pedalbiker wrote:
pattersonpaul wrote:
I really don't care that some people like to listen to their precious tunes while cycling/running. Most of them will have a greater chance of being a Darwin Award winner than an age group award winner but that's
none of my business.
I only wish they'd come clean and admit that endurance sports are so boring to them that they need the crutch of
music to get through their workout. That is all.
I don't understand the animosity. If you really don't care and it's none of your business like you say, then what's with the attacks?
I've run a sub 17 5k and am a Cat 1 cyclist, meaning I've won quite a few things and put in tens of thousands of miles. And as I said earlier, I always wear headphones when solo. Just like I always listen to music when I drive, just like I usually listen to music when I'm working or doing things at home. I like listening to music so I do it for a number of activities. It has nothing to do with boredom so much as it has to do with doing multiple things I like at once. I don't need a "crutch" to do anything.
I don't understand why this bothers people so much that they have to attack people out of the blue. There's no moral or intellectual superiority here because you don't want to listen to music.
Been lurking this thread for a while and finally had to chime in. Basically to say +1.
Agegrouper here, in a oly usually go sub 1, IM bike PB of 4.42. KQ. Did Norseman a couple of times. Was European AG champion LD (ETU) this year.
Always ride with earplugs when alone. Listen to books, podcasts and talkradio. Never music, but that's just because it's not my thing. I like it.
It lets my mind wander. Think. Explore. Learn.
In 10 years on the bike i had 3 crashes. The first time on the bike, when i forgot i was clipped in and fell over, sometime when a girl on a regular bike decided to do an instant u-turn without checking if there was any other traffic on the bikepath, and 2 months ago when I had to pee during a group ride and misjudged my ability to Sagan-jump onto a boardwalk.
Accidents happen. Accidents happen more to people that don't know how to control their transportation of choice. Accidents happen more to assholes. None of these factors are correlated to having in earplugs while biking.
Feels a little like an Headphonewearers Anonymous meeting... ;)