Music while you ride

[resonance]

I use a usb 128 flash player with some really thin sony earbuds that are almost tear shaped.  I dont know where i got them anymore but they fit good inside my helmet even in my itty bitty extra small helmet with my itty bitty head !  I just download diffrent playlists every other day, cause i ride 40 mi + daily on my commute to work and school. I cant stand the sounds of my own thoughts that long . And OMG i cant imagine changing songs when i ride, but maybe im just not that coordinated.

[dufoes]

Very nice input from you all.

skrap1r0n, check this out http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/ns/news/story.jsp?id=2004102207460002605881&dt=20041022074600&w=RTR&coview= . I thought it was pretty interesting if you're into satellite radio.

[callmelenny]

I hum 'Flight Of The Valkyries' when I ride.
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scratch


Thanks, I will be singing "kill the wabbit" all the home now! :lol:

[weaselnoze]

so i went out and got those koss earbuds and i cant get my helmet on w/o knocking them outta my ears.  nor can i really fix them while my helmet is on

[dufoes]

Man that sucks. Let us know when you find a solution.

[weaselnoze]

the only solution i can think of is duct taping them to my head but that could cause some issues :mrgreen:

[mjm]

the only solution i can think of is duct taping them to my head but that could cause some issues :mrgreen:

Most helmets now have pockets near the ears designed to take communications type earphones - like used by a Chatterbox communication system.  They are flat and about the diameter of a US 50 cent piece - maybe 3.8 inch thick.  If you look at headphones you can probably ID some that have this type assembly inside the fancy housing - take off the housing, insert the phones in the pockets - if it is an actual pocket it is pretty easy - sometimes it is just a recess in the lining - then use a small piece of velcro.  Run the wires behind the lining or in the creases between pieces - tuck it up under the edge of the styrofoam at the bottom of the helmet - run it around to the back and leave about 1 inch or wire and the connector hanging.  Buy a small double ended connector from Radio Shack.  Velcro this to the back of your helmet - plug the headphones into it.  Buy a double ended stereo cable from Radio shack - plug this into your I-Pod or whatever and into the other end of the connector on your helmet and it will work fine.

If you are any good with a soldering iron you can even disassembele a cheap set of noise-cancelling headphones and make them work.  Since they are only rear your ear, rather than in your ear, they are more subject to being drowned out by wind noise.

[weaselnoze]

does anyone have a CS12? does this helmet have those "pockets"?