Reduce wind noise when wearing headphones?

[mjr]

Let's not fall into the usual gutter press trap of tarring a whole group with the same brush.

I'm not "falling" into anything much less "gutter press tarring" of anyone merely pointing out what I witness when out cycling. [...]

Sorry but I still feel you did fall into the trap of turning an "A implies B" observation that everyone who fails to notice you seems to wear earbuds, into the reverse tarring claim that all earbud users fail to notice you.

[reohn2]

The distraction argument also applies to drivers.

Quite!
Though drivers also usually have 3 RVMs are sat in a comfortable space,unaffected by weather or a need to balance and without the fear/concern/worry of not being seen by other road users.As I posted up thread a car is a completely different experience to cycling.

A glance in my spectacle mounted mirror requires a slight swivelling of the eyeball. I find this quick and easy and entirely adequate. Driving ought to be a rather demanding task because they are going considerably faster and so need to react more rapidly and also have more controls to handle. It is true though that many of them are not really up to the job.
Does distraction from the job at hand really not apply to drivers for your reasons? I cannot think so.

I'm not in any way attempting to claim all drivers are good drivers,there are some appalling drivers on UK roads that ought not to be driving at all,and unti l there police are aloowed to do their job properly it'll remain so.
I'm merely pointing out that driving is a different experience to cycling for the reasons given,but because of that minority of poor and dangerous drivers I as a cyclist I feel I quite a part from the added pleasure of unfettered pleasure hearing gives me whilst cycling I need all my senses and wits about me whenever I venture out on the road on a bicycle.
YVMV mine won't

[reohn2]

Let's not fall into the usual gutter press trap of tarring a whole group with the same brush.

I'm not "falling" into anything much less "gutter press tarring" of anyone merely pointing out what I witness when out cycling. [...]

Sorry but I still feel you did fall into the trap of turning an "A implies B" observation that everyone who fails to notice you seems to wear earbuds, into the reverse tarring claim that all earbud users fail to notice you.

Then you are simply wrong in your assumptions,reread my posts on this thread for a clear understanding of my personal position regarding earbuds.

[Mike Sales]

I'm merely pointing out that driving is a different experience to cycling for the reasons given,but because of that minority of poor and dangerous drivers I as a cyclist I feel I quite a part from the added pleasure of unfettered pleasure hearing gives me whilst cycling I need all my senses and wits about me whenever I venture out on the road on a bicycle.
YVMV mine won't

Quite often when I picture my cycling experience, in order to analyse my headphone experience, I see myself cycling on a three mile dead straight, table flat Fenland road, with an occasional lonely house. The crop in the adjacent field changes at intervals. I enjoy the exercise, the rhythmic movement etc. but I find an interesting talk on the radio a pleasant accompaniment. My mind can accommodate several tracks, I find. There are few animals or birds.
On the A roads I inevitably use, as I said, I cannot hear enough of Round Britain Quiz to make earphones worthwhile.
What really motivates me to bothering to post on threads like this, are the self righteous, preachy posts about how evil earphone use is. I find them a pleasant adjunct to my rides. Maybe I have ADHD!

[reohn2]

I'm merely pointing out that driving is a different experience to cycling for the reasons given,but because of that minority of poor and dangerous drivers I as a cyclist I feel I quite a part from the added pleasure of unfettered pleasure hearing gives me whilst cycling I need all my senses and wits about me whenever I venture out on the road on a bicycle.
YVMV mine won't

Quite often when I picture my cycling experience, in order to analyse my headphone experience, I see myself cycling on a three mile dead straight, table flat Fenland road, with an occasional lonely house. The crop in the adjacent field changes at intervals. I enjoy the exercise, the rhythmic movement etc. but I find an interesting talk on the radio a pleasant accompaniment. My mind can accommodate several tracks, I find. There are few animals or birds.
On the A roads I inevitably use, as I said, I cannot hear enough of Round Britain Quiz to make earphones worthwhile.
What really motivates me to bothering to post on threads like this, are the self righteous, preachy posts about how evil earphone use is. I find them a pleasant adjunct to my rides. Maybe I have ADHD!

Did you miss the posts were I said "YVMV" and "it's you prerogative"?
I'm not preaching or attempting to be self righteous,just pointing out my experience.

