Riding with an ipod

[danf1234]

Does anyone do it, or do people see it as a huge no no on safety grounds?

[metalhead19]

I do on the longer/motorway rides just to keep me entertained.

[kd80]

Use to on the 'ped - when the danger of two wheels wasn't at all apparent to me. Naive teenager. Not got into it on the SV now I've matured.

I probably will do soon. I use to go between Basingstoke and Ashford once every month and those journies were long and boring. Wished I had done then.

But at the moment no. Will get back into it soon.

[JamesMio]

Would love to but a combination of tight helmet and big lugs means it's way too uncomfy after any more than 5 mins riding.

[SVFreak]

I do !!

[kellyjo]

I do and love it.

In some strange way it seems to stop my mind from wandering all over the place, i definitely seem to be able to focus better on my riding with low level music.

[Essex of Essex]

I do, run it through my Autocom.

[Milky Bar Kid]

I do, stops me over analysing myself when I make a mistake.

[sunshine]

sometimes but its more than low level music, as loud as possible to destroy the sound of my exhaust.

[Sly]

Would love to but a combination of tight helmet and big lugs means it's way too uncomfy after any more than 5 mins riding.

Same 'ere ;)

[muddi]

I do too, I have those plugs that wrap round your ear as the normal ear phones that come with it hurt my ears after a while, as they are quite large - would deffo recommend getting different earplugs!!

Sometimes I dont bother, like for short runs or if out with mates and were stopping every 10 mins cause even though I tell them I cant hear them my mates still insist on talking to me before I have turned the ipod off..

But music relaxes me. As long as your aware of your surroundings music shouldn't affect your riding etc.

[Sheepeh]

I don't but I don't really see the issue, surely it's similar to riding with earplugs in?

Do what ever makes ya happy, as long as your safe :D

[Iansv II]

Only for long motorway trips, never around town or on "spirited" rides

[tom-k6]

i do, but normally only have 1 headphone in so i can hear sirens and my gorgeous exhaust noise =]

[tom46]

Only for long motorway trips, never around town or on "spirited" rides

Same as above :cool:
At least twice a year i do Ashford (kent) to Sowerby Bridge (W Yorks) 4.5-5hours just under 300miles of m-way & normally return next day so would go mad or fall asleep without :smt120 but standard earphones hurt get some good comfy ones in ear ones :smt045

[stew]

i used to do a 60mile trip to work and back.
i use to have it on low enough to hear it when go slow through tows and villages ect but the wind noise and the sound of the exhaust at higher speeds blocked it out so i didnt find myself singing along whilst approaching a bend at 3 figer speeds (obviosly on a private road ;) )
the ear phone thing isnt a problem my lid has built in blue tooth so i can connect the phone, mp3 and sat nav. but its only the mp3 that i connect. who wants to answer the phone when rideing?

[barwel1992]

i dont any thing in my ears hurts or anoy the hell out of me that includes ear plugs unfortunately (very dodgy ears)

[mcgrimes]

When i use my ipod i also only use 1 ear piece

[yorkie_chris]

An iPod?
No, I use a good mp3 player ;)

Choice of earphones is important, you want some that block out ambient noise. If you just use normal earplugs riding at any speed at all then a) you won't be able to hear it properly and b) will very quickly be deaf as a post.

Which ones you use depends on your ears. I like some made by wharfedale.
Best bet would be custom plugs with built in speakers(?)

[barwel1992]

An iPod?
No, I use a good mp3 player ;)

Choice of earphones is important, you want some that block out ambient noise. If you just use normal earplugs riding at any speed at all then a) you won't be able to hear it properly and b) will very quickly be deaf as a post.

Which ones you use depends on your ears. I like some made by wharfedale.
Best bet would be custom plugs with built in speakers(?)

if you use the ipods line out (part of the bottom connector) connected to a amp (tiny thing that plugs in to the bottom) then the ipod will destroy most players in sound quality :rolleyes: so in that respect the ipod is one of the best and mine has 80gb of storage and its hard wearing ..... (and i hate apple)

i find shure earphones the best but thats because they cost £££

[Nelson]

I do all the time. Treated myself to a £150 pair of custom earplugs with headphones at a show last year, and it's been the best thing I've ever done for riding. You can still hear the wind/external cars and traffic, you just cant hear speech lol.

[xXBADGERXx]

I do via my Autocom on long Motorway journeys , I may hasten to add that it is turned off around town or on short journeys to help with the detection of Cars creeping around me in traffic . I also wear Ear Plugs as a precaution on long journeys and having an iPod louder than the wind noise etc can be very damaging to hearing .

[warrenhewitt10]

i am yet to find a pair of earphones that dont cause me extreme pain after wearing them for like 5 minutes, so i tend not to

[Daimo]

Not so much on a daily basis.

Road trips to europe though, yes. think I paid about £8 for mine. Not fantastic, but were good enough for 80-90 if inserted right, and didn't hurt at all. Ipod ones hurt my ears after a while.

Doa search for earphones in this forum, theres a few posts about it.

[tom-k6]

i use some sony ones that cost £15, got some rubber end bits on the end that goes in your ear and fits sooo snugly and comfortably, i sometimes forget they are there.

[Owenski]

Yup, very rairly ride without.

Currently use these earphones
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5143230/Trail/searchtext%3EEARPHONES.htm

In an Iphone, I would have likd to get some with an inline volume control but tbh set the iphone to middle volume and I can clearly hear the music at well over legal speeds. No need for anything louder it'll just damage the ears.

[collis]

I use my I....Nokia 5800
mp3 feature and with the headset and phone correctly positioned i can even take phone calls, although not recomended.
the music quality is great, but i do have a set of sony mdr in ear headphones that the quality is second to none although after a while they do begin to hurt my ears.
work to home and back i dont bother, it's only a 7 mile ride each way so there is little point.

[boot]

I do. I play mp3 direct from my mobile phone, via a bluetooth headset (http://www.kingofgadgets.co.uk/p-4773-nokia-bh-214-bluetooth-stereo-headset-bh-214-white.aspx) with a pair of Sennheiser CX 300 II (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-CX-300-II-Precision/dp/B001EZYMF4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1284407552&sr=1-1) connected to it, sporting Comply Foam TX 400 (http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk/shop/Headphones.6/Accessories.278/Comply.313/19-40113-11/Comply_TX-400_Foam_Replacement_Tips_Earbuds__5_Pairs_.4213.h tml) tips. The tips are quite expensive for what they are, but do hold the earphones in very securely, meaning when you put your lid on, or turn your head with your lid on, they do not fall partially out and get trapped between your ear and lid, making for a very uncomfortable journey, which I've experienced with others.

Prior to this, I dismantled a pair of Sennheiser PX 200 Headphones (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-PX200-Black-Closed-Headphone/dp/B000089GN4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1284408063&sr=1-1) and inserted the pads in the lining of my helmet (Shoei Multitec - there's a cut out of just the right size), they worked well, but I prefer the protection of having some external sound dampening. Wearing the setup above, it's like having musical earplugs - don't need the volume up loud to hear the music and still aware of traffic etc.