First motorway ride today

[Dave20046]

I've got a schuberth lid, yeah it's very quiet and a really good lid. But you'd still require the hamster buttplugs

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by Dave20046

I've got a schuberth lid, yeah it's very quiet and a really good lid. But you'd still require the hamster buttplugs

If you've got odd shaped ears then customs are the way to go, I have one very small ear canal, and getting a foam plug in was always a PITA - customs fit perfectly and cut out more bad noise whilst leaving the important frequencies, exhaust and traffic noise, intact

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

If you've got odd shaped ears then customs are the way to go, I have one very small ear canal, and getting a foam plug in was always a PITA - customs fit perfectly and cut out more bad noise whilst leaving the important frequencies, exhaust and traffic noise, intact

Cool might have to get some, how much am I looking at? (and how long do they last?)

Mine cost me £65, from the guy who turns up at Rainbow every now and again. They should last for ever, given that they're washable.

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Cool might have to get some, how much am I looking at? (and how long do they last?)

www.ultimateear.com - I got the UEP87s, cost ~£75 once the cost of having casts made at the local audiologist's is added, should last pretty much forever, i expect you'll lose one before they degrade as they're made of squidgy silicon...

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by orose

Mine cost me £65, from the guy who turns up at Rainbow every now and again. They should last for ever, given that they're washable.

Jesus! I was expecting like £10.
Cheers for the advice guys I'm going off to experiment with 4 earplugs and some tape. I'll either be at A & E or buying some customs if you need me.

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Jesus! I was expecting like £10.
Cheers for the advice guys I'm going off to experiment with 4 earplugs and some tape. I'll either be at A & E or buying some customs if you need me.

Have you tried marshmellows?

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Jesus! I was expecting like £10.
Cheers for the advice guys I'm going off to experiment with 4 earplugs and some tape. I'll either be at A & E or buying some customs if you need me.

I bought my self-mould ones for £15 or so! I don't know how they compare to 'pro' mould ones as I've never had them, but they are better than foam ones for me. They initially sounded louder than foam but I think it's cos it lets through certain sounds as TLW says. I'm happy now that it's quieter than foam at high speed though, but not by much - I think foam ones fitted me fairly well.

However - they are much more comfortable!

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by muffles

They initially sounded louder than foam but I think it's cos it lets through certain sounds as TLW says. I'm happy now that it's quieter than foam at high speed though, but not by much

The ultimate ear ones are noticeably quieter than the foam one's I've tried, I meant the exhaust and traffic sound louder because they cut out so much of the high pitched whistling from the wind noise

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

The ultimate ear ones are noticeably quieter than the foam one's I've tried, I meant the exhaust and traffic sound louder because they cut out so much of the high pitched whistling from the wind noise

Yeah that's the same thing I meant with mine, cos when I am at low (town) speed, I can hear so much of the traffic/exhaust/etc it was almost like I didn't have them in. But then when you get up to motorway speeds you realise there is nowhere near the same amount of the wind noise - the noise that really gives your ear drums a whack as it comes through the helmet (hard to describe but that's the best way I can think of lol).

Anyway, for £15 I thought it worthwhile to try the self-mould ones, and it's worked for me at least