jdgang Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Well do you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daneille Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 No tunes for me. I feel safer being able to hear what's coming at me, either from the trees or behind. Of coarse it might be good to have them so I can say "what" when I am being told to do something better :rolleyes: even though I asked. Daneille Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 No tunes for me either. I really enjoy to hear that hard crunchy noise coming from the edges while I squeeze that board into a hard turn :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slow Eddie Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Tunes on the chair, only when riding solo. Never during the run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pushee Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 No tunes. Mostly because my hearing is bad anyway. Besides, they don't make tunes like they did in the old days :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Need to be aware of too much going on around me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Tunes on the chair, only when riding solo.Never during the run. every warning to coming danger I can get I like to have if at all possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonerider Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 no tunes. i'm not going to be charging across the slopes with only 20% of my senses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 I think tunes would take away from the whole "natural" experience. Something about being outside on a snowy mountain, with all the wilderness around, and tunes doesn't mix for me. :) Don't mind if others do, as long as they can hear me coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyYT316 Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 I like to listen to music when I'm riding alone without friends or when I'm getting pumped up for a race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Randy S. Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 I've tried it. I even have the ear flaps for my Giro helmet that play tunes. I just don't like it that much. While riding I worry that I won't hear someone coming up beside me and on the chair I like to be social. Maybe if I were a top-level racer and needed to shut out all distractions in the start house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 either i turn off my hearing aids or tune in to my sony mp3 player. doesnt matter if its with people or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 either i turn off my hearing aids or tune in to my sony mp3 player. doesnt matter if its with people or not. hearing aids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 oh, and a funny thing about phones... I rode one day at mammoth with a CD player...it was a pretty icy day, and I am usually quite sketchy on ice. thing is, I had my phones on from the instant I clamped in, riding my PJ, and for about 15 runs, I was carving like I never had up to that point. then my batteries died, and I could hear that it was icy riding went to poop. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tim Tuthill Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Mammoth outlawed them a few years ago. Now they don't care?? Huhh??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Mammoth outlawed them a few years ago. Now they don't care?? Huhh??? I believe this was before that...probably 5 years ago? I dunno...with a beanie, high collar, and earbuds its pretty hard to tell youre wearing them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Walters Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 I don't like riding with tunes because a) I love the sound of the board sliding across the snow and b) I don't want to damage my mp3 player when it gets wet or smashed if I fall. Some of it's also for safty reasons. You can't really hear the sound of someone coming up behind you if they don't say anything but if they yell something I definatly want to be able to hear that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotts.Scheinman Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 I like both but sometimes the sound of can get a little boring but there is the saftey issue. but you just turn the music down.also the same thing with friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 no tunes, the voices alone make it difficult enough to make a turn, and thats when i'm by myself mario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik J Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 I really enjoy music while riding. I usually ride midweek mornings by myself when nobody is around, so I feel very comfortable in those situations. I don't listen to music when it's crowded or I'm riding with others. If I'm on the lift with someone I turn my music off so as not to seem rude, plus I never know who I'll meet on the ride up. To second D-subs comment about drowning out the sounds of ice, I definitely believe it helps with rider confidence in icy conditions. It cancels out that nerve rattling sound. I relate it to low light vs. sunny days. My eyesight is not perfect so when I can see all of the contours on the slope I ride with more confidence. It's just one more thing that I don't have to think about. That's my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terror Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 with friends and/or crowded = NO by myself, no crowd = YES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neuffy Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 I often have music. I do not listen to "tunes." (Note: "tunes" automatically leads me to think of "bumpin' tunes" which...well, yeah.) I've got the perfect setup: Headphones wired to the outside of the helmet, so they're ~2 inches away from my ears. With them at relatively high volume, I can still hear everything around me, and I get my music. Sure, I sometimes have issues with not hearing people, but no more than when I'm not listening to anything. It's the straightlining triple-my-speed skiers that're scary, and you can't do anything about them anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar(angel Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 :D Have fun, Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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