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06-14-2004, 07:54 AM

why not just make several long playlists and get a waist belt....and
position the ipod at your back instead of at your waist...it would never
come loose from a waist belt...having your iPod on your handle bar shouldn't
be necessary as you're not going ot be riding along while hunting for songs
are you?

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K-Man wrote:
:: A cautionary tale for those of you who have and iPod or are thinking
:: about buying one and using it with your bike.
::
:: Back when I first got my iPod a couple of years ago, I purchased a
:: third party case with a belt clip. When I got my bike last
:: Christmas, I started looking for iPod mounts for bikes, and found
:: one at Marware:
::
:: <http://www.marware.com/ClipAccessories.html>
::
:: Yes, I saw the notice in red letters at the top of the page:
:: "IMPORTANT NOTE: THESE ACCESSORIES ARE DESIGNED FOR USE WITH MARWARE
:: CASES ONLY." But it sure looked like the case I had would work with
:: the Marware bike holder, so I ordered one. I received it, installed
:: in on my bike, and tried it with my iPod case. It slipped right in
:: and seemed to be secure. Then I took my first ride with it.
::
:: I was on our Greenway and was just getting ready to go over one of
:: the bridges that spans a creek that runs along most of the greenway.
:: When my front tire hit the bump at the edge of the bridge, my iPod
:: shot right out of the bike holder. Things started moving in slow
:: motion then. It was like time slowed to 1/20th speed. The iPod
:: slowly arced upward directly toward the rail on the side of the
:: bridge. I just knew it was going over the rail and into the drink.
:: Instead, it hit one of the steel supports under the rail with a loud
:: KA-THONG, bounced back on to the bridge, and rolled for a few feet.
:: I picked it up, and it was still playing, no worse for wear. I stuck
:: it in my saddlebag and finished my ride.
::
:: When I got back to my office, I immediately went back to the Marware
:: page and ordered one of their cases:
::
:: <http://www.marware.com/BASIC.html>
::
:: Now I had a case that was supposed to work with the Marware bike
:: holder. The case snapped into the holder with a reassuring click and
:: seemed to be secure. While I was riding that day on a, fortunately,
:: low traffic road, and hit a bump, and the iPod again jumped right
:: out of the bike holder and landed in the middle of the road. I
:: retrieved it quickly, and it was still playing. Those little suckers
:: are tough.
::
:: When I got back to my office, I examined the bike holder and case and
:: saw what the problem was. The bike holder holds the case via a spring
:: clip, and a good vertical jar will make the clip open, giving the
:: case an opportunity to slide out. I took a rubber band, doubled it
:: up, and put it around the iPod and the bike holder. I bounced the
:: front end of the bike up and down, and couldn't jar it loose. I've
:: been riding with it for a month or so like that, and have not had
:: any problems with the iPod even coming loose from the bike holder,
:: much less popping out.
::
:: Hope my experience helps prevent someone from making the same
:: mistakes that I did and almost losing an iPod.

::
:: Ken

06-14-2004, 07:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
Roger Zoul Posts: n/a	Re: How I Almost Lost My iPod why not just make several long playlists and get a waist belt....and position the ipod at your back instead of at your waist...it would never come loose from a waist belt...having your iPod on your handle bar shouldn't be necessary as you're not going ot be riding along while hunting for songs are you? http://www.compusa.com/products/prod...495&pfp=BROWSE K-Man wrote: :: A cautionary tale for those of you who have and iPod or are thinking :: about buying one and using it with your bike. :: :: Back when I first got my iPod a couple of years ago, I purchased a :: third party case with a belt clip. When I got my bike last :: Christmas, I started looking for iPod mounts for bikes, and found :: one at Marware: :: :: <http://www.marware.com/ClipAccessories.html> :: :: Yes, I saw the notice in red letters at the top of the page: :: "IMPORTANT NOTE: THESE ACCESSORIES ARE DESIGNED FOR USE WITH MARWARE :: CASES ONLY." But it sure looked like the case I had would work with :: the Marware bike holder, so I ordered one. I received it, installed :: in on my bike, and tried it with my iPod case. It slipped right in :: and seemed to be secure. Then I took my first ride with it. :: :: I was on our Greenway and was just getting ready to go over one of :: the bridges that spans a creek that runs along most of the greenway. :: When my front tire hit the bump at the edge of the bridge, my iPod :: shot right out of the bike holder. Things started moving in slow :: motion then. It was like time slowed to 1/20th speed. The iPod :: slowly arced upward directly toward the rail on the side of the :: bridge. I just knew it was going over the rail and into the drink. :: Instead, it hit one of the steel supports under the rail with a loud :: KA-THONG, bounced back on to the bridge, and rolled for a few feet. :: I picked it up, and it was still playing, no worse for wear. I stuck :: it in my saddlebag and finished my ride. :: :: When I got back to my office, I immediately went back to the Marware :: page and ordered one of their cases: :: :: <http://www.marware.com/BASIC.html> :: :: Now I had a case that was supposed to work with the Marware bike :: holder. The case snapped into the holder with a reassuring click and :: seemed to be secure. While I was riding that day on a, fortunately, :: low traffic road, and hit a bump, and the iPod again jumped right :: out of the bike holder and landed in the middle of the road. I :: retrieved it quickly, and it was still playing. Those little suckers :: are tough. :: :: When I got back to my office, I examined the bike holder and case and :: saw what the problem was. The bike holder holds the case via a spring :: clip, and a good vertical jar will make the clip open, giving the :: case an opportunity to slide out. I took a rubber band, doubled it :: up, and put it around the iPod and the bike holder. I bounced the :: front end of the bike up and down, and couldn't jar it loose. I've :: been riding with it for a month or so like that, and have not had :: any problems with the iPod even coming loose from the bike holder, :: much less popping out. :: :: Hope my experience helps prevent someone from making the same :: mistakes that I did and almost losing an iPod. :: :: Ken