iHome Bike - Bicycle Speakers for iPod
Take those headphones from your ears
OK, so you want to listen to your favorite musics while you ride your bike but you hate headphones (or you think they are too dangerous when riding a bicycle)?
Then you came to the right place. Here you will find a couple of solutions to be able to hear music while riding your bike and at the same time be able to also hear what is going on around you on the road.
When I was making my last hub about the iBikeConsole I realized that many of you should prefer listening music while riding using some kind of portable speakers over the headphones solution.
After some research I found out iHome™ products from where you can choose two different speakers to use on your bicycle, the iH20W and the iH85B.
Both of them accept almost every type of iPod (you can check compatibilities on their manuals).
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iHome iH20W speaker
This speaker was design mainly for using on the shower or on the shore but because of its water-resistant character it can also be used hanging from your backpack or even strap into your bike. This way you will have a much more multivalent portable speaker.
The main problem of iH20W it is the fact that it does not have any remote control which makes it almost impossible to change musics safely while riding.
It comes with an AC power adapter for charging the iPod and it works with 4 ”AA” batteries. One good thing it is the small dimension of the iH20W: 4" (10.16cm) W x 9.7" (24.64cm) H x 3.7" (9.4cm) D.
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iHome iH85B bicycle speaker
This one it is the real thing if you are looking for portable speakers to only use on your bicycle. The iH85B was designed specially for bicycle use and it comes with a useful remote control which already brings 2 CR2032 batteries included. It also needs 4 ”AA” batteries to work and you can charge the iPod with the included AC power adapter.
One can attach the iH85B both to the handlebar or to the bottle cage of the bike. These operations are very easy to perform and are well explain on the manual.
Even though the iH85B seams bigger than the iH20W it is in fact a bit smaller: 3.2" (8.13cm) W x 9.4" (23.88cm) H x 3.2" (8.13cm) D. All this makes it almost as it was part of your bicycle and soon you will only remember it is there because of the great music you are listening.
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Check out the video below
You will be able to watch the iH85B - iHome Bike to Beach Bicycle Speaker for iPod - at 2:15 between some other cool gadgets presentations.