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Do you guys wear earplugs while you ride? I just started doing it and it's great. Really cuts down on the noise.
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Nope, never tried it. Is it really that much better?
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i never ride without them...........i use the red color ones shaped like a bullet......very comfortable and you can buy them at most drug stores.......it is illegal to wear them here in CA unless they are the custom moulded type, but i don't understand why . i can still carry on a converstaion and here cars and horns, it just muffles the wind noise............puts me in a "zone" when riding.
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I used to with the Ducati, but for some reason I stopped when I got the beast. The wind noise is less than the Duck was, but I am sure I am still doing damage to my drums. I guess I need to get with the program.
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almost always when out scratching he canyons. wind noise is reduced but you can still hear everything going on wih the bike
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whenever i'm planning to go over 60 miles/hour ( thus meaning if i leave city limits), i wear earplugs. It's a must because with my crappy helmet i can't go faster than about 60...otherwise my ears start bleeding
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actually, i prefer riding WITH plugs; nothing compares to topping out in 6th with some brand new plugs and hearing just about nothing
what dragonbro said: the "zone".
i have no trouble hearing cars/sirenes/crying women with my earplugs in, they only filter the windnoise, and it's great!
oh, yip, they filter that damn ticking noise too
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I do, when on the highway (120 kph+).
Otherwise I don't.
It's prolly just me but I feel on smaller roads and at lower speeds wearing 'em gives me less feedback from the environment and (even more importantly) my bike.
I feel less confident wearing them in yhose circumstances...If You're Not Living On The Edge, You're Taking Up Too Much Space
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I used to use them when I raced, but I haven't on the street.
I just never think about it now I guess.Comment
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Didn't for a long time, I do now, cuts out the wind noise.
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I got real sensitive ears and if I don't wear on the highway I get ringing in my ears for a couple of hours after my ride. So I wear plugs all the time.<img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/banner/gizmotimetempbig_both/language/www/global/stations/71627.gif">Comment
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I wear them, otherwise my ears hurt and i get a slight headache...dem pipes are loud which drowns out the wind noise no matter what speed.
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They tend to bother me more than help me
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