Anybody tried Slipstreamz?

Ralph Barone

I was wondering if there was anything that could be used to reduce wind
noise while bicycling, and some idle Googling turned up these three
links:

http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=8
http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=9
http://www.buschmantechnologies.com/

Has anybody tried any of these products, and how well, if at all, do
they work?

PS: Sorry if this is a repeat post. It appears that yesterday's attempt
vanished into the ether.

Hank

On Jun 15, 10:00 pm, Ralph Barone <invalid@not_real.ca> wrote:
> I was wondering if there was anything that could be used to reduce wind
> noise while bicycling, and some idle Googling turned up these three
> links:
>
> http://www.slipstreamz.com/content....chnologies.com/
>
> Has anybody tried any of these products, and how well, if at all, do
> they work?
>
> PS: Sorry if this is a repeat post. It appears that yesterday's attempt
> vanished into the ether.

I got a set of the Slipstreamz Spoilers after I started wearing
hearing aids, and they did noticeably help.

On the other hand, part of the installation is to unthread your helmet
straps and redo them so that they're flipped around in the front.
Recently, one of the Spoilers fell off my helmet strap, and guess
what? It's the inverted strap that makes 90% of the difference. I took
the other one off. Before buying anything, look at their installation
instructions and rethread your helmet straps. Chances are, that will
do the trick by itself.

If you decide it's worthwhile, go ahead and order a set and give them
their $7 or whatever, even if you don't want to install them. They are
kind of dorky looking, but hooking me up with the flipped-strap trick
was worth what I paid.

walter

yes...they do make a subtle difference. it's not massive, but it does
help reduce the wind-roar.

at first you wont notice, but ride with them for a while...then try w/
o them...and it'll be noticeable.

w

On Jun 16, 1:00 am, Ralph Barone <invalid@not_real.ca> wrote:
> I was wondering if there was anything that could be used to reduce wind
> noise while bicycling, and some idle Googling turned up these three
> links:
>
> http://www.slipstreamz.com/content....chnologies.com/
>
> Has anybody tried any of these products, and how well, if at all, do
> they work?
>
> PS: Sorry if this is a repeat post. It appears that yesterday's attempt
> vanished into the ether.

Camilo

On Jun 15, 9:00 pm, Ralph Barone <invalid@not_real.ca> wrote:
> I was wondering if there was anything that could be used to reduce wind
> noise while bicycling, and some idle Googling turned up these three
> links:
>
> http://www.slipstreamz.com/content....chnologies.com/
>
> Has anybody tried any of these products, and how well, if at all, do
> they work?
>
> PS: Sorry if this is a repeat post. It appears that yesterday's attempt
> vanished into the ether.

I'm having trouble finding an ordering link on their half-assed web
site. Do you know where they can be ordered on line? Thanks.

alanstew@sbcglobal.net

Ralph,
Really, these seem like 'solutions' in search of a problem.
A lot of that these days.
ABS

Reno

Ralph Barone <invalid@not_real.ca> wrote in news:invalid-
1122BE.22003515062008@shawnews:

My Windows LiveOne Care found a Trojan virus when I clicked on the first 2
links.

DougC

Ralph Barone wrote:
> I was wondering if there was anything that could be used to reduce wind
> noise while bicycling, and some idle Googling turned up these three
> links:
>
> http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=8
> http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=9
> http://www.buschmantechnologies.com/
>
> Has anybody tried any of these products, and how well, if at all, do
> they work?
>
> PS: Sorry if this is a repeat post. It appears that yesterday's attempt
> vanished into the ether.

I tried the Buschman Technologies Windfoils.

They did not fit well in my case--they would need to be held in closer
to my head to work right, and riding on the helmet straps they have a
bit of space in the front edge. They reduce the "rumbling" wind noise,
but not the "rushing" noise.

In winter they would also help keep your ears warmer too I suppose. I
gave up on wearing a helmet much, and with nothing to attach them to I
lost interest in the concept.

I would think that wearing a pair of furry earmuffs would work
considerably better at reducing wind noise (because they would be
pressed against your ears) and look only marginally sillier.
~

Tom Keats

In article <invalid-1122BE.22003515062008@shawnews>,
Ralph Barone <invalid@not_real.ca> writes:
> I was wondering if there was anything that could be used to reduce wind
> noise while bicycling, and some idle Googling turned up these three
> links:
>
> http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=8
> http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=9
> http://www.buschmantechnologies.com/
>
> Has anybody tried any of these products, and how well, if at all, do
> they work?

I just grow my hair out.

The diff between long hair and short hair in terms
of wind noise while riding is quite notable.

