[Yak] Re: bike speakers

[Tiny Dancer]

I saw one just like that on ebay. I hate to hear that people are so intolerant that they can't stand to listen to someone else's music. I wouldn't want to do it all the time but jeeezzz, most people don't ride with others all the time.

I couldn't ride without listening to music, but I keep it low and ride alone alot and I can always hear cars and such so no problemo there.

When I ride with others I don't listen to music, I'm there to chat etc with my friends. Seems silly to listen to music while riding with others. Once I had a friend that had a speaker on a group ride and it was really fun. Not my type of music and I don't think it was his either as it wasn't his mp3 player but it was techno and we all starting riding faster to the music. REally funny.

Good topic anyway.

xx,janine

--- On Fri, 8/20/10, Sam Santos <lalato at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Sam Santos <lalato at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Yak] Re: bike speakers
To: PHolden960 at aol.com
Cc: yak at bikefriday.com
Date: Friday, August 20, 2010, 7:55 PM

I can't remember if anyone has mentioned this, but if you have an iPod, there is the iH85 speaker that should fit in your bottle cage.  I don't have one so I can't speak to how good the speaker actually is.

http://www.ihomeaudio.com/products.asp?product_id=10186


On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 6:29 PM,  <PHolden960 at aol.com> wrote:






I have this item
http://www.bing.com/shopping/Sony-S2-Sports-Radio-Walkman-ICF-M88B-bicycle-radio/search?q=sony%20bike%20radio&p1=[CommerceService+scenario%3d%22reviews%22+docid%3d%2212E59B48C5C56CD32CA1%22]&wf=Commerce

 
which I really adore (not sure of availability 
now).
 
Greatly prefer external speakers to 
earbuds/headphones.
 
Generally, it can be heard in 'lite' traffic.  And 
over the roar of crickets.  Reception is another issue.
 
As for the law, I was stopped one time, and the officer 
said its illegal to wear "headphones".  I said "well what about headPHONE?" 
(I only had one ear covered!).  He didn't show up in 
court.
 
I think its a really bad idea to cover your ears while 
riding/driving/piloting a vehicle.  Speakers are the way to 
go.
 
Now, in the context of multitudes sporting speaker radio/mp3s 
in crowded situations ... I will have to give consideration when the time 
comes.   As of today, I feel my speaker-radio is slightly 
better as a warning to peds than the sometimes-obnoxious Ding-Ding of a bike 
bell.
-P
 


In a message dated 8/19/2010 10:01:42 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
yak-request at bikefriday.com writes:

  I try not to impose my own stuff on others.  Also - in the 
  countryside 
there are many other things to listen to - the sounds of 
  nature - and in 
the city the traffic would drown out the sound of speakers 
  anyway.

Has anyone had a ticket while wearing earphones on a bike 
  ?


   
   
  


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