keeping mp3 players free from sweat on a ride

Team Banana Spokesman

how do you do it?

the last phone I had got destroyed by sweat while riding and I just got a niiiice mp3 player that I want to keep in good condition.

im thinking plastic bag but would this make the thing overheat massively?


( please keep anti-music arguments out of here :roll: theres other threads for that)

cougie

What MP3 player kicks out any heat ? Plastic bag would be essential - thats what I do when I go running with one.

(But dont blame me if you get squished listening to Boney M. I've tried it and it doesnt agree with me.)

White Line

I have an iPod sized pocket on the lower back of my shorts. Would have thought it would have been fine to get the back of it a bit sweaty. :? My phone always seems fine in a jersey pocket too.

You sure it was sweat that broke it, and not it just being rubbish?

redvee

I've got a iPod touch for non-cycling listening and an el-cheapo Sony 1Gb mp3 player for on the bike. The Sony goes in a jersey pocket and is playing from the moment I leave until I get home. TBH I only use it on the Cyclepath at a low volume level.

Cubic

Half fold a sock back on itself and you have a great mobile phone/ipod protector.

Wrap this in a veggie bag from the supermarket and it's rain/sweat proof too!

cougie

I reckon a cycling jersey wont be as sweaty as the pocket in my running shorts - so sweat may not be an issue, but you never know when it will pee down anyway. I'd not risk it without the bag.

Porgy

Cubic wrote:

Half fold a sock back on itself and you have a great mobile phone/ipod protector.

Wrap this in a veggie bag from the supermarket and it's rain/sweat proof too!

Cycled into work today listening to Collings and Herrin podcast with my Zen MP3 player in a black sock held to my handlebars by a couple of cable ties.

It actually worked out pretty good. Not sure it'll be quite as good when it rains.

justresting

I use an i pod ' shuffle ' with an integral clip, which I just clip to the bottom of my jersey then run the earphones down inside it . Ive never really thought about it getting wet . I've been caught in a shower once or twice ( fairweather man really ) and, touch wood , its had no ill effects , plus at the bottom of my jersey the controls are easy to access .

Ollieda

Have a look online, there's a few places that do little ipod holders with a big elastic that goes round your arm. Keeps water/sweat off the ipod but soft fronts mean you can still use the buttons......its hard to do and scrolling though (i.e. scrolling through lists / changing volume.

notsoblue

I got one of these today actually:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Xtrememac-Light ... B001K7II4C

Its for my HTC Hero, but designed for iPhones/iPod Touch. Fits the HTC very well (better than any other I tried) and fits the iPhone perfectly. Tried it out on the commute home, and then for a run afterwards and its does the job brilliantly..

@Team Banana - What type of MP3 player is it?

CiB

I've got one of those Sony NWZ-A816 things - very good in all respects. It got absolutely drenched a couple of times last summer out on long rides when I got caught in monsoons and it didn't miss a beat, so I don't worry about it anymore. It seems to be waterproof and there are no moving parts to worry about. If it does fail, it's an excuse to buy something new.

Mastineo

iPod Shuffle clipped to brake cable. Have tried keeping an iPhone in my jersey pocket and it gets soaked with sweat. Apple wont (for me anyway) warranty repair a phone damaged by sweat - the litmus? paper inside changes colour indicating water damage and they insist you "dropped it down the toilet".

Pross

I took my old Sony Ericsson Walkman phone out twice in my jersey pocket and on both occassions it stopped working from sweat / condensation (despite another layer under the jersey!). A plastic bag will help protect it from sweat but you may still get problems from condensation.

KillerMetre

Despite OP's comment...Cycling whilst listening to music is irresponsible and idiotic,that is all.

211dave112

KillerMetre wrote:

Despite OP's comment...Cycling whilst listening to music is irresponsible and idiotic,that is all.

do you listen to music in your car?

by your reasoning should deaf people not cycle?

ridiculous thing to say.

Porgy

KillerMetre wrote:

Despite OP's comment...Cycling whilst listening to music is irresponsible and idiotic,that is all.

some people just can;t resist getting on their podium - and I love the "that's all" - he doesn't want to debate the issue. TBH - neither do I. all I have to say on the subject is this: until it is illegal or it can be proved that I am affecting others then please kindly f*ck off and stay out of my personal business - oh and by the way I'll be irresponsibly drinking this evening, breathing in my flatmates second hand cigarette smoke, and eating bacon without cutting the fat off too.

paul64

I think you have some options:
- offroad tops have a waist-side zipped pocket for mobile but can be used for mp3
- lanyard round neck depending on what you use and how heavy
- bluetooth earphones so it doesn't matter where you put the wire-free mp3
- neoprene arm-band. This is what I use for winter turbo-training to hold my mobile/mp3 case that has trouser-belt loops. On the arm it's out of the way but close

Depends on your riding, I personally wouldn't use an mp3 for road-riding as hearing is so important for 360 awareness

KillerMetre

Porgy wrote:

KillerMetre wrote:

Despite OP's comment...Cycling whilst listening to music is irresponsible and idiotic,that is all.

some people just can;t resist getting on their podium - and I love the "that's all" - he doesn't want to debate the issue. TBH - neither do I. all I have to say on the subject is this: until it is illegal or it can be proved that I am affecting others then please kindly f*ck off and stay out of my personal business - oh and by the way I'll be irresponsibly drinking this evening, breathing in my flatmates second hand cigarette smoke, and eating bacon without cutting the fat off too.

