Ummm Pre-riding? Sounds like a marketing argument.
I also prefer the physical version for the reasons mentioned but for car audio, for a party... for example I prefer the streaming. Why? Very simple, I consider my CDs and vinyls too valuable to lose.
The problem of sales of "quality" or "traditional" audio equipment (and music) has more to do with the education of our youth than anything else: they want all and fast (and free).They don't care about quality.