One thing I love doing is riding a bicycle. As much as I love riding with my husband, he has this annoying habit of throwing out “Audio Cooties” – i.e. he’ll start singing whatever is currently stuck on and lodge it firmly into my head, whether I want it or not.<\/p>\n
I could combat this by riding with my own iPod and listening to my own tunes, but listening through headphones while operating a vehicle (a bicycle<\/a> is considered a vehicle) is illegal<\/a>. (Aside: it is a HUGE peeve of mine to see people riding with headphones or no helmet).<\/p>\n Instead I came up with a way of playing tunes on my bike while training for the Seattle To Portland<\/a> bike ride. My design evolved over my training but by STP it included<\/p>\n (I will insert a photo here when I can get one.).<\/p>\n Each speaker was attached to the iPod (which I could change just by pressing a button on my handlebars) and I could pump the tunes out to the front (for me) or back (for my riding buddies). I even used the system at the Lake Steven’s Olympic Distance triathlon (I did the biking portion).<\/p>\n\n