Music while riding?

[stevewederell]

The Rocks top 100, with a few added rock, metal thrown in and a few nice mellow tunes in case some cager tries to kill me or reverse into my baby again

[monkeymsea]

I set up my head phones start listening to music.. Sing along while cruising 50 ish.. as soon as its any faster then that all i can hear is a faint bass line some where.. start singing along then slow down and realise its a completly differnt song to the one that is playing haha.. Only just started listening to it.. Only listen when im by myself really..

[Thani-B]

Riding by myself and monkeymsea, yes. Any more riders than that, no. I just use ipod headphones.. and they suck as earplugs when no music is playing. Range of music, usually DnB and rock, cant hear it when Im on open road anyway though.

[jafafour]

all i can hear is a faint bass line some where.. start singing along then slow down and realise its a completly differnt song to the one that is playing haha.. .

funny! you should get better headphones, then get back to me

[captain_andrey]

My music goes something like this:

beep beep beep KA ...... beep

Also, in ear headphones work great compared to standard ear bud ones. They dual purpose as ear plugs.

[Mikkel]

My ears are suffering enough without me trying to drown out all the other noises with mp3 pumping directly into my ear. Besides, while there may not be a lot of stuff to listen to when everything is going well - there usually are some audible clues just before things go wrong, I'd prefer not to make missing them a foregone conclusion.

For riding on the open roads I wear ear-plugs to reduce the wind noise.

IMHO good music deserves a good cd-player, a good amplifier, good speakers AND a good room.

[slofox]

No from me. I have enough going on in my head to not want to add more. Riding for me is time out from everything else. Music would just get in the way of that. Besides, as has already been said, the V Twin makes music of its own...

[BMWST?]

I dont,dont have the technology,and wouldnt if i did.I talk to myself a lot though..esp on windy roads.....sometimes a bit of a commentary ,sometimes calling out warnings,sometimes i sing(badly).I find time passes so much quiker than in the car,even tho (on the straights at least) i would prolly be going faster in the car.

[MarkH]

I have the Nolan basic kit in my helmet - headphones but not bluetooth. I have the necessary leads to plug in my phone/mp3 player or my GPS. I have used in for music and it works OK, but I usually don't bother. I generally prefer to stick with my own thoughts and concentrate on riding. When the GPS is connected I just get the occasional "you are over the speed limit" or "recalculating route" from a female voice.

[LBD]

I enjoy music on a long run at times...other times just wear plugs....depends on mood and if I need to drown out the voices.....

AC/DC 14m Jail break from Kingstom toward queenstown....Ace!

[Mschvs]

I only listen to music on my rides to work or on my own ... and depending on what kind of ride I am going on depicts the music I listen to. I can still hear the gear changes, the engine and other noises around me, but if anything I find music helps me focus more, as I can do everything to a rhythym.

I listen to SOAD, Korn, Pantera, Offspring, Anthrax or drum n Bass etc, when I go on winding trips, or when I am going down the LOOOOONG straight to work.

I listen to more chilled out tunes when I'm cruising in the sun, Salmonella Dub, loungy dnb or Pearl Jam.

[Mschvs]

Oh, and I use Sony Ericsson Headphones HPM-70 from my phone which have a 3.5mm headphone jack, and are just awesome as they sit inside your ear, don't move around, are comfortable as, as my helmet doesn't push onto them, and they sound quality for small headphones is the best I have ever had, and I used to work for Sony, and for Vodafone ... so I have tried them all.

[Maha]

IMHO good music deserves a good cd-player, a good amplifier, good speakers AND a good room.

Shouldn't that be Rum??

[saltydog]

Clips on, slim design, holds about 250 songs, lasts for 5+ hours. In-ear buds that hang around the neck.
Like it most on a trip. Tend to slow down with music in.
Usually anything with a doof-doof....too much sing along songs and i tend join singing in and loose concentration. Not too loud.
A good option i reckon and takes up no room.
for it.

[MaxB]

My music goes something like this:

beep beep beep KA ...... beep

Also, in ear headphones work great compared to standard ear bud ones. They dual purpose as ear plugs.

Ha Ha. And beep beep beep Laser alert Laser alert...... beep

No music for me, just the sound of electronic monitoring. I use ear plugs with a custom earphone that fits outside the plugs. Clear as with the plugs in and a quiet helmet.