The beauty of having a lush, VersonGeterix-like, barbaric
mane is: one can still hear things which are important
to hear, like the back-up signals of garbage trucks
squeezing out of back alleys.


cheers,
Tom

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I'm really at:
tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca

carlfogel@comcast.net

On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:24:13 -0700, tkeats2005@hotmail.dom (Tom Keats)
wrote:

>In article <invalid-1122BE.22003515062008@shawnews>,
> Ralph Barone <invalid@not_real.ca> writes:
>> I was wondering if there was anything that could be used to reduce wind
>> noise while bicycling, and some idle Googling turned up these three
>> links:
>>
>> http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=8
>> http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=9
>> http://www.buschmantechnologies.com/
>>
>> Has anybody tried any of these products, and how well, if at all, do
>> they work?
>
>I just grow my hair out.
>
>The diff between long hair and short hair in terms
>of wind noise while riding is quite notable.
>
>The beauty of having a lush, VersonGeterix-like, barbaric
>mane is: one can still hear things which are important
>to hear, like the back-up signals of garbage trucks
>squeezing out of back alleys.
>
>cheers,
> Tom

Dear Tom,

You mean like this?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/w...000/1805342.stm

:-)

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

Tom Kunich

<carlfogel@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:v1kq54pc6jedj9mlm6hjm2sumsbfhulllr@4ax.com...
>
> You mean like this?
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/w...000/1805342.stm

Euuuuuwwwwwwwww!

Bill Sornson

Tom Kunich wrote:
> <carlfogel@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:v1kq54pc6jedj9mlm6hjm2sumsbfhulllr@4ax.com...
>>
>> You mean like this?
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/w...000/1805342.stm
>
> Euuuuuwwwwwwwww!

I did /not/ need to see that.

A Muzi

> Ralph Barone <invalid@not_real.ca> writes:
>> I was wondering if there was anything that could be used to reduce wind
>> noise while bicycling, and some idle Googling turned up these three
>> links:
>> http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=8
>> http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=9
>> http://www.buschmantechnologies.com/
>> Has anybody tried any of these products, and how well, if at all, do
>> they work?

Tom Keats wrote:
> I just grow my hair out.
> The diff between long hair and short hair in terms
> of wind noise while riding is quite notable.
> The beauty of having a lush, VersonGeterix-like, barbaric
> mane is: one can still hear things which are important
> to hear, like the back-up signals of garbage trucks
> squeezing out of back alleys.

huh. I probably have a longer mane than anyone here but my hearing is
deteriorating as is my vision.

"had a haircut once; didn't like it"
--
Andrew Muzi
<www.yellowjersey.org/>
Open every day since 1 April, 1971
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

wizardB

Reno wrote:
> Ralph Barone <invalid@not_real.ca> wrote in news:invalid-
> 1122BE.22003515062008@shawnews:
>
> My Windows LiveOne Care found a Trojan virus when I clicked on the first 2
> links.
That because One care is absolute garbage and has more false positives
then it catches real viruses.

Tom Keats

In article <v1kq54pc6jedj9mlm6hjm2sumsbfhulllr@4ax.com>,
carlfogel@comcast.net writes:
> On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:24:13 -0700, tkeats2005@hotmail.dom (Tom Keats)
> wrote:
>
>>In article <invalid-1122BE.22003515062008@shawnews>,
>> Ralph Barone <invalid@not_real.ca> writes:
>>> I was wondering if there was anything that could be used to reduce wind
>>> noise while bicycling, and some idle Googling turned up these three
>>> links:
>>>
>>> http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=8
>>> http://www.slipstreamz.com/content.asp?subID=9
>>> http://www.buschmantechnologies.com/
>>>
>>> Has anybody tried any of these products, and how well, if at all, do
>>> they work?
>>
>>I just grow my hair out.
>>
>>The diff between long hair and short hair in terms
>>of wind noise while riding is quite notable.
>>
>>The beauty of having a lush, VersonGeterix-like, barbaric
>>mane is: one can still hear things which are important
>>to hear, like the back-up signals of garbage trucks
>>squeezing out of back alleys.
>>
>>cheers,
>> Tom
>
> Dear Tom,
>
> You mean like this?
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/w...000/1805342.stm
>
> :-)

No, certainly not.

I mean more like this:
http://www.fortunecity.com/bennyhil...ddamsfamily.htm

Married guys tell me I should get married.

Car drivers tell me I should drive.

Baldies/Qs tell me I should get a haircut.

People are always trying to drag me down to their levels.




Heh.


If you need a hair transplant, I'd gladly donate some.

No skin off my teeth.


cheers,
Tom

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