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 2005-08-15 8:35 AM |
Master 1741     Boston |  Subject: Listening to music while biking??Saw an article in this month's Bicycling magazine about listening to an mp3 player while biking. I thought this was a no-no, but apparently the article says its OK. Does anyone do this?? |
| 2005-08-15 9:00 AM in reply to: #225288 |
Master 2136 A Prairie Home | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? I suppose it depends on where you live. At least for where I live, listening to headphones are not allowed while biking on trails and definitely too dangerous when you share the roads with cars. Having said that, I have not seen anybody got busted for violating such ordinance. Anybody seen this rule being enforced? |
| 2005-08-15 9:16 AM in reply to: #225288 |
Champion 4902 Ottawa, Ontario | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? Regardless of where one lives or where one rides, listening to headphones while riding a bicycle is just plain STUPID! There must be a lot of stupid people competing to weed out the gene pool because see I all kinds of silly cyclists riding with headphones, without helmets, without lights at night, going through red lights and stop signs, riding on sidewalks, etc, ad nauseum. |
| 2005-08-15 9:58 AM in reply to: #225288 |
Pro 4189 Pittsburgh, my heart is in Glasgow | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? I don't do it. If I can't hear cars approaching, I'd be very worried. Especially because you can tell what sort of vehicle it is...dumptruck vs. golfcard vs. backhoe vs. tractor (it's Ohio.) and adjust from there. Also, I like to listen to my breathing pattern, and with headphones on I can't focus on it, even on a treadmill. If you're inside on your trainer or on a spinning bike, go for it, but otherwise I'd say no no. |
| 2005-08-15 10:06 AM in reply to: #225288 |
Champion 8766 Evergreen, Colorado | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? Don't believe everything you read.... |
| 2005-08-15 10:06 AM in reply to: #225288 |
Extreme Veteran 724 Delray Beach, FL | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? I wouldn't use any kind of device. Cycling is dangerous enough without them... |
| 2005-08-15 11:12 AM in reply to: #225288 |
Member 40 Northeast PA | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? I use my mp3 player while riding my bike on my longer rides. I enjoy music and it helps motivate me during some of the harder rides. I don't think it distracts me any more than listening to the radio in a car and I don't crank to loud so I can still hear the surounding road noise. |
| 2005-08-15 1:53 PM in reply to: #225288 |
| Veteran 171 Eilat, Israel | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? I listen to music when I mountain bike. |
| 2005-08-15 2:24 PM in reply to: #225288 |
Champion 6786 Two seat rocket plane | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? As if anyone needed any more proof that the editorial decision making at bicycling mag is done by drunken retarded lemurs doing bong hits and smacking each other with underdone pot roasts. I remember when Bicycling actually was about bikes (sigh) |
| 2005-08-15 2:38 PM in reply to: #225288 |
Champion 6285 Beautiful Sonoma County | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? My BF listens to his MP3 player when on his bike. He has a series of audio files for his favorite book series. He says it's the only thing that keeps him going on his hard training rides. I should mention that he bikes in the garage.  Neither of us would consider wearing any kind of hearing-blocking device outside on the roads. Ever. |
| 2005-08-15 2:52 PM in reply to: #225707 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? ride_like_u_stole_it - 2005-08-15 1:24 PM As if anyone needed any more proof that the editorial decision making at bicycling mag is done by drunken retarded lemurs doing bong hits and smacking each other with underdone pot roasts. I remember when Bicycling actually was about bikes (sigh) Oooooh! Where do I sent my resume? I'm decidedly qualified (except maybe that lemur part). |
| 2005-08-15 3:23 PM in reply to: #225288 |
Veteran 282 | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? I started listening to music while riding about 3 years ago, and I don't know if I could ride without it now! Of course I keep the volume at a reasonable level so that I can hear cars, people, etc. It keeps me "amped" throughout my ride. In fact, I hit a small wall at the 70 mile mark during a century ride I did this weekend, and I was able to get past the wall and turn up my average speed by a 2-3 mph for the strong finish. Me on my bike with headphones turned down, is no more dangerous then "soccer mom" juggling a cell phone with 13 kids in her Expedition or "Joe blow" eating Carls Jr and chasing the fry box as it plummets to the ground to find itsself lodged between the floor and the gas pedal. |
| 2005-08-15 3:28 PM in reply to: #225775 |
Champion 6786 Two seat rocket plane | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? jhornebx - 2005-08-15 3:23 PM ..... Me on my bike with headphones turned down, is no more dangerous then "soccer mom" juggling a cell phone with 13 kids in her Expedition or "Joe blow" eating Carls Jr and chasing the fry box as it plummets to the ground to find itsself lodged between the floor and the gas pedal. .....and that makes it a good idea? |
| 2005-08-15 3:58 PM in reply to: #225288 |
Veteran 215 Pound Ridge, NY | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? i occaisionally ride with my iPod on rides. in the right ear only, and just barely able to hear it over the wind noise. now c'mon people...you can still do it sensibly and it doesn't drown out any traffic noise, make it any more dangerous than it already is or anything else. i am a person who can't stand not being aware of my surroundings (i rarely use the ipod in public unless i am working out at the gym). i have recently stopped using it to simulate races, etc. and have no more road awareness then before when i had it on. and i am TERRIFIED of other cars on my busy backroads. i understand that people who haven't done it think it's stupid, but don't knock it until you've tried it. cliche enough for ya? |
| 2005-08-16 10:16 AM in reply to: #225781 |
