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[mhawks]

I saw a bike mount that incorporated a non-powered gramophone or megaphone amplification system.
Anybody ever try one of these, and if so how did it work?
I just upgraded from a 3GS to a 4S and the speaker is much louder, I can hear it pretty well while riding bike if it's not fairly windy or not a lot of traffic noise.

This post has been edited by mhawks: 03 November 2011 - 04:38 AM

[mrhipster]

Now how is this safe ??? Unless you're a off road mountain biker !
But when you talk about traffic noise !

I've been cycling for 26 years on narrow roads in Europe with respectful motorists, as well as congested US roads, with less respectful motorists, and no way am I going to listen to music and risk
getting run down.
Put your helmet on, sit on your sofa, tune in, and live longer.
I've had friends die, who were paying attention.

[Inkling]

mrhipster is right. Biking in traffic is not the place to do anything that distracts you from the hundreds of heavy iron monsters around you that are intent on doing you ill. Save the music for when you're not biking or do what I do and walk or run for exercise, paying particular attention to wooded parks.

Mixing bikes and cars on the same roadway makes about as much sense as mixing Piper Cubs and 747s in the same airspace. I know. I biked in city traffic for almost two years.

And don't get me on to what biking in traffic with drivers using their cell phones means.

[LenWilliamsrar3]

I regularly ride in Florida with my iPhone and original earbuds. I keep the volume at between 60 - 70% making it loud enough to hear but still allowing sound from the environment to register. The original earbuds don't completely block the ear canal, so the isolation is nowhere near the amount of the canal blocking types. I purposely pay attention to traffic while riding because many drivers aren't paying attention to me. In especially tricky spots, I turn off my iPhone and ride in full alert mode. I realize it is my responsibility to pay attention to the environment while I'm riding, so while I enjoy music with my ride, I don't get lost in it and lose contact with what's going on around me.

[bonesb]

I'm with some of the cyclists who feel/think that listening to music while cycling is an accident waiting to happen. This product has a benefit, however - I have a hard time seeing which tools have headphones on as they're blithely pedaling down the road or path and can't hear me announce I'm about to pass, but this new device will allow me to identify idiots at a distance and give them a wide berth.

Disclaimer: FWIW, some guy not paying attention while riding and futzing with his phone created an accident when he swerved into me without looking or checking - despite my announcement. I was knocked off my bicycle (I was obeying traffic laws, and he wasn't), and fell into a parked vehicle, my right arm smashing though a window as the tool rode off. 40 stitches and 5 hours in a hospital gurney later, I'm left with a 8-inch gash scar and limited use of my right hand for at least a year, and minus $4k in hospital bills and damage to my C50. And, no more sunning my arm for the rest of my life.

This product is for idiots.

This post has been edited by bonesb: 03 November 2011 - 11:58 AM

[JohnHowelljl8s]

I just use buds which aren't full noise suppression, in ear ones. They have a small rubber arm that secures them OK, but arent cordless. I can still hear outside noises and traffic, and if they get tugged, dont come out all full of gooey wax 8)
I'm looking to add a small Bluetooth reciever and shorten the cable, and attach to the outer shell somehow and make the setup a bit more permanent. Looks like this setup could get easily smashed though if you actually fell off.

[mrhipster]

@bonesb - thank you, great tip ! I'll be using it !
Sorry about your fall. Hope you all is well

[willneverremember4]

If hou cover your ears with a cloth (banadana) then the "wind noise" is greatly reduced. This is true since much of the wind noise originates as all those funny edges on your ears trip the air flow around your head. Just doing this makes listening with earbuds much more satisfying and less fatiguing

[AVFolk]

Recommending tunes while you cycle is irresponsible and dangerous.

ANYTHING that even slightly impairs your ability to perceive and quickly interpret the rapidly changing environment around you as you cycle is insanely stupid.

I'd would imagine you could have gotten a clue if you'd heard it roaring up behind you.