Music while riding

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Derail · #1 Unread post by **Derail** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 6:39 pm

I've been riding my bike everyday now for about 2 months. I've put almost 2,500 miles on my bike already, but I'm starting to miss my car. I love riding my bike I just miss having music

Does anyone here listen to music while they ride? I would think it would be a distraction, I know that my late step dads pan head had a radio on it. I thought about installing a radio onto my bike but I don't know if I'd be able to hear it

joolz · #2 Unread post by **joolz** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:28 am

Don't know about fitting a radio but I use an MP3 player Helps pass the daily grind

flw · #3 Unread post by **flw** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:43 am

I've seen some touring bikes with radios in the fairings but they have it loud just at a stop light, I assume they must crank it up for the highway.

intotherain · Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:23 pm

On anything other than city riding I wear those ear plugged headphones while riding. Unless I'm really focusing on the music I don't really even hear it. It's more of a background music to muff out the wind noise.

#5 Unread post by **dr_bar** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 4:18 pm

flw wrote:I've seen some touring bikes with radios in the fairings but they have it loud just at a stop light, I assume they must crank it up for the highway.

I'm pretty sure that the goldwing as well as the RS Venture both have built in volume control... Set it for the level you like, then as you speed up, the radio increases in volume to compensate for road noise. I'm sure they're not the only two...

damooster · #6 Unread post by **damooster** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 4:49 pm

I think it's illegal to wear headphones in both ears in the state of Virginia. Don't know about the other states.

#7 Unread post by **dr_bar** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 4:55 pm

damooster wrote:I think it's illegal to wear headphones in both ears in the state of Virginia. Don't know about the other states.

My helmet has comm speakers built in. I believe they're not an issue with that law, but I could be wrong...

intotherain · Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:55 pm

damooster wrote:I think it's illegal to wear headphones in both ears in the state of Virginia. Don't know about the other states.

Same for CA. Only one is allowed.

matthew5656 · Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:16 am

I listen to my mp3 with headphones on while riding around the city. I never wear headphones during the day, but only at night when there are less cars and people are not driving as fast. There are too many distractions during a daytime ride.

I get paranoid though because I heard headphones are illegal in Colorado. There's no reason I would be stopped by police while on two wheels, but If I were, it would be difficult to conceal two head phones underneath my helmet.

Brackstone · Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:42 am

http://home.ama-cycle.org/amaccess/laws ... p?state=VA - Virginia
http://home.ama-cycle.org/amaccess/laws ... p?state=WV - West Virginia

Good site so you know all of your local laws