Since this thread has come to life again, I'll pass along an observation. Wind noise with helmet is very bad; without helmet at the same speed it's quite comfortable. I'm suspecting turbulance over the strap in front of the ear. If that's it, it sounds like a minor design change could fix most of the noise problem.
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