Originally Posted by
himespau
It'd be cool if there was a speaker that would fit in your helmet so it'd be near enough to your ears that you could hear it with it a) having to be loud enough that everyone else could hear it too (like a bar speaker) or b) blocking your ability to hear other sounds like ear canal earbuds (the only kind I find comfortable).
Unfortunately, it'd probably c) get fouled up really quickly because of sweat and d) block vent holes causing more sweat and an increase in problem c).
But that's something I'd be interested in trying (especially if it had a mp3 player mount up there too so no cords to snag or rustle against my shirt/jersey or pick up wind noise).
I once had a motorcycle helmet like that. Drilled a hole in the back and mounted the speaker over the hole. With the helmet and visor mostly enclosed the sound was pretty good. For something like that with a bicycle helmet I think you'd have to rig up some kind of rigid flaps over the ears for the speakers. Although ... a small speaker on the skull bone right behind the ears is surprisingly loud ...
The player mount is simplicity itself: adhesive-backed velcro (home depot) on the helmet (back of helmet) and player.