Hi,
Wanted to share a little project!
I know some might say it's not ok to cycle with loud music bothering others and not hearing your surroundings. For the record; I don't do that ☺️.
But as I like to try and built stuff and I saw the potential to start this little DIY project, I decided to go for it.
Me, a practical idiot and a lot of unnecessary tape, but I just want to have some extra security haha.
There are 4, 3.5 inch 20 watt full range speakers, connected to a small bluetooth receiver (Power Dynamics BT10 - 15v 2A, in the past but now with an AliExpress 50w amplifier with knob) in series. It's mounted inside under the phone holder. I drilled a small hole in there to have the knob go through and control the volume.
As it has a barrel connector, I bought a barrel-to-USB C cable which connects to a 20.000mAh powerbank able to output 45w. (The capacity is overkill, I know. It can keep going for 20 hours).
I drilled two holes, sacrificed the cupholder and two more holes on the side.everything is connected on the inside and the rest of the mid console acts a resonance chamber.
Greetings from Amsterdam!
Setting aside the debate regarding noise pollution on the pathways.
I liked seeing people personalizing their equipment. Add a chainsaw on the basket and with your decals, it reminded me of an old movie Death Race 2000.
Some of my thoughts,
- lost of storage space
- added weight
- there are BT speakers on the market with small footprint but has powerful sounds.
To each his own, enjoy your ride.
🤔 What do you do if it starts to rain? ☔️