Bicycle Helmet Noise Reduction

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Bicycle helmet noise reduction. Uniquely helmet angel uses a hard plastic shell like design to redirect wind flow and an inner cushion to attenuate wind noise. Too much sound reduction can backfire. I immediately noticed a reduction in the volume of wind noise. Its not a drastic reduction in wind noise but mileage may vary depending on helmet style.

Let s examine the factors that will determine your helmet s noise reduction ability. I was hesitant ordering the cat ears they seemed a bit gimicy and i couldn t imagine getting a serious noise reduction from wearing them. Since it s getting cold out i would suggest headband covering the ears. Helmet noise always comes down to a matter of airflow as the ambient sound of your own bike and other vehicles are rarely much of an issue.

Of course adding an accessory to your helmet represents a. Yes there was a great reduction in wind noise. Decibel meter tests show absolutely no discernible reduction in desired sounds while significantly reducing wind noise. Cons so i ve been talking up all the pros on the wind noise reducing cat ears here are the downsides.

Again i believe the wind blox is the perfect compromise between aerodynamic drag and noise reduction. It does reduce the wind noise quite a bit. The first factor in your helmet s capability to reduce noise is simply the helmet type. If the appearance don t bother you there are triangle shape ear covers made for bicycle helmet straps.

As far a noise blocking goes i ll have to take the developer at their word. It s black so it blends in well with the standard black helmet straps. Stops over 80 of bicycle wind noise put these on your helmet. I followed the instructions for installing them on my helmet strap and went for a 25 mile ride in the country.

Ear noise reduction muffs reduce engine noise and wind noise by 65 air bladder system forces ear muffs to seal around ears helmet speakers are standard in ear noise reduction muffs with line connection to your cell phone added value of air pump air bladders noise reduction muffs and helmet speakers in all quiet ride helmets 120 00. I personally have normal ear warmers i use over my helmet and they double for use when i m not riding a bicycle but if you want your ear warmers to your helmet this could work better for you. I installed these on a bern bmx style helmet more for the warmth they offered and they do that reasonably well for winter riding.