Cyclists and headphones.

[JohnerH]

hmmmm, with this discusion, it made me wonder... How do deaf people cope with regular cycling? And for the record I always ride with headphones...mostly listening to podcasts...

 

[neil earley]

How many times on a cycle path have you used your bell and the pedestrains are totally unaware of you as their mp,3 are blocking out the sound of your bell !! I rest my case.

 

[ufkacbln]

How many times on a cycle path have you used your bell and the pedestrains are totally unaware of you as their mp,3 are blocking out the sound of your bell !! I rest my case.

How many times have you shouted a warning at a car or rung your bell and they haven't heard you because their windows are shut!! I rest my case

 

[neil earley]

Cars dont wear Ipods !! people do anycase cardrivers have probably got the radio turned up loudly lol which is another distraction .

 

[Licramite]

I wear them when off roading - trouble is they always hit a really get up and go tempo just as I,m halfway up hill hanging on by my chinstrap
my hearing must be a bit duff so I don,t wear them on the road were I need to hear traffic

 

[Joolz-2009]

I used to wear one earphone when training alone, or cycling to work. So that way I could still hear the road traffic,

 

[Licramite]

I've got an mp3 player and mini speaker that drops into a breast pocket on my cycling top.
you can hear it and all the sound around you. admittedly so can everyone else but hell do I care.

 

[IckleTrixter]

My route to work is on cycle paths with no road cycling (lucky me!)
I want to get a speaker for my bike or one in a 'bum bag' but would like some advice. Anyone got any links to reasonably priced ones in the UK?

 

[Drago]

I only tried wearing headphones once. Unfortunately, 'Ace of Spades' came on the radio just after I left the house, and I arrived at work in half the normal time and dripping in sweat. Never again.

 

[Dan B]

Thread necromancy alert, if anyone was going to follow up to any post on pages preceding the current one ..

 

[Licramite]

Mini speakers are getting quite common, I have a little one I strap to my helmet , close enough to my ear to hear it without interfereing with surrond sound.
and if people don't like my taste in music, I'm only going to be their for a few seconds -so Ta-Ta.
though it can let you down when you have some peice by ZZtop and I'm chugging up a hill in granny gear. (I'm mean the gears , not wrinkled stockings and a cardy)