My wife and I recently went on some longer rides, and I experienced quite a bit of road noise. Rather than get a Clearview windshield this late in the season, I was thinking of investing in some earplugs as a short term solution. For those that use them, what would you recommend?
Ear Plugs
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Bill Gooch said:
Totally agree with you here. A good helmet should reduce the noise, and keep with the wind out. I don't seem to have any problem with noise, in fact, I can't get over how nice and quiet it is on the road. If the helmet isn't doing it for you, I would go with the foam disposable ear plugs. Bacteria growing on resuable ones could be a problem.
Donna
LeDude,
Those Leight foam ear plugs are the best, especially if you wet them first. I got a hand full of them from a developer on a job site. I have ringing in my ears due to using the rubber ringed plugs,navy provided- doctor measured, that never fit properly. I learned about wetting foam plugs after leaving a new set of the yellow plugs in my pants pocket and they went through the wash. They worked better than when they were new. I only had a few of the leight plugs and I started washing them and then used them after wringing them in a towel. That made them fit/expand even better. A little liquid antibacterial and water and they clean up like new and work better than new. I never saw them in a store but I'll have to check out the local Walmart. $3. a dozen is a good price.
Jim A.
Those Leight foam ear plugs are the best, especially if you wet them first. I got a hand full of them from a developer on a job site. I have ringing in my ears due to using the rubber ringed plugs,navy provided- doctor measured, that never fit properly. I learned about wetting foam plugs after leaving a new set of the yellow plugs in my pants pocket and they went through the wash. They worked better than when they were new. I only had a few of the leight plugs and I started washing them and then used them after wringing them in a towel. That made them fit/expand even better. A little liquid antibacterial and water and they clean up like new and work better than new. I never saw them in a store but I'll have to check out the local Walmart. $3. a dozen is a good price.
Jim A.
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Webbike world has an excellant read on the whys and hows of ear plugs and such:
http://www.webbikeworld.com/Earplugs/earplugs.htm
I was using the foam Mack's from Walgreens which worked great until I switched to the Blockade unit with a cheap Sansa MP3 player from Newegg...I likes my tunes. I find they do need a dab o' spit to make them fit since I have small ear canals. Also, they aren't as quiet as the foam jobs, but as long as I have the tunes going, I don't notice. I have a touch of tinnitus
from rock concerts, guns & loud stereos of yester year. What little I have is too much & now I use plugs all the time. Judas Priest would've been better the other day without the plugs, but I'd still be deaf & the skeeter in my ear would have grown to mammoth proportions.
BTW, Amazon was the best price for the Blockade.
http://www.webbikeworld.com/Earplugs/earplugs.htm
I was using the foam Mack's from Walgreens which worked great until I switched to the Blockade unit with a cheap Sansa MP3 player from Newegg...I likes my tunes. I find they do need a dab o' spit to make them fit since I have small ear canals. Also, they aren't as quiet as the foam jobs, but as long as I have the tunes going, I don't notice. I have a touch of tinnitus
from rock concerts, guns & loud stereos of yester year. What little I have is too much & now I use plugs all the time. Judas Priest would've been better the other day without the plugs, but I'd still be deaf & the skeeter in my ear would have grown to mammoth proportions.
BTW, Amazon was the best price for the Blockade.
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After trying many of the options out there and having no success finding something comfortable I ended up going to an audiologist for a pair of molded earplugs and couldn't be happier. But that's me and not everyone will have the same problem with over the counter stuff. What's important is to find the style you're comfortable with and wear them.
Do my professionally molded earplugs block all sounds? Absolutely not, I still hear all things important for safety from sirens of emergency vehicles to cars pulling alongside me but the constant wind noise is gone.
Now for those who feel grossed out to hear of someone licking his plugs I'll say I do the same thing simply to moisten them so they're easier to insert. I figure after 70+ years of putting everything from dirt, caterpillars and fast food restaurant food in my mouth :shock: this certainly won't harm me. :bom:
Do my professionally molded earplugs block all sounds? Absolutely not, I still hear all things important for safety from sirens of emergency vehicles to cars pulling alongside me but the constant wind noise is gone.
Now for those who feel grossed out to hear of someone licking his plugs I'll say I do the same thing simply to moisten them so they're easier to insert. I figure after 70+ years of putting everything from dirt, caterpillars and fast food restaurant food in my mouth :shock: this certainly won't harm me. :bom:
Received my new wax style earplugs and tried them out. Much better than the foam kind, IMHO. Much easier to fit in and comes out with no probs. Now, if I can just find Mike, the new guy who lives near me with a Givi installed, then I will try the windshield test ride and see if I want a new shield. Jim
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