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Earplugs: just me?
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<blockquote data-quote="Cyclepath" data-source="post: 1394704" data-attributes="member: 78971"><p>I've sometimes experimented with use of earplugs in the past (different times, different bikes), but have not found a significant need to use them while pounding out the miles on my old Gen 1.</p><p></p><p>I do take my hearing pretty seriously, and love high fidelity music. However, most of my highway miles on the FJR are with an oversize windshield up in its max height position, and I find that I'm sometimes turning my old Sena communicator volume level down - even at highway speeds.</p><p></p><p>So, I would agree, it does vary with each person, and I think we have to all be careful to honestly assess the real need. A number of factors are involved, including how quiet our helmets are. My buddies chide me for using a modular helmet (their concern is not of noise, but a widely held maxim about modulars being less safe by design), - and I have read that cheaper modulars may be a few db louder than solid helmets. Still, someone who routinely wants/needs to ride around with their visor open is going to get more noise, so another consideration for earplugs.</p><p></p><p>One of my buddies swears by a small kit he bought a couple years ago, which allows you to form ear plugs exactly fitting your aural canal - from a combination of some rubber compound + a catalyst. I however, remain uncommitted for now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cyclepath, post: 1394704, member: 78971"] I've sometimes experimented with use of earplugs in the past (different times, different bikes), but have not found a significant need to use them while pounding out the miles on my old Gen 1. I do take my hearing pretty seriously, and love high fidelity music. However, most of my highway miles on the FJR are with an oversize windshield up in its max height position, and I find that I'm sometimes turning my old Sena communicator volume level down - even at highway speeds. So, I would agree, it does vary with each person, and I think we have to all be careful to honestly assess the real need. A number of factors are involved, including how quiet our helmets are. My buddies chide me for using a modular helmet (their concern is not of noise, but a widely held maxim about modulars being less safe by design), - and I have read that cheaper modulars may be a few db louder than solid helmets. Still, someone who routinely wants/needs to ride around with their visor open is going to get more noise, so another consideration for earplugs. One of my buddies swears by a small kit he bought a couple years ago, which allows you to form ear plugs exactly fitting your aural canal - from a combination of some rubber compound + a catalyst. I however, remain uncommitted for now. [/QUOTE]
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