The only time I wanted music (or, god-help-me, *anything* — NPR, sitcom reruns, along with heavily rhythmic music) was when doing highly structured and very agressive 1-hour workouts on a trainer. They were so boring that I looked for anything to alleviate the unutterable tedium.
When I ride in the real world I like to keep my attention free for other vehicles and to experience my surroundings. A friend, who admittedly does rides longer than my 40-mile (to date; soon, hopefully, 50-mile) cutoffs listens to ebooks, and showed me his helmet-mounted bluetooth earphone system. But it seems to me that this does an injustice both to book and ride. On Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM 'aeroperf' via RBW Owners Bunch < [email protected]> wrote: > Who rides with music? What set-up do you use? What safety precautions do > you take? > > My situation is relatively unique. I live on a paved rails-to-trails, and > go out 10km and back 10km a few times a week mostly for exercise, and to > prepare for annual bicycle touring trips. I love the sights and smells, > and, yes, sounds of the ride. > But sometimes I just want to get into a cadence. And I know the right > music to get into that cadence. > And while I have iPods, both wired and Bluetooth, I have not ridden with > music. > > So…any tips? Do you still hear the cars coming with earbuds? Or fit > headphone speakers under your bike helmet? Do you use a wired iPod in your > shirt back pocket, or Bluetooth from your phone? Safety? I have six > intersections to cross, some with signals and some without. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a3580b0d-3adf-453b-9de7-9a7591ad50ddn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a3580b0d-3adf-453b-9de7-9a7591ad50ddn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgtoOB6u766BdQsJY6OKwfP-%3DPyuXPYRRWPNpkTZntPS5g%40mail.gmail.com.
