06-26-2006, 11:35 AM
stevegula Wrote:just some input on this a buddy of mine pointed out last year when we talked about this -
It's probably already loud in your helmet due to exhaust, wind noise, etc. So be careful when you crank the tunes loud enough to be heard *over* that. Make sure you're not going deaf during your attempts to rock out on the bike.
That said, I do it when I'm not wearing ear plugs. Typically just for my longer riders though.
I'll echo this...iPods have enough power to permanently damage your hearing if they are cranked more than halfway up.
I listen to my iPod on the metro and on planes, but I have some fancy noise-canceling headphones. On the road, it's a loser...it would destroy my hearing even quicker than the iPod by itself, or going earplug-less on the roads.