a sodding Deftones track played with a 35min silence in the middle.

[duibhce Kaelann]

Do you fink its safe to have music in your ears whilst your riding , do you fink its just akin to
having the radio on in your tin box ?

I rarely go out riding without music
It actually helps me to keep riding concentrated. On longer rides and boring commutes my mind tends to wander easily and the music helps me keep focused...
Whether it's good or bad for you depends om yourself. It used to be the same in my college days, I actually studied better with music in the background, my girlfriend required absolute silence.

Don't put it on too loud though, as you might suffer hearing damage and off course make sure you still hear enough of the traffic around you and of your engine noise.

Hard to get the earphones to stay put while you get the lid on, difficult to stop it sounding tinny, difficult to hear at all at high speed.

I use the head set you can buy from Starcom for their Starcom1 and Starcom Advance intercom systems. I just plug it in straight into my iRiver usually. No problems at high speeds, the speakers are excellent quality and my Shoei helmet with whisper kit is nice and silent
If I'm not too lazy I get the saddle off and plug the player into the intercom which automatically makes the volume go up as the detected wind noise increases, but it's not even strictly necessary.

Edited by duibhce Kaelann, 28 April 2006 - 03:36 pm.

[TonyDevil]

I had the KAIPOD on random and a sodding Deftones track played with a 35min silence in the middle.

i bet it made you jump when it kicked back in....lol

Don't put it on too loud though, as you might suffer hearing damage and off course make sure you still hear enough of the traffic around you and of your engine noise.

if you are riding at a constant high speed i think you need something to block the wind noise anyway.
ear plugs or ear phones, both will block some noise.

i often have my phones headset on while riding as my phone is also my mp3 player.
it has the bonus of stopping the music when a call comes letting me talk to whoever it is and then the music continues after the call has ended.
if i set it up just right i can use my tongue to press the headset button to end the call or activate the voice dialing.
just have to remember not to drool and to wipe clean when I arrive.

wicky/thomas : over to you......

[Dave in Thailand]

if i set it up just right i can use my tongue to press the headset button to end the call or activate the voice dialing.

I don´t know what to say.

[alunl]

wicky/thomas : over to you......

Wicky can text while riding ... so music shouldnt be a problem!

[duibhce Kaelann]

if you are riding at a constant high speed i think you need something to block the wind noise anyway.
ear plugs or ear phones, both will block some noise.

with my airoh helmet I used to wear alpine earplugs nearly all the time, with my new shoei only on long stretches of highway. I just have to remember to adapt the volume of the music
I don't
like ear phones as I can never get them to sit comfortable...

The cell phone goes into my intercom. It's hard to reach under the sadle with my tongue while riding though

[Dave in Thailand]

if i set it up just right i can use my tongue to press the headset button to end the call or activate the voice dialing.

Be sure to let us know if you ever Ebay that gear...

[AL-58]

I do it sometimes but it´s difficult from a technical point of view. Hard to get the earphones to stay put while you get the lid on, difficult to stop it sounding tinny, difficult to hear at all at high speed. Last time I did it, I had the KAIPOD on random and a sodding Deftones track played with a 35min silence in the middle.

'ear you go, moulded earplugs

http://www.earmold.c...category/21/33/

moulded to fit your ear, they don't fall out, sound is very clear. I hate standard earbuds

I've got these ones: http://www.earmold.c...category/23/35/

Al

Edited by AL-58, 01 May 2006 - 01:35 pm.

[Dave in Thailand]

'ear you go, moulded earplugs

http://www.earmold.c...category/21/33/

moulded to fit your ear, they don't fall out, sound is very clear. I hate standard earbuds

I've got these ones: http://www.earmold.c...category/23/35/

Al

Cool.

Don't the police have them made by having soft wax poured in the ears?????

[AL-58]

Cool.

Don't the police have them made by having soft wax poured in the ears?????

These are silicon, she put a little foam plug in to stop from filling my ear up, dabbed the ear with some stuff as a release agent, then injected the silicon in. After two minutes she pulled them out and finished them off. A perfect fit every time and they don't cause any discomfort the way standard earlplugs do after wearing them a few hours.

Al

[andyj]

These are silicon, she put a little foam plug in to stop from filling my ear up, dabbed the ear with some stuff as a release agent, then injected the silicon in. After two minutes she pulled them out and finished them off. A perfect fit every time and they don't cause any discomfort the way standard earlplugs do after wearing them a few hours.

Al

They'll not be such a perfect fit if you get a zit or boil in your ear.....in fact they'll be agony.

[duibhce Kaelann]

They'll not be such a perfect fit if you get a zit or boil in your ear.....in fact they'll be agony.

and remember that the human ear is one of the few parts of the human body that constantly keeps growing/changing. A perfect fit now does not necessarily mean a comfortable fit in 3 years...
Don't get me wrong, custom fit earplugs are excellent, just keep this in mind when you think about bying a set.

on the other hand, most companies here in Belgium that provide them have excellent customer care. If you lose or damage an earplug they replace them at no extra cost (provided they don't need to make a new fit or mold).

[Chris TDM]

i have a few points of view on this, my uncle was killed after being hit by a train on a crossing on his bike, he had head phones in and did not hear the warning bell. But i used to have my MD player on when i rode my old XJ, which was ok but i get in my music and would catch my self away with the music and not looking at the road, (same resion why i dont have my radio on in he car very loud.

But tbh i think as long as you take extra care to look around you and make sure no-one is trying to run you over, its fine

[ChrisG]

I've got a Vixen Intercom which has a audio in on it. The intercom uses little tubes that go inside your ears and act as ear plugs. I built myself a seperate volume control with a big rotary knob that I can clip on the front of my jacket so when I've got the iPod on I can drop the volume right down if I need to. I like to listen to music on long motorway trips as it really helps my concentration as it stops me getting bored. I generally turn the volume right down when I'm filtering or in town and crank it up when I'm on an open road.

[Guinness]

i dont really get all that musiconthemove thing
people go walk in the park ... with the mp3 player
people ride a bicycle ... with the mp3 player
people go sailing
mountain climbing
with music in their ears...

im glad to escape all the sounds and noises when going for a walk
i enjoy hearing nothing "mand made"

riding on the bike gives you time to contemplate other things

[ChrisG]

im glad to escape all the sounds and noises when going for a walk
i enjoy hearing nothing "mand made"

riding on the bike gives you time to contemplate other things

I agree with you to a point, I but I find on long motorway journeys I get bored easily and the music really helps my concentration.

[Guinness]

I agree with you to a point, I but I find on long motorway journeys I get bored easily and the music really helps my concentration.

got a point there... gets very boring real fast on motorways...

in a car i fall a sleep far too easy when riding on motorways, even with music ...
nearly trashed my car once, woke up with my left wheels in the grass, tried to correct, went into a spin and ended brushing the guard(amco?) on the right...

[AL-58]

got a point there... gets very boring real fast on motorways...

in a car i fall a sleep far too easy when riding on motorways, even with music ...
nearly trashed my car once, woke up with my left wheels in the grass, tried to correct, went into a spin and ended brushing the guard(amco?) on the right...

It's worse falling asleep on the bike, nearly broke a toe once that way. Bike on throttle lock, me nodding off behind the bars, the bike drifted across the lane, foot slipped off the peg and hit a road reflector at about 120kmh, it HURT but it woke me up. Happens too often to me(nodding off)

Al