Originally Posted by ItsJustMe

Regarding hearing traffic, yes, no problem. I actually find that what works best for me is to use a noise blocking earbud, but only one, in my right ear (away from traffic). If I use an open earbud, the wind noise forces me to crank the volume up to an almost painful level in order to hear what's being said, and that actually makes it harder to hear traffic than if i just block that ear and have the volume much lower.

With one ear open, I've found that I can hear traffic exactly as well as I can with no earphone at all. I can easily hear traffic FAR before it gets to me.

Also, use a mirror. I check my mirror probably every 5 seconds when in town, every 15 when out on open road. Maybe more than that even.

Oh yeah, for bluetooth, the one I've found to work well is the LG HBS-700. The separate earbud allows me to easily fit it under helmet straps, or when mowing the lawn in the summer I can easily wear it with hearing protection muffs over the top. With the lawn mower I can choose to use both earbuds.