so..... is there anybody here actually mixing music with riding?




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I've done it on long highway rides,(which don't happen much I hate the highways), but I used really thin speakers from some head phones. I took the speakers off shoved them deep in the ear recess and kept it very low. I mean so low I could just hear it and could hear everything around me louder than the music. I think on really long rides you tend to get in a daze from the road and monotone sounds and the music can break that up. Just My rationale. But on the track....I can't see that....seems like you would want every last shred of concentration when your riding on the edge.

 

Actually the Earbuds suck for underhelmet use. What you need is a set of KOSS Plugs.... Ignore the audiophiles that bitch that these $15 gems aren't "quite" as good as $500 Sehnheisers.. Dollar for dollar they are the best on the market. Period.

 

Got the koss! Love 'em!

 

yeah I ride on the highway with them all the time. around town I've stopped listening to it

 

Is there a certain model that works best?? Koss....

 

i dunno I find my sony earplugs to work just fine. can be a lil pain to get on when my hair is shorter but that's about it

 

i use the radio shack version of the koss plugs, the only difference is it has a button that cuts all sound when needed. the 1/8th plug-in even has koss stamped on it. i didn't like the stock foam that came with them, so i took a razor to a set of good ear plugs and made them fit over the tubes. they stay in much better now and don't pull out as easily. i only listen to music on long interstate rides. they cut the wind noise a lot and i can still hear the bike.

 

I like the KOSS because they stay in. For those that don't know, they are like earplugs in that you squeeze them before inserting them in your ears. They expand and block out road noise and pretty much stay put. They've actually helped give me an even greater need for mirror extenders or fz1 mirrors or r1 mirrors.