i wear an ipod when i ride. people tell me im crazy but at highway speeds all i hear is the loud noise that requires earplugs anyway......

 

I rode 50 miles or so with earplugs for the first time this past Saturday. I still have the earplugs they fitted to me when I was in the Air Force. They were for wearing on the flightline around planes, so I'm guessing they rated pretty high on the "sound cut" chart?

Anyway, I was shocked at how much more enjoyable the ride was without the wind blasting my ears. It was a little weird, but nice too. The main reason I wore them was because the cold wind gives me ear aches. But heck, they were great all around!

 

This weekend I rode from Clarksvile Tn. to Columbus Ga. and back and I used earplugs the whole trip and it really did make a hell of a differance. The last 45 miles from Nashville to home I had to take them out though, I needed to hear the exhaust and wind on the last leg of the ride.

 

I don't know if I'd want music blasting in my ears when I ride. I prefer to ride like everyone's trying to kill me and hearing screeching breaks, or that car or bike passing me on the right,is part of it. Ear plugs just dim the sound but still allow you to be aware.