| Re: mp3 player advice for riding
When I was looking into MP3 players (for use in the gym, not in the bike), I
went thru the same decision process you are. Although I found many mentions
of possible problems with hard drive based players, I was never able to find
any actual documented incidents.
In the end I opted for a flash player as it was significantly lighter than
any hard drive player.
In my case I bought a 256MB Rio Cali (functionally identical to the Rio
Chiba) and then added a 1GB SD card. Total cost to go this route these days
could be as low as $100 for the Cali/Chiba and $50 for the SD card.
Good luck!
Chris
>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...
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