Today I rode with my third set of ear plugs. This time E.A.R.Soft FX.

When I put them in properly they really cut the noise out, didn’t transfer helmet noise into my ears and didn’t mean I heard the “internal” noises I heard with the Uvex plugs.

After an hours ride, it did feel like they were a bit big maybe. But, they need a bit more testing. So far the best of the bunch.

Tried my second set of earplugs this week. They’re much stumpier and the whole thing was in my ear. Which meant no high frequency deafening noise injected right into my ears. But. I’m not sure I’m going to get on with earplugs at all. I get internal noise instead. Which was off putting.

That said, I’ve ridden once since without plugs at all, and that wasn’t great either after riding with them. Hmmm.

Noise from the wind round my helmet and the bike engine getting a bit annoying on longer rides. So I purchased a mixed set of earplugs from ebay to find some good ones.

The first I tried from the set were Howard Leight Laser Lite. They suck. They’re too long so they make contact with my helmet lining and rub on it, transmitting any helmet noise/vibrations directly to my inner ear as loud high frequency sounds.

Bloody rubbish. Better riding without them.