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Posted by Technobarbarian on 12/02/06 16:47
"Gooserider" <Gooserider@mouse-potato.com> wrote in message
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> "Richard" <Vidasduday@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Bartman wrote:
>>> Hy guys!
>>> What are the best headphones for sport activity, espeically running and
>>> cycling?
>>> They need to be sweat & water resistant (summer can be very hot) and
>>> they must stay in the ear easily.
>>> And, another thing, i would like to spend less than 20 pounds (40$)...
>>> I have looked at the many sennheiser models (omx 70, mx70...) beacuse
>>> they are easy to find here in italy... any suggestion?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>>
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>> I take it that being able to hear approaching traffic when cycling and
>> thus reducing the risk of injury is not a consideration?
>>
>> Richard
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> That argument is pretty bogus. It assumes that one can hear traffic
> approaching from behind(which is difficult when you factor in wind noise),
> and that one could react quickly enough to avoid an accident. Anyone
> cycling on the roads should be using a rear view mirror, anyway. Plus,
> don't motorcyclists pretty much cut off their aural inputs, once wind
> noise, helmet, and engine noise comes in to play?
No, even in a car with the windows rolled up sound is an important
enough factor that earbuds would make me crazy. About the only people who
aren't going to hear what's going on around them are the folks in a car with
the music blasting loud enough that you can hear them coming a block away.
The only argument against
> headphones/earbuds that makes sense that wearing them while cycling is
> illegal.
If they are illegal wouldn't there be a reason for that?
TB
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