Ipod Nano

[Billy Budd]

I listen to music when I ride, I dropped my Ipod classic and broke it. Any of you use the Ipod Nano 7th generation? I think I need a new one. Thanks.

 

[treybrad]

If you're just using it to play music, I wouldn't bother paying the premium for the Apple logo...

Get your hands on a Sandisk Sansa (Portable Music and Video Players by SanDisk) or similar. You can usually get them on eBay or Amazon for ~$20. Think I bought my first gen Sansa as a refurb on eBay for $15 and it's worked flawlessly for 4 or 5 years now. Expandable/exchangeable memory is really handy.

trey

 

[Cutter J. Duke]

I was using my phone for a long time but was afraid that I might drop it out of an unsecured pocket. So I bought my first I-anything...I got one of the new shuffles. It's been perfect for riding because its tiny, fits in any pocket and holds a bunch of music (I even got library loan audio books on it), the thing is all metal and looks to be tough as and old mule. I still don't think I'll ever be one of the crazed I-people, Apple stuff is too expensive for what it is, and if it had not been for only being able to get Library loans on Apple's stuff, I would have probably got a cheap MP3 player (or 3 for the same price as the shuffle) just so if I killed one it would be cheap to replace. I never use the I tunes store, I buy Cd's or old vinyl , copy it to my players and store the originals. that way if anything happens to my player/computer/phone or whatever I can always re-burn a copy, its just the old D.J. side of me that always wants to have the hard copy just in case.

 

[Daboo]

If you're just using it to play music, I wouldn't bother paying the premium for the Apple logo...

Get your hands on a Sandisk Sansa (Portable Music and Video Players by SanDisk) or similar. You can usually get them on eBay or Amazon for ~$20. Think I bought my first gen Sansa as a refurb on eBay for $15 and it's worked flawlessly for 4 or 5 years now. Expandable/exchangeable memory is really handy.

trey

+1 I have an even older version of a Sandisk Sansa C250 MP3/FM Radio player. I've had it for years. It's small. Has expandable memory. I use the FM radio on the commute for traffic reports. It takes a beating and still keeps running. I think the new price was about $30 years ago. If it dies, I'll buy another.

Chris

 

[MZ5]

I agree about the SanDisk products. I have one and it's great! It'll even play videos, though I'd go blind trying to look at the tiny screen.

I like the SanDisk products because I use Ogg and FLAC (open source) file formats for most of my music, and Apple and Microsoft go out of their way to assure that their products _don't_ support those formats.

They're also cost-effective, expandable, and have been very reliable for me.

 

[bamamate]

+1 on the Sansa. Had one for years. Inexpensive, expandable, tough and I don’t have to use ITunes.
One consideration is the format of your music library. If you purchase music through ITunes Apple uses a proprietary format natively so you may have to convert the music files to mp3. You can do this within ITunes but it is an extra step that surprises people.

 

[Craig92DA9]

I'm gunna be the black sheep and say go for the apple product =). Yes, you can get more bang for your buck elsewhere.. but I would do it for the same reason I'm going to get a CF rear hugger instead of plastic, they both do the same job, weight difference is negligible (especially on the NC) but damn is it SEXY! =D

 

[Billy Budd]

Hmmmm, I have a Sansa that was given to me by a friend, maybe I ought to dig it out.

 

[dduelin]

It is old technology now but a 3rd gen Shuffle in a Tapstick cover has served me well for many thousands of riding miles. The first thing I did for the NC was fashion a handlebar clip for the Shuffle. The Tapstick converts the Shuffle to push buttons I can operate while riding with gloved hands and makes it virtually waterproof. I have maybe 50,000 miles on it so I think it was money well spent ($110 when new?)

I dropped it once while riding about 60 mph. I was trying to slip it into a pocket before riding into a heavy rainstorm and it got away from me. Luckily it came to rest on the paved shoulder of the road and I was able to find it when I turned around. Scratched the corners a little otherwise no damage.

 

[Spaceteach]

I'm a big fan of the Sansa Clip also, but since I got the Sena Bluetooth headset for my helmet I've been using either a iPhone or iPod touch. Having the speakers installed in the helmet is really convenient, and not having to hassle with wiring is also a plus. One benefit of the new Nano is that it has Bluetooth built in so it can be used with Bluetooth helmet/intercom systems.

Bob

 

[dduelin]

I used to ride with helmet speakers but found I had to turn them up so loud to overcome wind noise they distort and lose fidelity. I switched to wearing silicone in-ear speakers that attentuate wind noise and preserve music fidelity - but the wires can be a hassle at times.

 

[Billy Budd]

Wireless may be the ticket.

 

[turbodieseli4i6]

I listen to music when I ride, I dropped my Ipod classic and broke it. Any of you use the Ipod Nano 7th generation? I think I need a new one. Thanks.

Not trying to hijack the thread, but are any of these glove friendly? I have a Nano and listen to the radio most.

I hate taking my glove off to change channels when a wrap song plays. Especially when it 20 degrees out.

 

[MZ5]

The Sansa is pretty good. It has actual push-able buttons and a wheel/ring for volume & scrolling. ...at least that's how mine works...