[nau_lax21]

ok, i realize that this site may not be the best place for this question… but i just want to see if anyone has a solution. also, please dont flame about how bad of an idea this is. im just wandering if it can be done.

with the disclaimer out of the way.. im wandering if there is a solution for listening to (and controlling) an ipod while riding. more specifically, if there is a way to have the ipod wirelessly transmit audio to my helmet, and the helmet of a passenger, with some kind of easily accessable switch to go from music to intercom to talk to the passenger. and just for the hell of it (this is the worst of the ideas) throw in bluetooth on that switch for a cell phone.

??

[BoOZe P-ti Motard]

uh m a big old cranked but there is this helmet with music and bluetooth integrated and etc… its expensive of course but if you and your passenger have it, good for ye 2.maybe other ppl here will clear this out for ye but m against listening music while riding…even to its minimum volume, i m against though i do have bluetooth device in my ear while riding..just for emergency calls ey…

BoOZe
Solomolo Rider

[Budd]

You could use a chatterbox. I don’t know about controlling the ipod while riding. Best bet would be to set up a playlist and put it on random repeat.

Is it safe? could be a distraction and if you have it too loud you can damage your ears, but at a reasonable volume witht he ear plug type headphones you are actually helping your hearing by blocking out wind. I use the ear plug type headphones and I worried about sirens and noises I should hear. These don’t seem to be a problem. Of course I don’t turn up the volume to ride. I keep it at the same level that I do here in the office. The cut down on wind noise, but at about 75 the wind is hard enough that it is starting to overwhelm the music. Just think of how loud that is without hearing protection.

You will likely get a bunch of differing opinions on the safety of this. It isn’t the safest but neither are earplugs, but I think having something blocking wind noise is essential.

“I am the best there is at what I do, and what I do ain’t nice.”-Wolverine

[megaspaz]

Don’t know about controlling either and i’d say for the moment, forget about controlling the ipod. For listening, I use the cx400 noise isolation ear buds with the large ear adapters.

http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-CX400-Performance-Isolating-Headphones/dp/B0011VQCG8/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1218201988&sr=8-16

—
If there’s anything more important than my ego
around, I want it caught and shot now…

[six-shooter]

It’s not quite what you’re looking for, but I use the Scala Rider Q2 bluetooth unit with my helmet(http://www.cardowireless.com/Q2) . In addition to bluetooth phone, intercom, and gps integration, it has a FM radio built into it, if you can stand the radio instead of your ipod. I doesn’t use earbuds, but flat speakers that velcro to the inside of your helmet lining. It takes a few tries to get them positioned perfectly, but once you have, everything sounds great. Large buttons make the controls easy, and the phone part of it is amazing. I have been on the freeway talking on the phone and the person on the other end couIdn’t tell I was on my bike. (Not that I recommend talking in traffic on the freeway. Had to get the disclaimer in.) Now, I’m on a Vulcan 500 which, relatively speaking, isn’t a loud bike. I can’t comment on how well it works if you’re on a bike with loud pipes.
I suppose there might be a way to program the voice functions on an iPhone to control the ipod part of it, but I’m not sure.

[Jim]

I bought these :

http://www.amazon.com/Stereo-Motorcycle-Helmet-Speakers/dp/B000J2TDNE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1218208771&sr=8-2 for $20,

the volume is not real loud (which is what I wanted) and it is wired to my ipod in my jacket pocket. the helmet jack is very unobtrusive, don’t even know it is there if I don’t jack in, sits under the lip of the padding on the back part of the helmet and you don’t even know the soft speakers are under your earpads, it does have a volume control, which I just leave at max, because as i said it is not very loud, but no other controls. Works for me on my commute.

[Budd]

Six-Shooter, have you been able to test the bike to bike communication on this? How well would this work on a sportbike with a low windshield, i.e windnoise?

“I am the best there is at what I do, and what I do ain’t nice.”-Wolverine

[BoOZe P-ti Motard]

that is what i was talking about..but the other one was nolan helmz i fink..chek dat out…

BoOZe
Solomolo Rider

[six-shooter]

I haven’t used the bike to bike intercom feature yet, but I plan on buying my wife one in the next few months, so I’ll try it then. As far as windnoise causing you problems hearing, I think that would depend on you’re helmet more than your bike. I don’t use a windshield either, and my HJC full-faced helmet does fine as long as I position the speakers in the correct place… like I mentioned, it takes a couple of times using it to find that “sweet spot” where they are positioned right over your ears. I also have a modular full face helmet that has alot more wind noise and so it does make it harder to hear. If you’re talking about windnoise affecting your mic, I have been very suprised that windnoise hasn’t been a problem at all. When talking to someone and riding at 50+ mph, they say they can hear a little windnoise, but that it’s faint and that the voice is very clear.

[BoOZe P-ti Motard]

check dat out…

http://ncom.nolan.it/Index_ENG.aspx

what i was talking abt

http://images.google.mu/imgres?imgurl=http://www.motocorse.com/racingnews/autoimg_plus_2004/News_mercato/Ncom.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php%3Ft%3D203037&h=480&w=500&sz=94&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=sxghcX1o0z89PM:&tbnh=125&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnolan%2Bhelmets%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN

seemz kool..

BoOZe
Solomolo Rider

[Amoryl]

note, I’ve not tried this. one one of these forums, I can’t remember which (could be this one even….) someone was looking for earplugs and reccomended http://www.etymotic.com/ and I note they also have earbud headphones as well, which according to them not only channels music into your ears, but still eliminates outside high decible sound same as their earplugs. they’ve quite pricey, but hey ever look at the price of the “cheap” Bose headphones? yikes!

[Author]

Posts