Home made solution to reduce wind noise?
05-06-08, 01:45 PM
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Home made solution to reduce wind noise?
My balaclava does a good job blocking the wind noise so I can listen to audio books while riding . Now it is getting too hot to wear the balaclava. Is there some home-made thing I can do to cover just my ears? I see this site has a solution, but looks too expensive:
https://www.slipstreamz.com/
https://www.slipstreamz.com/
05-06-08, 01:50 PM
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05-06-08, 01:59 PM
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Rox Dog Ears. Not home-made but they strap onto your helmet straps and are designed to insulate/protect your ears but they would also block wind noise.
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Didn't realize they made products like that. I've been looking for a solution for wind noise. I ride an electric bike and am typically cruising over 20 so the wind noise is something that bugs me. I'll look around for some thick clear flexible plastic and try something with that.
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I have the slipstreamz. They don't block much wind noise really... I got them maybe 1 1/2 years ago to try it out. They do keep my ears a tad bit warmer when it's cold out though. 
I'm actually thinking of cutting out a small sheet of plastic (like from a 2L soda bottle) to attach on the outside of the slipstreamz to see if that does help at all.
I'm actually thinking of cutting out a small sheet of plastic (like from a 2L soda bottle) to attach on the outside of the slipstreamz to see if that does help at all.
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how about an in-canal headset?
blocks a lot of outside wind noise... enough to save your hearing from cranking the volume too high to overcome all that wind noise.
they're really good in subways too, don't have to crank it so high that everyone in the car can hear the beats of what you're listening to.
blocks a lot of outside wind noise... enough to save your hearing from cranking the volume too high to overcome all that wind noise.
they're really good in subways too, don't have to crank it so high that everyone in the car can hear the beats of what you're listening to.
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The in-canal headphones work very well. Almost to well. I use them at work and people have to tap me on the shoulder if they want something.
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I use the in ear buds at work as well, just use one most of the time so I know whats going on. Feel free to go out and buy the $300 Bose ones if you must, but from several reviews on the audio board I read, and my own experience, the Koss $20 ones are almost as good. I couldn't find them at any of the electronics stores around me, but there were several models at the bookstores. I bought 2 pairs and my dog ate the first ones. My wife got the $100 bose ones and the dog ate those too.
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For audiobooks while riding I buy the in-ear-canal buds that block out external noise, and wear only one in the right ear. With that style I can ride with the volume much lower than with other types of buds since the wind noise isn't a problem at all.
I've tested and I can hear cars and other sounds every bit as well with this setup as with nothing at all.
I've tested and I can hear cars and other sounds every bit as well with this setup as with nothing at all.
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