I922sParkCir

I just can't use my Grado Labs SR-60's anymore because they slide off. So, what are good head phones to bike with? I'm a bit pickey and prefer good sound quality. With safety in mind, I would also prefer an open-air design so I can still hear surrounding noise.

Thank You,
- Jai

Jarery

Never found any headphones that work well for cycling. I do have some winter earmuffs with built in speakers that are great for in the winter though.

https://www.180s.com/sub_category.asp...d=4&psku=70256

As for non winter riding, earbuds, or if you don't want anything in your ear, earbuds combined with slipstreamz

https://www.slipstreamz.com/

ax0n

None.

PAY.

ATTENTION.

TO.

THE.

ROAD.

FFS, please, pay attention. Bike paths are a little different story, but still. iPod Zombies for the lose.

M_S

Trollol?

biffstephens

I use these...

https://www.v-moda.com/

paulwwalters

I say a basic pair of earbuds would be fine, since you'll only be using one of them.

AEO

get some incanal headphones. The cheaper ones are sometimes normal ear buds with squishy bits attached on to them, but the good ones are truly designed for the purpose of insertion into your ear. Drowns out about 30 decibels of outside noise, meaning you can hear someone talk, or a car engine as long as you're not blasting it. Doesn't slide out easily. Used by pro and amature race drivers so they can hear the pit crew better, but still hear what is going on around them.

No point in open air I think, you'd barely be able to hear them with the wind buffeting.


iPod zombies suck, yes, but we'll give you a fair warning (so does the packaging) about use around machinery. So pay attention, put it at a reasonable volume and ride safe.

znomit

+1
I use sony in-ear(used to be called ex81's) headphones. Reduce wind noise but can still hear well...and they dont fall out or interfere with helmet straps.

DO NOT use isolation earphones that poke right in and work as ear plugs.

biknbrian

Man, It's just plain crazy to ride on the road with earphones. This is coming from a guy who commutes without a helmet. But hey, do what you want.

Hasselhof

You don't need to hear to have situational awareness. Riding and headphones can be done safely. To me, music makes exercise, commuting and life in general much more enjoyable, and as such I'll continue to enjoy it.

This thread may well be a troll, but responses like that are just as bad.

Tapeworm21

Noise canceling ear phones by Sony. Ever since I bought them, drivers quit yelling at me.... I think. You wouldn't believe how easy it is to ignore everyone! I bought some for $50 at Radioshack, no problems with them, and comfortable as hell! You can't hear cars coming up on you, but deaf people bike, right?

Pepper Grinder

Portable speakers strapped to your handlebars.

I got the speakers; I still haven't figured out how to mount it effectively, but when I do, watch out!

freako

AMEN!!!!!!

You cannot pay attention to the road in clear detail with headphones blasting your favorite rap or whatever you listen to. Even if you have the volumn way down you still can't hear details especially early signs of problems. A lot times cars will speed up just before you reach an intersection because they want to beat you to it and turn in front of you, if you can't hear that engine speed increase then your missing a clue that could save your life. That's just one example, and if you've been riding for any length of time I'm sure you could think of others that if your hearing was hindered you may have crashed and burned.

Situational awareness is important also as one poster mentioned, however to be as safe as possible you need reduntant senses and hearing is that. If situational awareness was the only thing you needed then the space shuttle wouldn't need 4 reduntant computers and a 5th as back up!!! (get the ideal? 5 computers 5 senses...hmmm). Sure a deaf person could ride a bike, but a deaf person as their other senses heightened to a degree ours are not; but you and I are not deaf so we need to use all of our senses to remain safe.

merckxy

Hi taperworm, do your Sony headphones really cancel all the wind noise when you are cycling? What is the type?

I922sParkCir

Thanks for your guys advice. I think I'm going to go with Sennheiser PMX70 Sport Line Stereo Neckband Headphones. In-ear headphones scare me because they block out to much noice. I'd rather not hear my music but hear the cars. I live in busy SoCal, to traffic is a huge concern.

What do you guys think?
-Jai

freako

What?? you say you live in busy traffic area and in-ear headphones scare you yet your looking at those Sennheiser's? Where in the hell do you think those ear buds are going to go? THEIR GOING IN YOUR EARS! And if you have something in your ears and music being pumped into it then your blocking some of the sound you need to hear from traffic.

I give up, go get some headphones and blast away with out a care in world; I don't know you from Adam, so I don't care if you die or get maimed from not being able to hear well enough that could have prevented an accident; I won't shed a tear since we're not personally involved with each other.

2_i 

I think that natural selection can likely take care of the issue, but what about others who, not guilty, will potentially die or will get physically and/or psychologically injured on the occasion.

evblazer

I got a pair of these recently and they work well. I can listen with the volume pretty low because they actually cut down on wind noise alot. I can still hear and concentrate on vehicles. It isn't like I close my eyes and start singing to the music in a trance or something. It isn't any more distracting then a car stereo would be when you drive a car. I do have a nice pair of schure in the ear canal noise cancelling ear buds which I wouldnt' recommend. For me I'd get ear infections from using it because it would heat up my ear since it plugs it up plus it will make it so you can't hear anything until someone jams on the horn.

I've tried speakers on the bike and on the neck and the wind noise was horrible so over 10mph I couldn't hear at all and then when stopped it was blasting.
Maybe if you tried the spoiler from over at slipsteamz combined with speakers it would be ok.

I922sParkCir

Ok, wow. First of all, those are not in-ear headphone those are banded earbuds. When I said in-ear headphones I meant ones that go inside the ear cannal. These don't entirely block out the noise of traffic.

Stop being a troll. I joined this community because I liked how much people care, which is clearly not the case for you. Here's a lesson about forum etiquette, you don't need to tell people that you don't care if they die to get your point accross, facts and experiance work much better.

Than you,
-Jai

jmb

Sony MDR-ED21LP
About $20
I have small ears. Almost never fall out good sound.
Ignore the Trolls

chephy

+1. The fearmongering safety nannies who have no evidence to support their claim always resort to the intimidation techniques. "Okay, I give up, walk and chew gum at the same time and suffocate to death, what do I care?" Or "Ok, don't accept Jesus as your saviour and rot in hell, you filthy *******."

Tapeworm21

Yikes, I'm not sure what model they are. But you can't hear ANYTHING except for the music. And the sound is pretty damn good too. Again, they're made by Sony and they costed around $50... the more you pay the happier you'll be. Kinda the way it works.

freako

It doesn't matter if their ear buds or phones, their still going into or over the ear thus eliminating noise just by that act alone without the introduction of music, add music to the mix and now your hearing is compromised.

Like I said before do whatever you want because you will anyway, and we all have self will to do whatever we want.

gosmsgo

yeah!!!

I am a member of the safety police too.

I once saw a deaf kid riding his bike and I PUNCHED HIM IN THE FACE!!!!!!! It was harsh but it may have saved his life.

If someone rides VC then they do not need to hear. I listen to talk radio so its not like I am just blarring it but I have found that if anything it cuts wind noise and I can hear cars better.

The one persons example is the perfect reason why they should ride VC. A VC rider would have already taken the lane when approaching an intersection as to eliminate the possibility of a driver passing and left hooking them. Riding to the right in an intersection is bad form with or without headphones.

But some are right. If you ride like a NYC messenger then you probably should not wear headphones.

Deer do not live long around roads so I try not to act like one.

synergy

Instead of headphones or earphones in your ears, check this device out:

https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=340853