Question- Do you ride with Earplugs?

[salsashark]

The monitor style custom ones are great since they block out all the noise, and then you have to use very little volume to hear the music.

[asp_125]

Anyone heard of BigEar inc? A rider at work had a set made up from their local CO distributer. http://www.bigearinc.com/index.php?o...=26&Itemid=148

[CaptGoodvibes]

Yes. 99.9999% of the time. I have the cheap, roll between your fingers kind. I'll gladly play 'catch up' to a group ride so I can deal with my ear plugs at the parking lot.

[Jmetz]

I like how every link takes me to their contact page.

[asp_125]

I like how every link takes me to their contact page.

Website fail.

[FZRguy]

There's actually a right and wrong way to put the foam plugs in your ear. You know to roll them, then take your oppisite hand and grab the top of your ear, pull up and back as you insert the plug with the other hand. It will seat much better using this technique.

[Wrider]

There's actually a right and wrong way to put the foam plugs in your ear. You know to roll them, then take your oppisite hand and grab the top of your ear, pull up and back as you insert the plug with the other hand. It will seat much better using this technique.

Agreed, although for me that doesn't work well. I tend to roll them until you can't roll them any more, then push them in from the back of the ear, slightly into the canal. They seat much better this way, and any other way it kills my ears after about 20 min.

[Rocket01]

I rode for a few years w/o ear plugs--that was dumb. I'm pretty sure that, and trance music, had something to do with premature hearing loss. I went to Laguna Seca for the 2010 GP race and picked up a pricey, but amazing, custom formed ear plug headphones. Now I can jam out and keep my hearing. http://www.fit-ear.com/products-page...ingle-driver1/

[chasemr2]

^ $425

[tecknojoe]

Wonder if we could get a group discount..

Consider me in for this.

Salsa, are the headphone ones wireless or do you have coards dangling out of the helmet?

[CaptGoodvibes]

There's actually a right and wrong way to put the foam plugs in your ear. You know to roll them, then take your oppisite hand and grab the top of your ear, pull up and back as you insert the plug with the other hand. It will seat much better using this technique.

Here's the video that changed my mind about foam plugs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEObOaHp6Bg

[G35CO]

Here's the video that changed my mind about foam plugs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEObOaHp6Bg

Great video

[bulldog]

Here's the video that changed my mind about foam plugs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEObOaHp6Bg

Yup, good video.

Although already knew all that and was hoping to get some new tips. Ok, this may br gross, but if you really can't get the foam earplug in correctly with the above video tips lick the earplug right before you insert it and it slides in easier (or if you have some water available wet your fingers after rolling earplug. Would only recommend doing this on a new earplug unless you like the taste of earwax Kind of gross but it works; especially when you are in a hurry and the riding pack is leaving you.

[G35CO]

Anyone using helmet wind noise blocker?

[Rare Air]

After reading this thread I would like some custom ones but I have some gnarly cauliflower ear due to college wrestling. Afraid if i got custom ones that my ears might get worse since I am still in the wrestling room coaching.

Decisions, decisions.

[salsashark]

Consider me in for this.

Salsa, are the headphone ones wireless or do you have coards dangling out of the helmet?

Corded... Like the ones posted above, but I opted for the cheaper silicon ones... They were around 230'sh

As for the dangling. I just tuck the cord into the collar of my jacket. No fuss...

[JDK1962]

Count me in on the Earinc group order.

[YrDaDy]

If I'm going on a decent ride, I just put my Sony Earbuds (headphones) in my ears.. they fit well and I can listen to music without much noise.

Bought them for around $50 a few years back from RadioShack.

[tecknojoe]

Corded... Like the ones posted above, but I opted for the cheaper silicon ones... They were around 230'sh

As for the dangling. I just tuck the cord into the collar of my jacket. No fuss...

I'll stick with the regular ones then

[BHeth]

Always wear them. Only time I don't is if I have been diagnosing/working on a bike and need to hear the little noises.

I really like the blue Hearos from Walgreens. Super soft and work great. They are a bit bigger in circumference than the orange and purple ones I have from Home Depot and fit my ears better. I can reuse them several times before they start to go off.

The absolute best OTC I have used are the moldable ones from http://earplugsonline.com/. They mold into the ear, seem to last forever, and are very comfortable. These take a little longer to put in, so I usually only use them for long rides. If I am canyon riding and taking lots of smoke breaks, I just stuff in the regular type plugs.

[ATL]

Depending on price, I could be interested on a Group buy for some really nice ear protection. I'm also around Boulder many times a week.

-Chris

[VryfastRR]

Interested in the group buy. Any word on that?

[Jmetz]

Still in the works. The gentleman I've been working with said he was gonna be out this week but would relay to his partner. I sent him an email this morning to get an update. Waiting to hear back.

[Ghosty]

Been using the Hearos lately, a Godsend. I can't even stand to ride without plugs nowadays. My Icon helmet is getting a nasty high-pitched whistling noise at highway speeds, it's painful!