A Safe(r) Way to Listen to Music on Your Bike
by Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA on 01.10.08
TreeHugger has documented the dangers of iPods and earphones on bicyclists before, and, though the survey said we're better off without the devices, for some, being on the road without tunes is like having peanut butter without jelly (or perhaps the Arctic without ice) -- it just isn't right. Fear not, tune-digging two-wheelers: iHome is here (hear?) to help; their 2GO iH85 is a bike-mounted stereo that plays your mp3s (it interfaces with your docking iPod -- sorry, Shuffle owners) from your bike's water bottle holder.
It's water-resistant, for anyone who enjoys long bike rides in the rain, and comes with a handlebar-mounted wireless remote for better, safer control, so you don't have to fumble around with the controls while changing lanes or anything. Get your road Radiohead on at ::iHome via ::DVICE
Lovely idea. When I'm done having to listen to your music, I'll follow you home and subject you to mine.
People who can't live without music 24/7 don't love music; they love aural wallpaper. Come to think of it, public sharing of white noise would be less objectionable, because it demands less attention from people who choose to be aware of their surroundings instead of embracing solipsism as a lifestyle.
it's not entirely true that people who crave music 24/7 just need the noise.
some people sense things like music with multiple senses. I for one see colours and movement when listening to music, but for others, there can be physical sensations caused by music. It's a 'condition' (so called because it isn't 'normal') called synesthesia, and can take many forms.
Admitedly those whose synesthesia is music related are much, much more rare than say, those for whom letters or numbers are coloured, it is still real.
:D
Mark B., your too hostile...go listen to some music and calm down, it ain't that bad ;)
Interesting...yup the risks of shutting out the world with your music has it's risks....but sharing the music that you love isn't necessarily going to be appreciated by me....it's like listening to music on you cell phone on the train? or in the street. How about keeping personal music, personal.
I'd end up using it to listen to the news, not music. As the only time I have to catch up on the news is often during my commute, and I commute by bicycle, this woult be a novel way for me to get my news.
That said, I still think the idea of headphones being dangerous is overrated. I listen to NPR news via my cellphone when I'm on my bike, and I often can't hear the NEWS over the noise of TRAFFIC!
As a cyclist, I really really hate it when other cyclists are playing radio/music and creating yucky noise for my nice relaxing bike ride along the river.
Music without headphones on a road ride
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Music without headphones on a road ride
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