[Mike Sales]

Did you miss the posts were I said "YVMV" and "it's you prerogative"?
I'm not preaching or attempting to be self righteous,just pointing out my experience.

No, I did not. I was just pointing out why I might see things differently, telling you what my experience is. I was trying to be agreeable. Obviously I missed the mark!

Edited on rereading, to add that I was not accusing you of self-righteousness, but these threads are never short of it.
Often a bit Fotherington-Thomas about birdies etc.!

[mjr]

Did you miss the posts were I said "YVMV" and "it's you prerogative"?
I'm not preaching or attempting to be self righteous,just pointing out my experience.

No, I did not. I was just pointing out why I might see things differently, telling you what my experience is. I was trying to be agreeable. Obviously I missed the mark!

Don't worry. R2 seems to enjoy disagreeing with Fen riders.

[JohnW]

I don't want to underestimate the benefits of rear-view mirrors (RVM) - they are fairly recent additions to my cycling, and they are a boon - very much so.
However, I don't have my eyes on them all the time - if I did I wouldn't be looking where I was going.

I HEAR an HGV behind me, and for the sake of my life and to be helpful to the HJGV driver, I often pull off when safe, to allow him to pass.
On twisting country lanes I can hear boy-racers and agricultural giant tractors behind me - even though I can't see them.
Even when I know (via the RVM) that there's a car behind me, the sound of a revving engine gives a clue as to the driver's attitude and intentions.

My answer to those who can't understand the benefit of hearing and listening, I can only say that I've learned it by experience.
The other night, I could HEAR an unlit quad-bike behind me on the greenway in the dark, and pulled off. (This isn't an invitation to discuss the legalities of scroats on quad-bikes on greenways).
Just last evening, I could HEAR a ghetto-blasted boy-racer for quite a long way behind me before I could see his lights - it occurred to me that he was a brain-dead-head-case so I pulled off - when he passed I could clearly see that I was right.

John - don't be discouraged, don't let the knowledge gained by experience be belittled by those who live in more fortunate localities - rejoice with them in their good fortune.

[Mike Sales]

I don't want to underestimate the benefits of rear-view mirrors (RVM) - they are fairly recent additions to my cycling, and they are a boon - very much so.
However, I don't have my eyes on them all the time - if I did I wouldn't be looking where I was going.

I HEAR an HGV behind me, and for the sake of my life and to be helpful to the HJGV driver, I often pull off when safe, to allow him to pass.
On twisting country lanes I can hear boy-racers and agricultural giant tractors behind me - even though I can't see them.
Even when I know (via the RVM) that there's a car behind me, the sound of a revving engine gives a clue as to the driver's attitude and intentions.

My answer to those who can't understand the benefit of hearing and listening, I can only say that I've learned it by experience.
The other night, I could HEAR an unlit quad-bike behind me on the greenway in the dark, and pulled off. (This isn't an invitation to discuss the legalities of scroats on quad-bikes on greenways).
Just last evening, I could HEAR a ghetto-blasted boy-racer for quite a long way behind me before I could see his lights - it occurred to me that he was a brain-dead-head-case so I pulled off - when he passed I could clearly see that I was right.

John - don't be discouraged, don't let the knowledge gained by experience be belittled by those who live in more fortunate localities - rejoice with them in their good fortune.

I wish someone would let me on in the secret of these earphones which deafen the user. I have often written that mine are drowned out by the noise of any motor vehicles.
Please tell what technology I am ignorant of.
Is it ear enclosing phones as opposed to the in-ear buds I use? Surely users of these must be conspicuous as well as daft.
Is it a more powerful amplifier? I am using a digital radio. Do I-players kick out deafening decibels through buds?
Where am I going wrong? Or should I say, right?

[reohn2]

Did you miss the posts were I said "YVMV" and "it's you prerogative"?
I'm not preaching or attempting to be self righteous,just pointing out my experience.

No, I did not. I was just pointing out why I might see things differently, telling you what my experience is. I was trying to be agreeable. Obviously I missed the mark!

Edited on rereading, to add that I was not accusing you of self-righteousness, but these threads are never short of it.
Often a bit Fotherington-Thomas about birdies etc.!

