Good headphones

dangerousbiker

Indeed it would be dangerous wearing one while biking.

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stlblues

My wife and I use Phillips ear buds, good noise cancelling and they stay in the ear while riding or using the treadmill.

Rockslayer

I would agree but depends where you ride like on the road or a track offroad. Sometimes I would use them on the road but only put one ear phone in and low volume. must always be alert as I assume that car/drivers are not.
I use the sony Fontopia ones with the small rubber liners that go into the ear quite snug and I find they don't fall out like the ones with foamy covers.

The other option is to hang speakers on your bike and be a rolling boombox!

stlblues

We mostly ride on greenways or rail trails were there is no concern for traffic.

rockinrocker

I some how end up destroying every pair of headphones I own...one earbud goes out...then the other..

jcjordan

I use the inner ear model for the ipod and find them quite good. They keep out alot of the wind noise so you dont need to turn them up to load.

Just a question to all of those who are against wear earphones, I just don't understand the logic of your argument. I have been wearing one, just in the left ear, for years and have never had any problems with hearing cars.

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slyjackson

The auguement is coming from those who have never attempted to see if ear buds or whatever actually hender a person to a point of not being aware of their envioment. Most don't even listen to music anyway and can't relate to a person who does. Dont worry about them, ignore them like most of us do....

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stlblues

They are the people who can't walk and chew gum, or drive and use a cell phone, at the same time. I ride a motorcycle in traffic, with it, its hard to hear "traffic" around you with the helmut and engine noise from the bike, OPEN YOUR EYES AND SCAN YOUR SURROUNDINGS.

celia123

I think you can try this Sony In-The-Ear Headphones, I just used it for a couple of days, but they do provide the best noise blocking of any in-ear phones that I have tried. These earphones offer the best combination of isolation, sound quality, comfort, and easy on-and-off design. I can now travel in comfort and musical bliss for my commute without the need to constantly change volumes.

Camilo

I listen to tunes, and have for 20 years.

I use "earclip" type - I believe mine are Sony. Search for sony and MDRJ10, that's the type I use.

Not only are they comfortable and stay in place, I believe they allow more ambient noise in also, possibly mitigating the safety factor for all those BUSYBODY NANNIES out there who think we aren't capable of making safety decisions for ourselves.

By the way, if you'v got the tunes up so loud you literally can't hear enough to be safe on a bike, chances are you're ruining your hearing as well.

stlblues

WHAT..............HUH...........SPEAK UP........WHAT.

Guaps

I've used about 6 different kinds of head phones in the last several years and finally found a pair I love. I use the headphones on my bike, running, and on my motorcycle. I've tried the clip on ones and the ones that sit in your ear (like the ones that come with an iPod, but they always fall out and /or get uncomfortable with a motorcycle helmet or skull cap on. The pressure hurts my ears. So I've found that the ones that sit inside my ear canal are best. I've tried three of them.

I tried the Bose Triport In-Ear Headphones (good sound quality, but expensive and not enough bass for $$) and Etynomics (very expensive, very clear high range, but NO bass at all, definitely not worth the $$) but neither of them sound very good. Both were around $100. While on a business trip recently, I left my headphones at home, so I picked up a pair of Skull Candy ear buds at a mall. They were $10. These are the ones I bought (link). I will never go back. Great sound, good bass for ear buds, very comfortable, comes with different size ear bud inserts, and for $10, I could destroy/lose these and not care at all. They are awesome, especially for the price.

I'll skip the safety debate for now, but my solution has been to ride with one headphone in and one out. Then I have tunes and pretty good awareness of what's going on around me.