Joe's Fork Bag Stereo
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From: Texas
Really cool idea. For everyone clamoring for Bluetooth, you can buy a battery operated Bluetooth receiver that you connect to the end of that 3.5mm jack. Can get em off amazon for cheap. Also can run a battery tender android line to keep the unit charged (though most have a 4hr battery on them).
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From: USA
I suppose laws vary and everyone should check with their own municipality, but where I live operating a vehicle with any sort of headset or headphones is illegal and will quickly get you an expensive ticket. I believe it's a safety issue that with headphones in/on you won't be able to hear the sounds around you, even less so than if you had music blaring through a car or bike sound system. Unrelated to the law issue, I find music filling the air around me much more enjoyable than sounds piped directly into my ear holes by way of headphones. I don't listen to tunes on the bike, but love music blasting through the car or truck speakers when I'm caged.
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From: Beyond Fucital
I suppose laws vary and everyone should check with their own municipality, but where I live operating a vehicle with any sort of headset or headphones is illegal and will quickly get you an expensive ticket. I believe it's a safety issue that with headphones in/on you won't be able to hear the sounds around you, even less so than if you had music blaring through a car or bike sound system. Unrelated to the law issue, I find music filling the air around me much more enjoyable than sounds piped directly into my ear holes by way of headphones. I don't listen to tunes on the bike, but love music blasting through the car or truck speakers when I'm caged.
I like blasting music too, with the windows up. Nothing worse than a hoopty blaring rap music.
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From: USA
I'm in Chicago, the douche-topia of a million laws that all contradict each other and make no sense. Here you're allowed to have an earpiece/headphone in one ear only while operation any vehicle, unless you're on duty police/fire/EMT, then you can have both ears. The helmet setup you're describing is allowed but, oddly enough, helmets are not required here (yet), and I don't wear one (yet), so it doesn't apply to me and I'm bound by the "one ear only" limitation. And I couldn't agree with you more about the (c)rap music, which I'm forced to suffer through a lot of here, obviously. Because, well, ya know... Chicago.
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From: Beyond Fucital
I'm in a no helmet required state but wear a Half to keep the wife off my ***.
I only use the headphones on long rides for music and directions.
But it's hard to hear over the music of the pipes.
I only use the headphones on long rides for music and directions.
But it's hard to hear over the music of the pipes.
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