Do You Ride With Music Or Not?

[Sam T]

Hey guys,

i'm always having taling about whether riding with headphones and music helps your riding with a mate. He recons it doesnt help at all, but i think it does to be fair.

What are your thoughts?

Sam.

Edited July 5, 2011 by Sam T

[davidbarr]

No. I've never tried it, but to be honest i like to here everything that's going on around me. It would put me off, and I imagine earphones would be constantly falling out..

[jacksnell95]

i always have my headphones in when i ride, and a great way to keep them in is to put them through the straps on your helmet.

[Rockman]

Nah, I like too hear the bike noises, and I found that music messed up my judgement, so I wasn't as smooth.

[Ash-Kennard]

i cant do it, but i know people who can.

i imagine if you could concentrate still it could be good to have a beat

[piperfraz]

i find it helps me relax more

[Tioz]

helps me to relax but I don't always do it..seems to put my concentration off

[J.KYDD]

If i ride alone, which tends to be a couple of evenings each week then I ride with music, headphones in both ears - find it really helps me block out everything else

Group rides I don't normally ride with music

[Alex Dark]

Usually listen to some aus hip-hop when i ride trials

[Jedamere]

I ride with music if im on my own, but with friends i find it abit too anti social to have headphones in.

[Andeee]

Id rather not... Its weight saving i suppose

[jacksnell95]

if you have a ipod touch and your wearing trackie's its a pain in the ar*e because it constantly falls out of your pocket -.-

[SamKidney]

Will only tend to listen if Im riding on my own.

But only ever with one headphone in. I like to be able to hear my brake, so I know its working fine

[Ali C]

I sometimes ride with music, usually a mix of everything and I ride with the loop style ear plugs so they can't fall out. I won't listen to music if I am with friends though.

[Topsy]

If I do, then with those earbuds. Only one on the right ear though. Not sure if it helps riding, but it surely keeps you entertained more when riding alone.

[Kieran Morrison]

I do a bit of the time. If i'm riding on my own then ill definitely use music but i dont ride on my own ever really. If theres a few maybe 3 or 4 people ill put some music on sometimes, other times ill just ride without it. Doesnt make a difference to my riding to be honest, im not better or worse and it doesnt make me/make me lose concentration

[J.KYDD]

if you have a ipod touch and your wearing trackie's its a pain in the ar*e because it constantly falls out of your pocket -.-

Get ones with zip pockets

[Kieran Morrison]

Get ones with zip pockets

Or get some speakers and blast it

[Mark W]

Solo ride: Yes.

Group ride: No.

Skateparks: Yes.

[TrialsIsHard]

I ride to music when I'm just riding pallets in my garden, but I play it out loud. So I can hear the bike noises, and also don't have to have an iPod on me while riding. Because that pisses me off if I'm wearing shorts or something!

[bikeperson45]

I do pretty much all the time because I hardly ever get to ride with other people. Doesn't really make much of a difference performance wise, when I start sessioning somewhere I tend to blank out anyway and am then shocked seeing I've listened to a whole album without remembering hearing the songs. And if there's something I really want to push myself on I turn it off.

But I like it quiet to be on the safe side so I can listen out for people, dogs and cars.

[aener]

On about half the solo-rides, never with company.

Assorted electronica (normally) when I do.

[Revolver]

Sometimes on a solo ride. I voted for 'put one earphone in' but in reality I have both in, I just turn it down so it's quiet enough to hear my hub and stuff over.

Never on a group ride, that's a bit antisocial.

If you edited the poll so it said, yes, but turned down so I can hear my bike, I'd change my vote.

[bikeperson45]

If you edited the poll so it said, yes, but turned down so I can hear my bike, I'd change my vote.

Same as me, I have the click rule where if I can't here myself click my fingers it's too loud.

[Skoze]

only ever listen when riding spot to spot, and never on group rides. Only have on earphone in but that screws with my balance and i manual to the left all the time (as Mark found out several times over in Bristol...)