Veteran 282 | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? ".....and that makes it a good idea?" You can do it sensibly or irresponsibly. Doing it sensibly doesn't make it a bad idea. Reaching for a water bottle, looking at my heart rate monitor or bike computer, or rubbing off the last bug to smear against my sunglasses can create distraction as well. So, do I pass on hydration to avoid the pothole...skip the heart rate zone and settle for a mild workout, or leave the bug in place and use one eye to navigate past the vehicle preparing to make a sharp right hand turn in front of me? Are the above mentioned really bad ideas too? Edited by jhornebx 2005-08-16 10:17 AM |
| 2005-08-16 10:36 AM in reply to: #225707 |
Expert 1065 Montreal | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? ride_like_u_stole_it - 2005-08-15 2:24 PM As if anyone needed any more proof that the editorial decision making at bicycling mag is done by drunken retarded lemurs doing bong hits and smacking each other with underdone pot roasts. I remember when Bicycling actually was about bikes (sigh) ditto |
| 2005-08-16 12:03 PM in reply to: #225329 |
Master 1462 Michigan | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? Machiavelo - 2005-08-15 10:16 AM I agree 100%, i have had to say no to biking with my Oakley Thumps, Hard to do but we are already at a disadvantage. Your eyes and ears are valuable tools when biking.Regardless of where one lives or where one rides, listening to headphones while riding a bicycle is just plain STUPID! There must be a lot of stupid people competing to weed out the gene pool because see I all kinds of silly cyclists riding with headphones, without helmets, without lights at night, going through red lights and stop signs, riding on sidewalks, etc, ad nauseum. |
| 2005-08-16 12:33 PM in reply to: #225288 |
| Master 1741 Boston | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? No sooner had I posted this, when my boyfriend got in a car vs. bike accident.  2 out of town tourists were parked in the bike lane- apparently they were trying to find the beach- and Barry was riding along in the bike lane and swerved to avoid the car, well the car swerved to avoid him, and Barry ended up on the guys trunk somehow. Luckily, he just got some scrapes on his face. The bike, unfortunately is a different story. Frame buckled in and the tires are ruined. Looks like the insurance adjuster is headed to the LBS to check out the damage today. And after the accident, he commented to me about how he thought about taking his Ipod with him to listen to music. That would have been another item to replace. Sigh....Why can't we live in Europe where cars actually respect bikers??? |
| 2005-08-16 1:00 PM in reply to: #225288 |
| Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? Personally, I zone out when listening to my ipod just walking thru the supermarket, I can't imagine what I would be like with one on the bike...... And I've listened to the ipod with only one headphone, sounds like cr**, there's no point in that. Lisa - hope Barry is OK, bummer about the bike. Edited by ChrisM 2005-08-16 1:00 PM |
| 2005-08-16 1:17 PM in reply to: #225288 |
Veteran 251 Arlington, VA | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? I just wish that Rollerbladers would also follow this same policy. Some of them get going at pretty good clips with their MP3 players on and they cannot hear me yelling at them that I am going to pass. |
| 2005-08-16 1:25 PM in reply to: #226347 |
Champion 6786 Two seat rocket plane | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? jhornebx - 2005-08-16 10:16 AM ".....and that makes it a good idea?" You can do it sensibly or irresponsibly. Doing it sensibly doesn't make it a bad idea. Reaching for a water bottle, looking at my heart rate monitor or bike computer, or rubbing off the last bug to smear against my sunglasses can create distraction as well. So, do I pass on hydration to avoid the pothole...skip the heart rate zone and settle for a mild workout, or leave the bug in place and use one eye to navigate past the vehicle preparing to make a sharp right hand turn in front of me? Are the above mentioned really bad ideas too? No, you first learn to ride your bike well enough that you dont crash while reaching for a waterbottle. The main problem with headphones is not that they are a distraction, it is that they have a detrimental effect on your ability to hear what's going on around you, most notably traffic approaching you from the rear. At the same time, they offer no training benefit, and may even be detrimental to race performance if one gets "addicted" to using them in training and is not allowed to in a race. All risk, no benefit. 'taint worth it. Riding with headphones is only slightly less stupid than smoking. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. |
| 2005-08-16 2:16 PM in reply to: #226532 |
Champion 6285 Beautiful Sonoma County | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? I agree with you. It's not about distraction, it's about not being able to hear. On these country roads that I ride on, folks can come up on you all of a sudden around a curve. I need to be able to hear them immediately and get over. |
| 2005-08-16 2:31 PM in reply to: #226532 |
Veteran 282 | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? "no, you first learn to ride your bike..." I like that! But, it looks like we'll end this with a difference of opinion, and that's ok too! Best of luck to you in racing and in training. -j |
| 2005-08-16 3:53 PM in reply to: #226470 |
Extreme Veteran 724 Delray Beach, FL | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? GatorGirl22 - 2005-08-16 12:33 PM No sooner had I posted this, when my boyfriend got in a car vs. bike accident. I am glad he is ok.... I know how it is to ride close to/ on A1A. You have to be careful with the cars parked or driving along the beach.... Sometimes people open the car door without looking who's coming... Snowbird season is coming... Wooooo.... After my triathlon in Nov, I'll concentrate in mountain biking and my trainer.... LOL |
| 2005-08-16 4:02 PM in reply to: #226583 |
Champion 11641 Fairport, NY | Subject: RE: Listening to music while biking?? madkat - 2005-08-16 3:16 PM I agree with you. It's not about distraction, it's about not being able to hear. On these country roads that I ride on, folks can come up on you all of a sudden around a curve. I need to be able to hear them immediately and get over. I don't by this argument at all. It would preclude deaf people from riding. |
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