Cycling Headphones

keith_d99

Hi all,

Slightly Controversial topic - but looking for recommendations for suitable headphones to be worn with a helmet - proably in-ear - that won't fall out

Will be using at low volume for cycling country roads on my work commnute (not in traffic)

Jawgap

Some snowboarding lids have the headphones built in.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/B0017BFQLE/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_all

clartharlear

Ha! I'm glad you admitted it was controversial!
Guy on a bike cycled through a red light and nearly through me (I was a pedestrian crossing with the green man) wearing earphones this morning. Oooh the rude words I said in my head! :mad:

Will you consider wearing it on just one ear and, of course, continuing to obey the rules of the road?

Every time a cyclist breaks a red light, all of us cyclists lose a tiny bit of respect.

niceonetom

Wearing headphones while cycling is stupid, dangerous, anti-social and silly.

When I do (only while doing laps of the park really, not in heavy traffic) I go with these - they have a very open construction so ambient noise can still be heard, and they don't seem to transmit as much wind noise as some earbuds I've used. Good sound too, not that it really matters on the bike.

keith_d99

Not cycling in traffic at all - country roads and cycle paths

I have a varient of them (Px-200's) - they don't get under a cycling helmet do they?

niceonetom wrote: »

Wearing headphones while cycling is stupid, dangerous, anti-social and silly.

When I do (only while doing laps of the park really, not in heavy traffic) I go with these - they have a very open construction so ambient noise can still be heard, and they don't seem to transmit as much wind noise as some earbuds I've used. Good sound too, not that it really matters on the bike.

niceonetom

Around the back of the helmet - the top of the band sits fairly securely one of the aero fin vent things. Works for me.

doctor evil

keith_d99 wrote: »

Not cycling in traffic at all - country roads and cycle paths

Country roads still get traffic and can be much more of a higher risk if the road is narrow, bendy and blind.

There are other traffic that is not just cars; horses, pedestrians, tractors etc.

alfalad

I actually had a nice pair of sports one and accidental ripped one of the ear phones off but now it's perfect for cycling as i only have the left ear phone in and fairly low so i can hear whats going on with the right ear. So would recomend just leaving one earphone in and the in ears are pretty good! I had the sennheiser sport ones!

scottreynolds

http://www.bang-olufsen.com/earphones

Those headphone sit nicely around your ears better I think when excercising vigourously. They also let in some ambient sound as they don't sit over or in your ears.

fletch

I've started to wear earphones while cycling recently. Only wear in one ear but even at that I notice it seriously compromises my ability to hear traffic coming up on me. I definitely wouldn't be wearing it in both ears. Takes the boredom out of my commute though.

snollup

I use these & they work a treat.
http://www.headphoneworld.com/p/Sennheiser_LX90_Style_Earphones.htm

jefferson73

Sony Bluetooth earphones and phone control...music cuts out during a call, great sound for both..
control of songs(pause, play, forward and back, volume)...£25 on ebay.
if traffic get hairys one press to pause, one to play..oh and if your phone supports it, voice activated phone calling..speak the name and it palces the phone call...built in microphone
second best piece of kit i've gotten this year..cannot recommend enough

http://www.sony.co.uk/product/hed-stereo-bluetooth/dr-bt20nx

blorg

niceonetom wrote: »

Wearing headphones while cycling is stupid, dangerous, anti-social and silly.

When I do

Haha, classic stuff Tom.

@clartharlear- the problem with that cyclist was surely that he broke the red light, not the headphones? In fairness he hardly would have had more chance of hearing the red light without the headphones. I sometimes wear headphones myself, don't break red lights though. I don't really see how it is different from having the radio on in a car with the windows closed (a common and completely acceptable practice.)

Planet X

Sing or whistle to yourself. No one will hear.

Junior

Skullcandy do some great in ear stuff..