Originally Posted by philbut

As mentioned the L3nnys thread, I do listen to music on the bike. I do loads of really boring miles so need to relieve that boredom some how. I'd never listen to tunes whilst riding for pleasure - as I want to hear the bike and fully concentrate.

Some people can concentrate with music, other can't. I like to work with music in the background as it stops my mind from wondering (guess the Beatles track..)

I use Ultimate Ear in ear monitors and they act as ear plugs (~27dB attenuation) so I can actually have the music on very very quietly and still hear it, but not damage my hearing. I can also hear other vehicles at town speeds. my Arai is so loud at 50mph + that it makes no difference whether I have music or not, I can't hear the other traffic that well.