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Pat,
XM is a great way to go. I prefer it to MP3 players because I like a varity of music.
Functionally there is not difference between XM and Sirius. Musically they are very similar too. Its the extra programming that makes a difference.
XM Has:
Opie and Anthony
Major League Baseball (yes all the games)
Some college football (SEC I think)
NPR type clone (Bob Edwards)
Sirius has or will have:
Howard Stern
Martha Stuart
NFL
I currently have XM. Actually 2 of them. A Roady2 for the car/bike and Ski Fi for home. I love it. The Roady 2 is really small and does the job. There are other models out there that will do it too but for me the R2 is the best for what I want.
In the next 4-5 months I will be buying Sirius to add to the collection. I have to admit during my hour plus commute each way I listen to Stern in the morning.
What I really want to see is one unit that can get both XM and Sirius.
Price is about the same on both. 12 bucks a month. I used to think it was stupid but when I was riding across country last year it was great listening to baseball, checking the traffic reports and getting weather from the weather channel. ( I was running from Tornado Warnings on one 1000 mile day).
I would say your deciding factor would be the above programming differences and mountability. Again I like the R2 because its small and there are some neat mounts for the wing from CycleGadgets. On my ST I used to just shove it into the map pouch on my tank bag.
Steve