Helmet with less wind noise?
11-11-04, 09:41 PM
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Helmet with less wind noise?
Are any helmets markedly quietier than others? I have a Bell Protos (~$30) and it seems that I hear a lot more wind noise than I recall from the 20 year old Bell touring helmet that I threw out. I ride early in the morning and wouldn't mind hearing the birds; instead all that I hear is whoooooosh. I know that more expensive helmets have more vents -- are they noticably quieter too?
11-11-04, 09:43 PM
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I usually do not ride fast enough to hear "whoooosh". Maybe I can ugrade to your faster helmet. 
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No, in fact they seem to make more noise cause all those vents cause turbulence.
Try these: https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycling/73936-wind-deflectors-ear.html
Try these: https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycling/73936-wind-deflectors-ear.html
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the more ventilated your helmet is, the more noise you will get. It's all that wind whooshing around through the vents creating turbulence noise.
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Try duct tape like they put on the grills of the Nascar cars. Need more ventilation on a ride - just rip one off.
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Originally Posted by Markedoc
Try duct tape like they put on the grills of the Nascar cars. Need more ventilation on a ride - just rip one off.
