Using ipod mini in a bike

Is possible to use ipod mini fixing it in a mountain bike. I will make a mountain route in holidays and i want to carry ipod mini together with a mini speakers in front of my bike. Any problem with the vibrations?
Thanks and sorry for my bad english.

I don't know about the operating range of the iPod but I doubt fixing it to a mountain bike would do it any good.
Best to have it loosely but securely attached so it doesn't get knocked but any vibration would be absorbed. a good protective case for the iPod should do the trick then have that housed in a carrier on the bike. With the cables for the speakers coming out of it.
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