Biking with ipod (Page 4)

I bike with an ipod (podcasts, not music), one ear only, frequently.  I do so on my long weekend rides if I am riding solo as well as my daily commute to/from work.  Of course, this is for me on my rides and YMMV.

iPods on the bike are dangerous.  But this is how I roll

It depends.  Where I live, most of my riding is on barely traveled county and township roads.  So yeah, I'll listen to audiobooks, music or whatnot.  If I'm being particularly careful/paranoid that day, I might leave one earbud out.  

If I'm in town, or down in Columbus, or on a busy bike path, or whatever, then probably not.  This Sunday I was down in C-bus and went for a ride on the Olentangy Trail.  Between dodging dogs, joggers, oncoming cyclists, and slow cyclists, as well as negotiating the wiggly little trail, I didn't have enough attention left over to listen to anything.  

Please tell me that is your trailer on the right, with a huge 24 inch block rockin sub woofer.

SSSSSSSSSSWWWWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTTTTT.

Also dig the pimpin kicks you are rockin.

Safety first ROCK ON DUDE

That my friend is the definition of "Train heavy, race light"!

Sally Meyerhoff 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/09/sally-meyerhoff-dies-mara_n_833733.html

Reports state she failed to stop at an intersection where she had a stop sign but cross traffic did not. I've not read that the driver was distracted by an iPhone, or that she was wearing earbuds.

Never have ridden with music.  Don't run with it either. I could say it's because of safety, but honestly I just don't want to.

I do get annoyed if I have to say "on your left" and the person w/ headphones doesn't hear me (whether riding or running).

I ride in very rural areas where I may see half a dozen cars on a one hour ride and I wear an ipod.  But I have 4 simple rules...

1) If I cant hear myself breath, its too loud

2) If I cant hear my pedal crank, its too loud

3) If I cant hear my tires go across the pavement, its too loud

4) if going down hill faster than 27mph I can still hear my ipod, its too loud.

Basically, I keep the volume at the same decibel level as riding down hill at 27+mph (wind noise).  I can still hear cars coming upon me at that speed (and volume).  Nothing to do with pacing, just makes those long hill climbs a little more palatable. 

What about those that drive with the windows down and the music blasting?... I will say thats not safe either when you cant hear surrounding auto traffic while driving 2x as fast.

Illegal here (on the road and with earbuds in both ears, anyhow).

Not that people pay attention to that.