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Ideas for mounting mp3 speakers?
This is a two-part question:
First, what are the best bike-mountable mini speakers you've come up with? By "best," I mean best-sounding and most compact for bicycle use. Second, how did you mount them? Are they easily removable? -- Low Impact Rides In The New York/Long Island/Westchester Area & Beyond www.geocities.com/NYRides |
Ideas for mounting mp3 speakers?
NY Rides wrote: This is a two-part question: First, what are the best bike-mountable mini speakers you've come up with? By "best," I mean best-sounding and most compact for bicycle use. Second, how did you mount them? Are they easily removable? please. don't do it. the only people that put speakers on thier bikes are homeless or weird. nobody else. and when i ding my bell and you don't hear it, you look dumb. |
Ideas for mounting mp3 speakers?
NY Rides wrote:
This is a two-part question: First, what are the best bike-mountable mini speakers you've come up with? By "best," I mean best-sounding and most compact for bicycle use. Earbuds, bud. Don't inflict your sounds on those around you. |
Ideas for mounting mp3 speakers?
NY Rides anon. wrote: This is a two-part question: First, what are the best bike-mountable mini speakers you've come up with? By "best," I mean best-sounding and most compact for bicycle use. Second, how did you mount them? Are they easily removable? Hey NY! Here's a link to one solution: http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/06/diy_bike_stereo.html Search makezine.com and you may find a few more. All the best, Larry |
Ideas for mounting mp3 speakers?
NY Rides anon. wrote: This is a two-part question: First, what are the best bike-mountable mini speakers you've come up with? By "best," I mean best-sounding and most compact for bicycle use. Second, how did you mount them? Are they easily removable? Hey NY! Here's a link to one solution: http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/06/diy_bike_stereo.html Search makezine.com and you may find a few more. All the best, Larry |
Ideas for mounting mp3 speakers?
Tee hee. Two very funny answers. I should note that:
1. I'm 43 years old and often "host" rides with people who are not totally comfortable on bikes. The music helps to loosen everybody up. I'm not blasting gangsta rap or the American Idol CD. This is purely summertime fun music from the 50s, 60s, and 70s to now. The few people who pass within 10 feet of me don't seem to mind the music at all. In fact, it's just the opposite. I've made lots of people smile with my existing speaker setup and have provoked more friendly conversations than ever before in my riding history. 2. I can't use ear buds for two reasons: They consistently cause infections in my inner ears after just one or two sweaty rides; and I just don't like being oblivious to the road conditions around me. Let the roller bladers stuff their ears and ignore everybody else. Presently, I use a San Disk m260 4GB mp3 player (teeny tiny thing) plugged into a battery-powered Radio Shack mini speaker. Well, OK, I have TWO battery-powered mini speakers - one mounted very neatly on my handle bars, the other mounted on my rear rack to face the other riders - so I guess I am sort of a geek. Anyway, it sounds good, but it's louder than it is clear. I switched the speakers out on one trip with two larger computer speakers and there was a great improvement in the sound; however, it wasn't worth the additional weight. So, all judgements aside, who's got a really serious mp3 rig they're willing to share? "Bill Sornson" wrote in message ... NY Rides wrote: This is a two-part question: First, what are the best bike-mountable mini speakers you've come up with? By "best," I mean best-sounding and most compact for bicycle use. Earbuds, bud. Don't inflict your sounds on those around you. |
Ideas for mounting mp3 speakers?
On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:11:38 -0400, "NY Rides"
wrote: Tee hee. Two very funny answers. I should note that: 1. I'm 43 years old and often "host" rides with people who are not totally comfortable on bikes. The music helps to loosen everybody up. One would think that the distraction of the noise would make the needed attention span worse for the begining rider. I'm not blasting gangsta rap or the American Idol CD. This is purely summertime fun music from the 50s, 60s, and 70s to now. The few people who pass within 10 feet of me don't seem to mind the music at all. In fact, it's just the opposite. I've made lots of people smile with my existing speaker setup and have provoked more friendly conversations than ever before in my riding history. Do you have any idea how annoying this situation would be to riders that you share your space with? In most riding environments, imo, you would be shot at dawn, no blindfold and no cigarette. snip |
Ideas for mounting mp3 speakers?
One would think that the distraction of the noise would make the needed
attention span worse for the beginning rider. They're not beginners, just people who are hesitant to ride with me because they know I'm much more experienced than they are. Trust me...it works (Continued below) Do you have any idea how annoying this situation would be to riders that you share your space with? In most riding environments, imo, you would be shot at dawn, no blindfold and no cigarette. Again...trust me. I know the kind of annoying rider you're talking about. My system, even once I improve it, will not broadcast beyond about ten feet. And where I ride, there usually aren't that many other cyclists around anyway. The way I figure it, if a bike passes me at 10-15 miles an hour, the most "noise" they will be subjected to is about two seconds. Also, when I ride into a group of other riders, I have the sense to turn the volume down or off. I'm not looking to make a spectacle or to **** anybody off. I'm just trying to keep the fun in riding the same old routes and trails every day. So....without turning this thread into a debate about whether I'm a selfish jerk or not, can anybody comment on my original question? snip "R Brickston" rb20170REMOVE.yahoo.com@ wrote in message ... On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:11:38 -0400, "NY Rides" wrote: Tee hee. Two very funny answers. I should note that: 1. I'm 43 years old and often "host" rides with people who are not totally comfortable on bikes. The music helps to loosen everybody up. One would think that the distraction of the noise would make the needed attention span worse for the begining rider. I'm not blasting gangsta rap or the American Idol CD. This is purely summertime fun music from the 50s, 60s, and 70s to now. The few people who pass within 10 feet of me don't seem to mind the music at all. In fact, it's just the opposite. I've made lots of people smile with my existing speaker setup and have provoked more friendly conversations than ever before in my riding history. Do you have any idea how annoying this situation would be to riders that you share your space with? In most riding environments, imo, you would be shot at dawn, no blindfold and no cigarette. snip |
Ideas for mounting mp3 speakers?
On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 22:17:34 -0400, "NY Rides"
wrote: One would think that the distraction of the noise would make the needed attention span worse for the beginning rider. They're not beginners, just people who are hesitant to ride with me because they know I'm much more experienced than they are. Trust me...it works (Continued below) Do you have any idea how annoying this situation would be to riders that you share your space with? In most riding environments, imo, you would be shot at dawn, no blindfold and no cigarette. Again...trust me. I know the kind of annoying rider you're talking about. My system, even once I improve it, will not broadcast beyond about ten feet. And where I ride, there usually aren't that many other cyclists around anyway. The way I figure it, if a bike passes me at 10-15 miles an hour, the most "noise" they will be subjected to is about two seconds. Also, when I ride into a group of other riders, I have the sense to turn the volume down or off. I'm not looking to make a spectacle or to **** anybody off. I'm just trying to keep the fun in riding the same old routes and trails every day. So....without turning this thread into a debate about whether I'm a selfish jerk or not, can anybody comment on my original question? Doubtful. |
Ideas for mounting mp3 speakers?
In article , NY Rides
wrote: This is a two-part question: First, what are the best bike-mountable mini speakers you've come up with? By "best," I mean best-sounding and most compact for bicycle use. Second, how did you mount them? Are they easily removable? Pimp your ride! You might consider this: a) burn a CD of a couple hundred of your favourite mp3s; b) get yourself a cheap (battery operated) boombox that features anti-shock and plays mp3 discs ; c) strap the boom box to your rack. Luke |
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