Listening whilst riding?

[ricky]

anyone listern to there mp3 players while on the bike??

if so what ear bits they using to do so

[MR UKI (1)]

I listen to Exhaust FM! On a more serious note though, i found it really disconcerting listening to music whilst riding, couldnt concentrate at all.

[yorkie_chris]

Some wharfedale in ear ones:

http://www.argos.co.uk/wcsstore/argos/images/71-5347445A68UC407053M.jpg

[chakraist]

I just got meself some sennheiser c300s, they are very nice. Of course, I'm off the road at the moment. There's been a few threads like this recently, I think the most recent one is in the ancillaries section.

[$tevo]

I'm with Mr UKI, can't be doing with listening to radio etc when I'm out on a ride, haven't done it for years and found myself totally ignoring the music and just getting wound up at not being able to hear what me bike's up to:)

[Baph]

I sometimes listen to music on the bike, but more often than not I don't. Can't remember for the life of me what earphones I use, but I know they were 'in-ear' type. Pretty comfy too.

There was one occasion, just after I'd fitted the scorpion exhaust, that I was riding home from work, and wasn't paying much attention to what the bike was doing. Long story short, I threw it on the floor before I hit a dry stone wall!!

I've also tried listening to classical music whilst on the bike, and that makes me smoother, but also far more aggressive when filtering.

Music can be a distraction for me.

[philbut]

I'd agree. not saying don't do it, but i find it makes me more aggressive, which is not good thing - cars will always win.

If you are feeling flush, there is a company who always turn up at bike shows who will custom make you earplugs or earphones moulded to your ear, so i'd imagine they'd be very comfy. Not cheap mind.

EDIT - can't remember the name though, sorry. something like Green Leopard???

[yorkie_chris]

?80+ and some people just don't get on with the fitted ones at all.

[Stu]

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Could sell them to you for £15
Can use them with earplugs
Personally I take them out of their foam padding & insert them behind the lining of the helmet - can't feel them at all but hear them fine.

[plowsie]

When out with others I dont but often I do on me own, keeps me occupied, i often sing and really do sing loud :D lol

[Jay1]

If i'mon a bit of a motorway run I'll listen to the ipod. I've got an Autocom though so I plug it in to that. That way I can wear earplugs and still hear the music at an audible volume, but not too loud as to distract me. It's more background music than listening to the ipod with in ear headphones in.