Apologies if we were at cross purposes Mike.

[reohn2]

Did you miss the posts were I said "YVMV" and "it's you prerogative"?
I'm not preaching or attempting to be self righteous,just pointing out my experience.

No, I did not. I was just pointing out why I might see things differently, telling you what my experience is. I was trying to be agreeable. Obviously I missed the mark!

Don't worry. R2 seems to enjoy disagreeing with Fen riders.

No really just Fending off a couple now and again

[mjr]

I HEAR an HGV behind me, and for the sake of my life and to be helpful to the HJGV driver, I often pull off when safe, to allow him to pass.
[...] I could HEAR an unlit quad-bike behind me on the greenway in the dark, and pulled off. [...]
I could HEAR a ghetto-blasted boy-racer [...] so I pulled off

So the main so-called benefit of cyclists riding without headphones is to slow their journeys and get them out of the way of motorists. Got it. It sounds like it might be better for everyone if cyclists were required to wear deafening headphones! As well as keeping them on the highways and encouraging the safety-in-numbers effect, motorists would know there's no point shouting abuse!

[JohnW]

I HEAR an HGV behind me, and for the sake of my life and to be helpful to the HJGV driver, I often pull off when safe, to allow him to pass.
[...] I could HEAR an unlit quad-bike behind me on the greenway in the dark, and pulled off. [...]
I could HEAR a ghetto-blasted boy-racer [...] so I pulled off

So the main so-called benefit of cyclists riding without headphones is to slow their journeys and get them out of the way of motorists. Got it. It sounds like it might be better for everyone if cyclists were required to wear deafening headphones! As well as keeping them on the highways and encouraging the safety-in-numbers effect, motorists would know there's no point shouting abuse!

No - what I'm saying is that there are common sense occasions when knowing that a vehicle is close behind and may pose a danger, and that it helps to know that it's there and it helps to apply a common sense solution if necessary.

[mjr]

I HEAR an HGV behind me, and for the sake of my life and to be helpful to the HJGV driver, I often pull off when safe, to allow him to pass.
[...] I could HEAR an unlit quad-bike behind me on the greenway in the dark, and pulled off. [...]
I could HEAR a ghetto-blasted boy-racer [...] so I pulled off

So the main so-called benefit of cyclists riding without headphones is to slow their journeys and get them out of the way of motorists. Got it. It sounds like it might be better for everyone if cyclists were required to wear deafening headphones! As well as keeping them on the highways and encouraging the safety-in-numbers effect, motorists would know there's no point shouting abuse!

No - what I'm saying is that there are common sense occasions when knowing that a vehicle is close behind and may pose a danger, and that it helps to know that it's there and it helps to apply a common sense solution if necessary.

I cannot agree that taking cyclists off the road is a common sense solution to any of the major problems facing us. It seems like an example of how this country's currently broken, where what's good for one particular cyclist (and I cannot blame anyone for doing it personally) is also what's bad for the nation.

[JohnW]

So the main so-called benefit of cyclists riding without headphones is to slow their journeys and get them out of the way of motorists. Got it. It sounds like it might be better for everyone if cyclists were required to wear deafening headphones! As well as keeping them on the highways and encouraging the safety-in-numbers effect, motorists would know there's no point shouting abuse!

No - what I'm saying is that there are common sense occasions when knowing that a vehicle is close behind and may pose a danger, and that it helps to know that it's there and it helps to apply a common sense solution if necessary.

I cannot agree that taking cyclists off the road is a common sense solution to any of the major problems facing us. It seems like an example of how this country's currently broken, where what's good for one particular cyclist (and I cannot blame anyone for doing it personally) is also what's bad for the nation.

I don't think that there's anything to be gained by you and I continuing this discourse on this thread.

I have to advise you that my hatred for motoring and for traffic far exceeds yours.
However, there are situations where we have to act for the best for ourselves.
I'm fully aware, and of the opinion, that is by no means a long term policy for road use for the greater good of mankind and the environment. However staying alive, avoiding the evil ones, and not wishing to make life worse for others, create moments in life when we have to act for the moment.

The OP was about problems experienced, whether real or imagined, with ear-plugs (or whatever you'd call them), and my support for the idea that they are not of benefit to riding my bike hasn't altered.