Does anyone else 'iPod' whilst riding?

Tex Warren · Post by **Tex Warren** » Tue May 09, 2006 1:45 am

I have a playlist of my favorite hard rockin' tracks that I listen to when blasting out along the road... does anyone else do this... if so whats your playlist top ten?

1. Breaking the Law - Judas Priest
2. Ride of the Valkyries - Wagner
3. Radar Love - Golden Earing
4. Bat out of Hell - Meatloaf
5. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd Alternative - Freebird, Call me the Breeze
6. Paradise City - Guns N' Roses Alternative - Knockin on Heaven's Door
7. Invaders - Iron Maiden Alternative - Run to the Hills
8. Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
9. Born to be Wild - Stepenwolf Alternative Magic Carpet Ride
10. Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult.... or the Muttonbirds version is great too.

Honorable mentions -

"Little Wing" - Hendrix,
"Kashmir" - Led Zep,
"Like a Hurricane" - Neil Young and Crazy Horse,
"Riders on the Storm" - Doors,
"Going up the country" - Canned Heat,
"One" - Metallica,
"Lets Go" - The Cars,
"The boys are back in town" - Thin Lizzy.

chameleon · Post by **chameleon** » Tue May 09, 2006 6:00 am

tried it out on the HWY, found it detracts from the riding experience, and from the awareness level. The latter by about 50~80% depending on the quality of the song

ttc · Post by **ttc** » Tue May 09, 2006 6:18 am

I have one, dont use it that often, but when i do i enjoy having it

Don't have a top ten, there's 800 songs on it, whatever it plays i'm happy

hidepenny · Post by **hidepenny** » Tue May 09, 2006 7:46 am

yeah i use one whenever i ride, just play all the songs randomly and keep it updated from downloads

that's another thing i was thinking about, instead of having an ipod, why don't we buy a big capacity mobile phone say with a 2G memory card and listen music from there and at the same time, we know who's calling too

riding and being on the mobile is dangerous, however u could tell ppl to call back later, especailly with those no caller id phone calls

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » Tue May 09, 2006 8:51 am

I have had bad experiences using a walkman on a bike... so i will not do it again....

kypez · Post by **kypez** » Tue May 09, 2006 8:58 am

hidepenny wrote: that's another thing i was thinking about, instead of having an ipod, why don't we buy a big capacity mobile phone say with a 2G memory card and listen music from there and at the same time, we know who's calling too

Nokia N91. Your market has been catered for. 4 Gig harddrive on it. But dont expect it to be cheap. Estimates put its launch at $1500...

MickLC · Post by **MickLC** » Tue May 09, 2006 9:07 am

Yes I do, and no way am I going to say what I listen too

jewjew · Post by **jewjew** » Tue May 09, 2006 9:32 am

I just got a nokia 6280, put a 1 G mini sd card in it and 210 songs. It has a 2mp camera, radio and all contacts can be voice called, i just switch on the auto answer, mp3 player and go to the home screen. If someone calls it deactivates the mp3 player but you can voice activate the radio. All you have to o is put the mic switch inside your helmet (chin) and push on it with your Jaw.

very easy,

mrmina · Post by **mrmina** » Tue May 09, 2006 10:55 am

tried it. it got annoying after a while and it didnt feel right.

maybe i was wanting to listen to whats around me

Mojo67 · Post by **Mojo67** » Tue May 09, 2006 11:43 am

Unless I'm riding around town, mine is on all the time. Noise cancelling headphones are good for keeping the wind noise out.

Music choice is simple, I have a folder of all the Nickelback albums and set to shuffle.

hidepenny · Post by **hidepenny** » Tue May 09, 2006 11:49 am

and where do u normally put the ipod or ur music players?

as i normally tie it to my arm with an armband, however it doesn't feel to comfy, thinking else where like pockets and stuff, but that means i'll have to lose the control of which song to play each time, louder or softer or even switch it off if needed

esie · Post by **esie** » Tue May 09, 2006 12:08 pm

I have mine playing when we are out riding distances, but not around the city. I have about 1200 songs, all of which I like, so I just set it to shuffle and let it go. This weekend we rode to Tannum Sands and back, it was worth its weight in gold!

x913 · Post by **x913** » Tue May 09, 2006 12:30 pm

i have done it a few time but my headphone come out of my ears when i put my helmet on, and it means i have to stuff round with it for 5 minutes when i put my helmet on to get it %50 right. gives me the shits!!! but when i'm riding songs like master of puppets - S&M metallica or smack my bitch up - prodigy are always good ones to get the ol bloody pumping. or a bit of pete murry if it's a relaxing trip on the highway

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Tue May 09, 2006 12:36 pm

nup...not for me

tried having tape players phones iPods MiniFMs
hooked up over the years
..too distracting and dangerous while riding

with long rides I have earplugs in
and when not, I enjoy the soundz of a Kwaka inline 4
going thru the gears

cheers

DEN MONKEY · Post by **DEN MONKEY** » Tue May 09, 2006 3:11 pm

Yep sure do. Have myself a sony mobile with a 2gig card in it.
With the same functions as jewjew's . The original headset that came with the phone seemed to have the mic really short. When i put in on under my helmet though it sits just in the helmet under the chin bar. Bloody nice that.
Haven't taken any calls at speed just yet. AT least I could pull over and not have to rip my helmet off to get the call.

I normally have it sitting in my pocket but obviously loose any control over volume etc like that. Im considering a mount of some description to set in up in the dash. Will need to be real solid and not require any modification of the dash itself. Or I could just leave it in my pocket.
If anyone has a simlar mount Id be interested in a pic if you have one.

Oh and only on long rides. Never in the city or heavy traffic. I like to hear the suckers comin at me