OK i dont know peoples opinions on riding whilst listening to music but me living in rural NSW i get pretty bored riding to town at the monent ive got :COG :the butterfly effect :earshot :muse and tool on my mp3 player
I sometimes listen to music whilst riding. I used to listen to music all the time, twisties included but now i mostly just listen whilst i'm freeway running or commuting. I find that some good ear plugs allow me to concentrate more on my riding if i'm riding quickly/aggressively. Anyway, in the most played on my iRiver H120 is:- - Muse - ASH - Smashing Pumpkins - 30 Seconds to Mars - The Cat Empire - Paul Oakenfold - Faithless - Crystal Method - Infected Mushroom - Orbital Out of interest, what sort of earphones does everyone else use? I used to use some Sony EX71SL canalphones but then one of the cables broke internally. <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_sad.gif" alt="" title="Sad" /><!-- s --> Decided to up the ante and went and got some Shure E2's. Decent isolation and good sound even when i'm not on the bike. They were a little exxy though.
30 gb ipod, 4500 songs, put on shuffle and hope for the best. Id like to rig up a little remote up onto the tank or speedo so i can change songs. But no time. PS. u dont relise how much crap u have when its on shuffle. <!-- s:zzz: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_sleeping.gif" alt=":zzz:" title="Sleeping" /><!-- s:zzz: -->
i use those ones that loop arround you ears my ones arent sont i got those chap lookalike ones from the $2 shop they are alot easier to put on ant they are comfortable.
So do they give you any isolation at all or do you just make sure they're louder than the ambient noise? (wind, engine, exhaust, road)
basically they are just the ones that plug in you ears, i got suck of them because they would move and you cant adjust them like you would without a helmet the peices that wrap arround you ears hold them in your ear properly and make it alot more comfortable half of the time i only use one turned up a bit so i can still hear whats going on arround me.
These are my E2's. They're IEM/canalphones so they actually go right into your ear canal. Some people might not like them due to the intrusive nature of them being IN your ear/head, but for isolation nothing comes close. As you can see they go in your ear and then the cord loops over the top of your ear and down to a clasp behind your head so they're held in place. Even when putting on or removing my helmet they stay in place. <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s --> PS. That's not my head.
I just use standard sony ear plugs. I have in my player- - Slipknot - Thrice - Funeral for a Friend - The Used - Thursday - Goldfinger - NOFX - AFI - TOOL - No Use For A Name - Strung Out - Lagwagon - The Ataris - Sliverchair
I have old school stuff Arc Angels Kenny Wayne Sheppard Ackdick (ACDC lol) Tesla Skinny Puppy Silver Chair Trooper metallica Judas Priest Blue Oyster Cult G'n'R Stones Skid Row Red Hot Chilli Peppers and some new stuff The reconteurs Breaking Benjamin AFI red jumpsuit apparatus The Trews etc etc etc
skid row! havnt heard that for ages there used to be a dude i rode bmx with that rode arround screaming out skid row lyrics dressed as johny depp in Fear and loathing in las vegas. that dude used to crack me up
lol never mind that this thread is three years old, the main bands on it are: Slipknot Pantera Green Day Audioslave Blink 182 Creedence Clearwater Revival Daft Punk Dimmu Borgir Jimmy Eat World Marilyn Manson Mudvayne Pendulum Red Hot Chilli Peppers Skillet Three Days Grace and Van Halen Decent mix of things <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s -->
My MP3 player is on the PC <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s --> I just listen to the sweet music of my Megacycle muffler when I ride.. Being an old geyser I have heard of a few of those bands and they do grace my hard drive.
haha. everyobne seems to have very similar music taste. i like all sorts. 2Tb micro hard drive with 1.1Tb of music on. allways makes a nice ride home. =p
