Hasta La Gadget!

I have tried mounting a speaker on my bike, but it never quite seems to work. The closest I cam to success was to tie the JawBone Jambox to my handlebar with a pair of toe-straps, but the Bluetooth connection is rather flaky and the tiny speaker’s sound isn’t up to the noise of city streets.

I am tempted by Foxl’s new Bike Kit Bundle, a bar-mount for the Foxl Hi-Fi speaker. We last saw this speaker — which claims audiophile status thanks to its “twofer” speakers that combine mid-range and tweeter into one unit, and its “bass battery,” which uses the rechargeable li-ion battery as the mass for the subwoofer — back in February.

Now, for an extra $50, you can buy a bar-bracket to put your music front and center in your bike’s “cockpit.” The Foxl-specific mount is supplied with the third-party GN032-AMPS handlebar clamp from Arkon. The product page suggests that the speaker can then be used for phone calls as well as music, although this seems like a terrible idea in terms of safety.

I’m still not sure if in-bike music makes me cool, or a complete dork. What I do know, though, is that I don’t really want yet another piece of plastic bolted to my bike, and neither do I want to wear headphones in city traffic. I guess the hunt will continue.

Foxl Bike Kit Bundle [SoundMatters]

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