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06-13-2004, 09:27 AM

Blue Gator <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> I'm thinking about getting a mp3 player to listen to on long rides. Good
> Idea or Bad Idea?

while touring i've used a minidisc player and a headphone in one ear (or two
if on the interstate -- noisier) while in rural areas and in some cases
i would go so far as to say i'd have had a hard time w/o it (south dakota
for instance). i'm pretty unapologetic about it. outside of touring and
even on long rural rides locally and especially urban i would never use
headphones.

plenty of time for both the sounds of nature and music when you're riding
7+ hours a day.

mp3 players suck for touring (but you're not talking about that are you?)
because of the recharge requirement. minidisc players went for a week or
more on a AA. yow! and 6 albums per disc.
--
david reuteler
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

06-13-2004, 09:50 AM

Cheg wrote in part:

<< > it's illegal in some places, and for a good reason. you need to be able
> to hear what's going on around you.

It would be nice if the same philosophy were applied to rollerbladers. ...>>

How bout motorists??! Stereos blasting, passenger compartments designed to keep
out street noise....Double standard if ever there was one.

Robert

06-13-2004, 09:50 AM

Cheg wrote in part:

<< > it's illegal in some places, and for a good reason. you need to be able
> to hear what's going on around you.

It would be nice if the same philosophy were applied to rollerbladers. ...>>

How bout motorists??! Stereos blasting, passenger compartments designed to keep
out street noise....Double standard if ever there was one.

Robert

06-13-2004, 09:50 AM

Cheg wrote in part:

<< > it's illegal in some places, and for a good reason. you need to be able
> to hear what's going on around you.

It would be nice if the same philosophy were applied to rollerbladers. ...>>

How bout motorists??! Stereos blasting, passenger compartments designed to keep
out street noise....Double standard if ever there was one.

Robert

06-13-2004, 09:50 AM

Cheg wrote in part:

<< > it's illegal in some places, and for a good reason. you need to be able
> to hear what's going on around you.

It would be nice if the same philosophy were applied to rollerbladers. ...>>

How bout motorists??! Stereos blasting, passenger compartments designed to keep
out street noise....Double standard if ever there was one.

Robert

06-13-2004, 09:50 AM

Cheg wrote in part:

<< > it's illegal in some places, and for a good reason. you need to be able
> to hear what's going on around you.

It would be nice if the same philosophy were applied to rollerbladers. ...>>

How bout motorists??! Stereos blasting, passenger compartments designed to keep
out street noise....Double standard if ever there was one.

Robert

06-13-2004, 10:38 AM

On 13 Jun 2004 17:27:22 GMT, David Reuteler <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>Blue Gator <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>> I'm thinking about getting a mp3 player to listen to on long rides. Good
>> Idea or Bad Idea?
>
>while touring i've used a minidisc player and a headphone in one ear (or two
>if on the interstate -- noisier) while in rural areas and in some cases
>i would go so far as to say i'd have had a hard time w/o it (south dakota
>for instance). i'm pretty unapologetic about it. outside of touring and
>even on long rural rides locally and especially urban i would never use
>headphones.
>
>plenty of time for both the sounds of nature and music when you're riding
>7+ hours a day.
>
>mp3 players suck for touring (but you're not talking about that are you?)
>because of the recharge requirement. minidisc players went for a week or
>more on a AA. yow! and 6 albums per disc.

How do you get the musics on the minidisc players? I dimly recall that it's
a problem getting the MP3 from the PC to the mini-disc; or maybe there's
some other hang up that kept them from becoming more popular. And how are
they for anti-skip - is there a problem with that like on a CD?

I believe my MP3 player will go about 6-8 hours depending on volume before
a battery change is needed. Then it's not hard, just a single AA, takes
about a minute when sweaty and breathing hard to change it...

-Badger

06-13-2004, 10:38 AM

On 13 Jun 2004 17:27:22 GMT, David Reuteler <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>Blue Gator <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>> I'm thinking about getting a mp3 player to listen to on long rides. Good
>> Idea or Bad Idea?
>
>while touring i've used a minidisc player and a headphone in one ear (or two
>if on the interstate -- noisier) while in rural areas and in some cases
>i would go so far as to say i'd have had a hard time w/o it (south dakota
>for instance). i'm pretty unapologetic about it. outside of touring and
>even on long rural rides locally and especially urban i would never use
>headphones.
>
>plenty of time for both the sounds of nature and music when you're riding
>7+ hours a day.
>
>mp3 players suck for touring (but you're not talking about that are you?)
>because of the recharge requirement. minidisc players went for a week or
>more on a AA. yow! and 6 albums per disc.

How do you get the musics on the minidisc players? I dimly recall that it's
a problem getting the MP3 from the PC to the mini-disc; or maybe there's
some other hang up that kept them from becoming more popular. And how are
they for anti-skip - is there a problem with that like on a CD?

I believe my MP3 player will go about 6-8 hours depending on volume before
a battery change is needed. Then it's not hard, just a single AA, takes
about a minute when sweaty and breathing hard to change it...

-Badger

06-13-2004, 10:38 AM

On 13 Jun 2004 17:27:22 GMT, David Reuteler <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>Blue Gator <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>> I'm thinking about getting a mp3 player to listen to on long rides. Good
>> Idea or Bad Idea?
>
>while touring i've used a minidisc player and a headphone in one ear (or two
>if on the interstate -- noisier) while in rural areas and in some cases
>i would go so far as to say i'd have had a hard time w/o it (south dakota
>for instance). i'm pretty unapologetic about it. outside of touring and
>even on long rural rides locally and especially urban i would never use
>headphones.
>
>plenty of time for both the sounds of nature and music when you're riding
>7+ hours a day.
>
>mp3 players suck for touring (but you're not talking about that are you?)
>because of the recharge requirement. minidisc players went for a week or
>more on a AA. yow! and 6 albums per disc.

How do you get the musics on the minidisc players? I dimly recall that it's
a problem getting the MP3 from the PC to the mini-disc; or maybe there's
some other hang up that kept them from becoming more popular. And how are
they for anti-skip - is there a problem with that like on a CD?

I believe my MP3 player will go about 6-8 hours depending on volume before
a battery change is needed. Then it's not hard, just a single AA, takes
about a minute when sweaty and breathing hard to change it...

-Badger

06-13-2004, 10:38 AM

On 13 Jun 2004 17:27:22 GMT, David Reuteler <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>Blue Gator <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>> I'm thinking about getting a mp3 player to listen to on long rides. Good
>> Idea or Bad Idea?
>
>while touring i've used a minidisc player and a headphone in one ear (or two
>if on the interstate -- noisier) while in rural areas and in some cases
>i would go so far as to say i'd have had a hard time w/o it (south dakota
>for instance). i'm pretty unapologetic about it. outside of touring and
>even on long rural rides locally and especially urban i would never use
>headphones.
>
>plenty of time for both the sounds of nature and music when you're riding
>7+ hours a day.
>
>mp3 players suck for touring (but you're not talking about that are you?)
>because of the recharge requirement. minidisc players went for a week or
>more on a AA. yow! and 6 albums per disc.

How do you get the musics on the minidisc players? I dimly recall that it's
a problem getting the MP3 from the PC to the mini-disc; or maybe there's
some other hang up that kept them from becoming more popular. And how are
they for anti-skip - is there a problem with that like on a CD?

I believe my MP3 player will go about 6-8 hours depending on volume before
a battery change is needed. Then it's not hard, just a single AA, takes
about a minute when sweaty and breathing hard to change it...

-Badger