Sorry for abusing your civil rights Mr Clarkson :roll:

Lillywhite

211dave112 wrote:

do you listen to music in your car?

I agree with KillerMetre, that having music through both ears from a MP3 player means that the cyclist will not be aware of any traffic approaching from behind.
I do have music on when I'm driving but it isn't directed into my ears through a headphone and a car provides far more personal protection than a cycle in any event.

Anyway, I will accept that if you wish to hear music through a MP3 player, whilst out on your bike, it's a personal choice as is wearing a helmet.

balthazar

My iPhone goes in a ziplock bag in my back pocket, to protect it from rain as much as sweat. Even playing music constantly it doesn't produce perceptible heat.

(Some of these threads are making me feel very rebellious. I don't wear a helmet, often listen to music when riding, regularly go 50mph+... and I've been known to sneak the odd red light or one-way street. I didn't realise I was so swashbuckling..! Perhaps my avatar's spirit is having an effect...)

Lillywhite

balthazar wrote:

My iPhone .......

You'll be telling us next that you check your emails whilst riding along!

nomoreexcuses

Porgy wrote:

KillerMetre wrote:

Despite OP's comment...Cycling whilst listening to music is irresponsible and idiotic,that is all.

some people just can;t resist getting on their podium - and I love the "that's all" - he doesn't want to debate the issue. TBH - neither do I. all I have to say on the subject is this: until it is illegal or it can be proved that I am affecting others then please kindly f*ck off and stay out of my personal business - oh and by the way I'll be irresponsibly drinking this evening, breathing in my flatmates second hand cigarette smoke, and eating bacon without cutting the fat off too.

I don't suppose you would mind drivers, using there mobile phone either! You been distracted by your music! You have less concentration. Of course you affecting others.

I heard of a cyclist riding into the back of a parked car, they were zoned into the music, they lost concentration.

You won't hear the bloody enourmous juggernaut behind you.

balthazar

Lillywhite wrote:

balthazar wrote:

My iPhone .......

You'll be telling us next that you check your emails whilst riding along!

Check? I write 'em..!

BenWatson89

Im a big fan of a plastic bag. Just a normal sandwich bag style one. Never had any problems with my ipod. Also protects it from those unforseen rain showers.

dilemna

Errr.... you shouldn't wear them whilst cycling. It's dangerous didn't you know :roll: .

Porgy

KillerMetre wrote:

Porgy wrote:

KillerMetre wrote:

Despite OP's comment...Cycling whilst listening to music is irresponsible and idiotic,that is all.

some people just can;t resist getting on their podium - and I love the "that's all" - he doesn't want to debate the issue. TBH - neither do I. all I have to say on the subject is this: until it is illegal or it can be proved that I am affecting others then please kindly f*ck off and stay out of my personal business - oh and by the way I'll be irresponsibly drinking this evening, breathing in my flatmates second hand cigarette smoke, and eating bacon without cutting the fat off too.

Sorry for abusing your civil rights Mr Clarkson :roll:

Clarkson?! F*ck off!! Jesus - go and take your soap box somewhere else you tedious jumped up little ConDem who likes the sound of his own voice.

Did I say anything about civil rights? No - you're just an irritating sanctimonious tit.

I thank you!

Porgy

nomoreexcuses wrote:

I don't suppose you would mind drivers, using there mobile phone either! You been distracted by your music! You have less concentration. Of course you affecting others.

Of course the risk to others from a bicycle and from a car is exactly the same. :roll:

I heard of a cyclist riding into the back of a parked car, they were zoned into the music, they lost concentration.

of course you did - only in 35 years of cycling - it's never remotely happened to me. I see idiots on bikes every day - some with ipods, most without. there are worse things in the world you know.

You won't hear the bloody enourmous juggernaut behind you.

funny though - i always have done. :roll:

Porgy

Lillywhite wrote:

211dave112 wrote:

do you listen to music in your car?

I agree with KillerMetre, that having music through both ears from a MP3 player means that the cyclist will not be aware of any traffic approaching from behind.

b*ll*cks

hounslow

there's a great thing on mp3 players, called a volume control. turn it down till you can hear the music, but still hear your surroundings.

did that really need explaining?

Lillywhite

Porgy wrote:

b*ll*cks

I like a well reasoned response.

oldwelshman

KillerMetre wrote:

Despite OP's comment...Cycling whilst listening to music is irresponsible and idiotic,that is all.

+1.
I prefer to listen to traffic approaching from behind as I have had to hop out of the way more than once!!
Ok on a turbo or closed cicuit but not on open road and to compare it to listening to radio in car is bollox as you have the car to protect you from other vehicles !!