Originally Posted by
texaspandj
Yes, you can wear earbuds, it will cut down or completely eliminate wind noise.
The circumstance is you're on country roads,you're riding alone, and you're tired of hearing nothing but wind noise.
Headphones are the only sustainable way to eliminate wind noise from any direction.
I've ridden with headphones since I started riding in 1985. The only time I don't wear them is when riding with someone else, And if I'm gonna be riding in town where there is a lot of stop and go traffic. However....
Where,and when I ride (country roads, FM roads) I'm gonna hear mostly wind noise and frankly I'd rather hear music.
Ear plugs are better than headphones, you don't cut down on noise when you just drown it out with a louder noise
Motorcycle riders often wear earplugs because wind noise at motor vehicle speeds will cause hearing loss over time. I'm not sure if bicycle speeds could have the same effect.
i can tell you from experience that foam earplugs don't make it so you can't hear, they just cut the level down a little
I could see over the ear headphones cutting the wind noise, but I don't see many folks riding around with those :-)