Race music, I mean while you race
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Our race series actually forbids it in the rules...ugh
I am actually really surprised the race your in actually allows music. IMO, i think its a really bad idea to be listening to music while racing. How would you ever hear some coming up on you or someone telling you something? Could potentially be dangerous....
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It's against NORBA rules. From the Norba rulebook....moab63 said:
- No headphones, earbuds, or anything similar will be allowed on course during any race. It does not matter if it is a two-way radio, iPod, or a Walkman.
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I guess no one has noticed and I only use one
ear piece. Also I only done it a few times, plus common people are driving with laptops open at 80 mph, or a cell phone while they breakup so I think the are a few places where this kind of distraction is more dangerous
Actually the reason I don`t do itmore often is because I worried about a breaking them up in a crash, in a race everything is more aggresive. The pros in the tours have an ear piece.:eekster:
ear piece. Also I only done it a few times, plus common people are driving with laptops open at 80 mph, or a cell phone while they breakup so I think the are a few places where this kind of distraction is more dangerous
Actually the reason I don`t do itmore often is because I worried about a breaking them up in a crash, in a race everything is more aggresive. The pros in the tours have an ear piece.:eekster:
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Pros have a two way radio. It's not constant music. It's to relay strategy, crashes and traffic/road issues.
I use my ipod to train on the road and rail trail but keep it low enough to hear cars and people/cyclists behind me. I think it's a bad idea on singletrack though and a terrible idea in a race.
I use my ipod to train on the road and rail trail but keep it low enough to hear cars and people/cyclists behind me. I think it's a bad idea on singletrack though and a terrible idea in a race.
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Here in our Utah race series, there is a guy that uses an mp3 while racing but with no headphones.....instead he blasts little loud speakers that he puts he puts in his jersey pockets.
He's pretty well known for that, being a local DJ and all. He typically warms-up by doing the sport class race, then races the expert class, all with ambient music.
You can hear him coming up the hills during the climbs, blasting some Sean Paul or equivalent Reggae jams.
Apparently he thinks it's worth the weight penalty. But you could put a 15" Sub-Woofer on his back and he'll still kick my butt.
He's pretty well known for that, being a local DJ and all. He typically warms-up by doing the sport class race, then races the expert class, all with ambient music.
You can hear him coming up the hills during the climbs, blasting some Sean Paul or equivalent Reggae jams.
Apparently he thinks it's worth the weight penalty. But you could put a 15" Sub-Woofer on his back and he'll still kick my butt.
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