| Re: mp3 player advice for riding
23 Feb 2005 20:00:44 -0800,
<1109217644.363065.231680@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups .com>, "Mike G"
<rainking08@gmail.com> wrote:
>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.
I've an el-cheapo Koss MP3-CDRW-CD player with 120 second shock
protection in MP3 mode (90 seconds in CD mode)
When mounted on the rack it's virtually useless and even worse in cold
weather, even with chemical hand warmers. When I carry on my body a
combination of body heat and fewer shocks makes it quite acceptable.
At 160 bps a CD will hold ~12 albums. Tuck a few more into your
panniers and you've days of music without repeats.
I use battery powered speakers because riding with headphones
contravenes various by-laws as well as being a stupid thing to do.
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zk
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