As an inveterate music-on-the-bike fan, I've gone through lots of=20 equipment, beginning with
assorted cassette based walkmans.
I have a teeny-weeny MiniDisk unit, and for a while I was heavily into=20 that format, but these
days I use it mainly for surreptitious recording=20 at concerts.
For longer rides I will take my Rio Volt mp3/cd player. This is a very=20 nifty gadget; plays
regular cds or MP3 cds. An MP3 CD holds 3 complete=20 Wagner operas or ten hours of whatever you
want. It also has an FM=20 tuner built in. It has a very large buffer, so there is no skipping=20
problem on a bike. As to high-speed pedestrianism, I couldn't tell you. =
I only run when somebody's chasing me.
My newest toy is a Sony Cli=E9 NZ90 PDA, which is very wonderful indeed. =
Amongst its various features, it is an MP3 player. I've got a 512 mb=20 Compact Flash card for it,
which holds maybe an hour and a half of music =
(in addition to a bunch of games, photographs and books.) Battery life=20 is an issue with this
unit, however, so it is best for shorter rides.
Sheldon "Yes, I'm A Techno-Geek" Brown +--------------------------------+
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