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02-23-2005, 08:00 PM

I'm in the market for an mp3 player to use while at the gym (on the
bike there in bad weather) and when riding in general. I've heard that
hard drive based MP3 players (ipod, rio karma, dell jukebox, etc) are a
little more sensitive to movement and bumps. Not in terms of skipping,
but the player actually breaking because it has moveable parts.

Flash mp3 players, on the other hand, are very durable, but don't hold
nearly as many songs (usually about 512 mb as opposed to 30 gigs).

So, I was wondering if anyone has had problems with hard drive based
mp3 players or if riding is generally smooth enough to keep the hard
drives safe. I would much rather buy a large player, but if it's too
vulneralbe when riding I'll go with a smaller one.

Thanks in advance.

And, yes, I know, riding with headphones can be a safety hazard...

02-23-2005, 08:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mike G Guest Posts: n/a	mp3 player advice for riding I'm in the market for an mp3 player to use while at the gym (on the bike there in bad weather) and when riding in general. I've heard that hard drive based MP3 players (ipod, rio karma, dell jukebox, etc) are a little more sensitive to movement and bumps. Not in terms of skipping, but the player actually breaking because it has moveable parts. Flash mp3 players, on the other hand, are very durable, but don't hold nearly as many songs (usually about 512 mb as opposed to 30 gigs). So, I was wondering if anyone has had problems with hard drive based mp3 players or if riding is generally smooth enough to keep the hard drives safe. I would much rather buy a large player, but if it's too vulneralbe when riding I'll go with a smaller one. Thanks in advance. And, yes, I know, riding with headphones can be a safety hazard...