Originally Posted by ro-monster

Motorcyclists often wear earplugs, the kind that are sold for a couple of dollars in any drugstore, while riding. Even inside a full-face helmet, wind noise can be deafening on a motorcycle. The earplugs mitigate that, but still let you hear your surroundings to a sufficient extent. You could try some of those to see what it's like. In California there's a specific provision in the law allowing them to be worn for this purpose, but they could be illegal in some places, so you'd have to check up on that.


Personally I can't ride fast enough on my bicycle for wind noise to become a problem, though.