Originally Posted by Tightwad
ANY prolonged exposure to constant high levels of noise is bad ...Will the rush of air past your ears damage your hearing on a bicycle?? NO, I don't think so as it's
no worse than the rush of air would be riding a horse which man has done for centuries. It's the
manmade noise that the killer.
Good point. If you are riding in a pristine environment and the only noise you hear is your own breath, the beating of your heart, and the whistling of the air in your ears, I think the long term damage will be negligible.
I can't imagine there are many such commutes ... but I'm a life long urbanite, deaf as a door knob.