In one ear
20/1/10 10:39The first time I rode Clyde to and from work, back in September, it was a major triumph of will.
Now I have a fixed route whose traffic hazards and potholes I'm very familiar with. I know my bike better, too.
My ride in to work takes 27 minutes. Going home, about 30. It's not boring--far from it!--but it has become routine. So lately I've been listening to podfic and audiobooks as I ride. Only in one ear--it would be crazy to block out traffic noise. I'm of two minds about this, but so far, I feel perfectly safe.
There are these bike stereo speakers on the market now, which are cool but pose three significant problems: they aren't rainproof (lame!), I hate hearing other people's music so why would I subject people around me to mine?, and finally, um, porn. Hah! Can you imagine riding around with some story by
fleshflutter or
leonidaslion blaring out of your handlebars?
Yeah, me neither.
Now I have a fixed route whose traffic hazards and potholes I'm very familiar with. I know my bike better, too.
My ride in to work takes 27 minutes. Going home, about 30. It's not boring--far from it!--but it has become routine. So lately I've been listening to podfic and audiobooks as I ride. Only in one ear--it would be crazy to block out traffic noise. I'm of two minds about this, but so far, I feel perfectly safe.
There are these bike stereo speakers on the market now, which are cool but pose three significant problems: they aren't rainproof (lame!), I hate hearing other people's music so why would I subject people around me to mine?, and finally, um, porn. Hah! Can you imagine riding around with some story by
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Yeah, me neither.
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