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Quietist helmet ?

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  • 03-01-2015 4:06pm
    #1
    Zipppy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,054 ✭✭✭


    Thinking of a new lid..

    What's a really quiet helmet?

    Any recommendations?


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    b_mac2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 454 ✭✭b_mac2


    Wear earplugs, then it doesn't matter how quiet the lid is. I don't know how lads don't wear them while riding...


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    Zipppy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,054 ✭✭✭Zipppy


    I must have weird shaped ears...plugs dont stay in too well....


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    Wonda-Boy
    Registered Users Posts: 10,013 ✭✭✭✭Wonda-Boy


    Dont buy a race replica or a race style helmet they are alot lighter (less padding etc) therefore alot more noise is present. They also tend to have more vents etc etc......get a touring helmet if noise is a big problem for you.

    I have an Arai Quantum and its a great helmet.


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    Cienciano
    Registered Users Posts: 14,234 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    Any schubert helmet


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    rat_race
    Registered Users Posts: 987 ✭✭✭rat_race


    b_mac2 wrote: »
    Wear earplugs, then it doesn't matter how quiet the lid is. I don't know how lads don't wear them while riding...

    Get "in-ear" plugs, a bit bitter than the normal yellow lads. Or custom moulds (pricey but last for a long time).

    Wearing ear plugs makes a huge difference...especially on longer journeys.

    Without plugs, I can't imagine any helmet is quiet enough to not be annoying. Could be wrong though...


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    GBX
    Registered Users Posts: 11,927 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    As above .. no matter what helmet Ive used there is always noise. Ear Plugs are the only solution.

    You could try the moulded ear plugs - designed to suit your own ears and should stay in.


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    positron
    Registered Users Posts: 6,296 ✭✭✭positron


    Schuberth C3 or S2. And ear plugs (I sometimes leave them on when I get into work for another while, it's nice to work away when you are not bothered by the noise of phones ringing, non touch-type-y people abusing keyboards, coffee machine squirting noises etc etc etc).


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    Zipppy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,054 ✭✭✭Zipppy


    Actually find C3 VERY noisy!


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    goodlad
    Registered Users Posts: 3,222 ✭✭✭goodlad


    I have the S2 and its deffo the quietest lid I ever used


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    positron
    Registered Users Posts: 6,296 ✭✭✭positron


    Zipppy wrote: »
    Actually find C3 VERY noisy!

    That's surprising. It's supposed to be one of the if not THE quietest helmet out there, but I am sure there are plenty of variables.

    http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/motorcycle-helmet/schuberth-c3/

    Do you get a good fit from the C3? Right size, shape of head etc?


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    rowanh
    Registered Users Posts: 703 ✭✭✭rowanh


    If you dont wear earplugs this is an interesting read,

    http://www.bikebandit.com/community/articles/motorcycle-ear-plugs

    If anyone has a link to good comfy earplugs in uk or ireland id be interested, any that i have ever used have been fairly uncomfortable.


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    Rosahane
    Registered Users Posts: 1,396 ✭✭✭Rosahane


    rowanh wrote: »
    If you dont wear earplugs this is an interesting read,

    http://www.bikebandit.com/community/articles/motorcycle-ear-plugs

    If anyone has a link to good comfy earplugs in uk or ireland id be interested, any that i have ever used have been fairly uncomfortable.

    Try a sample pack to see what suits. People have different size ear canals.

    http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Foam-Earplugs-Sample-Pack-18-Pairs-Of-Different-Soft-Ear-Plugs-High-Protection-/251306168015?pt=UK_BOI_ProtectiveGear_RL&hash=item3a8303cecf


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    Cuddlesworth
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    Watch some videos and learn to put them in properly. Most people have their ear plugs sitting just outside of the ear canal.

    Or you could not wear ear plugs. Eventually you won't hear the higher frequencies put out by the helmet as your hearing deteriorates.


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    dorannoel
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭dorannoel


    I have a shoei GT-AIR and it really good and quiet As well


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    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,173 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Cuddlesworth wrote: »
    Watch some videos and learn to put them in properly. Most people have their ear plugs sitting just outside of the ear canal.

    Or you could not wear ear plugs. Eventually you won't hear the higher frequencies put out by the helmet as your hearing deteriorates.

    Deafness is bad enough, but noise-induced tinnitus is worse.

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    blu3r0ri0n
    Registered Users Posts: 896 ✭✭✭blu3r0ri0n


    I bought these few months ago and I find them absolutely brilliant. You don't have to have the music blaring to hear it and wind noise is negligible, don't even notice it when music is playing.
    http://www.plugfones.com/product/motorhead/

    Motorhead-Plugfones.jpg


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    zubair
    Registered Users Posts: 2,459 ✭✭✭zubair


    blu3r0ri0n wrote: »
    I bought these few months ago and I find them absolutely brilliant. You don't have to have the music blaring to hear it and wind noise is negligible, don't even notice it when music is playing.

    A few months, thanks for keeping them secret. Defo gonna get a pair.


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    blu3r0ri0n
    Registered Users Posts: 896 ✭✭✭blu3r0ri0n


    zubair wrote: »
    A few months, thanks for keeping them secret. Defo gonna get a pair.

    I posted about them in another thread when I was buying them :P


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