Trogger

I'm using my android phone mounted on the handlebars for my GPS. When it's not noisy, I can hear the cues ok, but with wind and traffic noise/distraction, not so much.

So, I'm considering a headset whose primary use is to let me reliably hear the cues. It can't be in-ear or over ear. Bone conduction? A little speaker that sits off the ear, pointing at the ear canal?

Looking for options, if anyone has good suggestions.

Thanks.

Leisesturm

Interesting that this got no responses. Bone conduction is legit. I can't use them because my head is too big. The transducers end up ON my ear canal and not on the bones in front of my ears. My wife has them now. I have now have Acreo 'Open Ear' Buds. They don't go in your ears, they are exactly what you want, a little speaker that sits off the ear and you can hear ambient sounds just fine. Recommended.

PoorInRichfield

I think the only remotely safe headsets to wear are of the bone conduction style that don't actually go in your ears. The wife and I have used AfterShokz headsets for years and I think they'll suit your needs just fine. We've found that bone conduction headsets don't work so great in loud environments where you might want to listen to music or an audiobook, for example, but that's not your use case. We've also found that with AfterShokz, there's some kind of metal ball inside the earpiece that can get loose and wear-out over time. If that happens before the headset is out of warranty, AfterShokz will replace them.