Ear Plugs... Good Idea?

try here
http://www.diycustomplugs.co.uk/
they sound quite good ,some 'custom'plugs are fitted without wearing your helmet ,get these ,mix it together ,put in ear and walk about house with your helmet on until it goes' off' ,jobs a good'un

I use them and find theyre great. Get a trial pack from http://earplugs.gb.com/ and find which set is best for you. Not only do they make riding a lot less tiring through noise but they also improve my concentration levels i find and as a result they are always worn on rides of say 5 miles or more.

[fizzwheel]

I didnt when I started riding, I do now.

I tried loads of different ones before I settled on "Max Laser Lite" disposables. I wont ride without them now. I can still hear cars etc, but it removes all the background white noise. I havent found it effects my balance, but I know somebody who like Richie numbers cant stand them.

I bought a box of 200 a while ago, I tend to throw them away and have a new pair after a couple of weeks or after a particularly long ride when I've been wearing them all day.

I'd agree with Robchester, I find it helps me concentrate and I'm definately less tired now at the end of a ride now that I do wear earplugs.

[tigersaw]

I have just started to wear them on long journeys, I dont bother for my normal 30 minute commute.
A lot depends on your helmet too, I find my Shoei has a lot more wind noise than the Aria before it.
After close to 30 years riding without earplugs, although by no means deaf I do have some odd hearing difficulties, I find it difficult to separate the dialogue from the background in movies and tv progs, and have to concentrate on conversations in a noisy enviroment, though that might just be old age

I know plenty of deaf old bikers. Ask Rictus. I said ASK RICTUS!

[Sid Squid]

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

80 euros for eagplugs? You my friend have been conned

Wrong, wrong big time in fact.

I've got made to measure ear plugs, work better and are more comfy.

Necessary? No of course not, you'll probably be just fine with disposables, but there's absolutely no doubt in my mind the made to measure ones are far superior.

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

I didnt when I started riding, I do now.

Ditto.

If it's just a short hop, I won't bother, but on longer journeys they're essential. I was convinced earlier this year when I went out for a ride with some friends for the day and ended up with my ears ringing quite badly when I got back.

The only problem with the plugs is that you tend to be revving about 3k higher than you think you are

[northwind]

I wear them for motorway-bashing, every time. Just cheap disposables, I'd lose expensive ones... What a difference they make.

There was a review in Ride, or possibly Bike, a while back, studying lids by their noise levels. That also makes a big difference, aparently up to half of all wind noise is from your helmet. My next lid'll be chosen with that in mind as well.

Well just arrived after trying them or the first time. Gotta say I'm imprssed. I could hear cars around town (though not on the motorway... ) and the wind noise is greatly reduced without a loss of balance.

I do still get an amount of wind noise though. Normal? Or have I jus put the plugs in wrong (going back to my small ear holes making it difficult here )

Stu

They keep you warmer too. Seriously!