Who listens to music while they ride?

[Genie]

I dont need the radio when i ride, when your brain has its own talkback show going on with all my different personalities having a good discussion you cant focus on music.

...and that is exactly why I need music ... to shut my bloody brain up!

[Monie]

i listen to music but not all the time just on long trips its good...

[Genie]

Went for a ride over the weekend and thought as I would be riding with others i'd need all my wits about me and it would be bad manners to listen to music while in the company of others.

Big mistake, I was so tense and useless and the brain wouldn't shut up...went into overdrive and had to work real hard to slow my brain down....a job the music usually does.

I won't be doing that again.

[JATZ]

I was listening to some Metalica

[Genie]

Aha, and it so suited you too!

[Grubber]

Went for a ride over the weekend and thought as I would be riding with others i'd need all my wits about me and it would be bad manners to listen to music while in the company of others.

Big mistake, I was so tense and useless and the brain wouldn't shut up...went into overdrive and had to work real hard to slow my brain down....a job the music usually does.

I won't be doing that again.

Oh mate....your so bad. You really have to learn to relax more, you uptight little thing you.

[Genie]

Oh mate....your so bad. You really have to learn to relax more, you uptight little thing you.

Me - Bad! You must have me confused with someone else.

Uptight, not so much, more overactive and understimulated

[duckonin]

Me - Bad! You must have me confused with someone else.

Uptight, not so much, more overactive and understimulated

Understimulated !! Did you delete orsm dot net ? !!

[Genie]

I've deleted lots of late but never heard of that one...must go see

[2wheeldrifter]

Uptight, not so much, more overactive and understimulated

Boy need to turn that around, Underactive and overstimulated!!! That dark Ninja follow not doin it for you any more???


need a hand...... or something

[tommygun]

Long rides yep. All the time. Short rides no. Its no different to music in the car. You can still hear the bike etc if you have good plugs and no need to have the IPOD full noise.

[Hopeful Bastard]

Nope.. for some reason, My brain shuts down all thinking and singing process and goes into survival mode. Road right, possible vehicle, car ahead slowing. car ahead stopped without indicating. take evasive action to avoid possible collision , pull finger at car. make sure cop going other way hasnt turned around to follow. Road left, railway crossing. straight road, passing lane. My turn to pass etc etc etc

Otherwise, When im on the road all by my lonesome, Then i start to listen to the bike more and make some music outta it and then sing some random made up lyrics to suit what noise is made

[.produKt]

I listened to music for the first time when I rode from Dunedin to Christchurch as my Oxford OX2 flipface helmet isn't that good at keeping a deafening wind noise out.

Of course I didn't think it was a good idea. I chose to do it anyway ONLY after tuning to volume to a point where I could still hear everything else above the music.

[superman]

The music I mainly listen to requires too much attention to enjoy. If I'm focusing on something else like riding then I can't enjoy the music and therefore find no point. Actually even driving my car I find I can't listen to intricate melodic themes with slight variations and gain the full appreciation to what the song was written to evoke.

Though I guess If I listened to more modern stuff I wouldn't care so much about hearing every little thing in the song, lyrics and bass with a good chorus and you're away.

I always get the feeling I don't really suit my 18 year old age...

[Scuba_Steve]

I used to listen to music (... before I broke'd my iPod) but only as "ambient" type sound just to have something better than wind noise, it was always low enough to still hear most things of importance around me