Wireless Headphones / Earphones

[Zama7]

Hey Guys

 

Looking for a pair of new wireless headphones for running and cycling. I currently have Jaybird Vista which is great but doesn't work properly with my Garmin Forerunner 945. I usually use just one headphone so i can hear traffic but I think some of the new headphones have a feature where you can hear traffic. Any recommendations ? 

Edited July 13, 2021 by Zama7

[Grass Muncher]

Get yourself a speaker and put it in your bottle cage. Youll hear the traffic much easier. 

[Fisan]

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Get yourself a speaker and put it in your bottle cage. Youll hear the traffic much easier. 

No, please don't.

Edited July 13, 2021 by Fisan

[Steady Spin]

7 minutes ago, Grass Muncher said:

Get yourself a speaker and put it in your bottle cage. Youll hear the traffic much easier. 

Nobody and I mean "NOBODY" likes that guy. 

[TNT1]

8 minutes ago, Grass Muncher said:

Get yourself a speaker and put it in your bottle cage. 

Anyone who suggest this, and anyone who does this is a complete tonsil.

[Jono Waddell]

Hi, 

Not sure of the budget, but Aftershox Aeropex are amazing. Works perfectly with my Garmin Fenix and other items. They bone conduction which means they not in your ear so you can have a conversation and listen for traffic while using them. 

[pedal menace]

Budget not mentioned - I have Jabra Elite 85t - Holy Mothers!! Sound is incredible, comfortable on the ear (very important), works well with all devices (also has touch control on the earbuds) and battery life very good! I can recommend them! A note though -once snug in the ear and ANC is switched on, it works VERY well and outside sounds very well blocked. You will hear a car honking and loud-ish sounds but general noise blocked. You can disbale ANC or even better - enable passthrough - then outside sounds actually gets played in the ear. Very important to me are earbuds that are sweatproof and these are. 

Edited July 13, 2021 by pedal menace

[Zama7]

Thanks was looking at the Elite 85t they were on sale on Amazon day but missed it might have to wait for Black Friday 

[bleedToWin]

I guess some folks don't mind running with headphones on, but how on earth do you cycle with them? ????

[Chris_]

Aftershokz Aeropex. End of debate.

They're light, waterproof, don't have that weird bone conduction buzzing feeling, you can hear traffic, people, bikes, etc, good battery.

[TNT1]

20 minutes ago, bleedToWin said:

I guess some folks don't mind running with headphones on, but how on earth do you cycle with them? ????

Left one in, right one stays at home.

Great for listening to podcasts (mostly these days Science of Sport and The Move (and JB2) with a bit of JRE for good measure)

Lets me take calls form colleagues and clients whilst on the bike. Right ear hears the cars and road noise. (the galaxy buds are also great as they have a setting to pass ambient noise through to the ear inside whatever you're listening to.)

[Herschel]

Interesting topic, I recently managed to make some changes. I have a set of Jaybird Vista's (the first version) and although the audio quality was great these kept falling out of my ears. I used them mostly when running (outside and treadmill) and when cycling on the indoor trainer. I tried all three sizes without luck and was about to get them molded via a specialist audiology company when someone recommended I take a look at the Beats Powerbeats Pro as an alternative. 

I've been very happy with the Powerbeats Pro, happy to recommend them. Oh and I use one earphone only when running or cycling outside, it blocks out too much ambient noise for me to consider using both.

[Long Wheel Base]

32 minutes ago, TNT1 said:

Left one in, right one stays at home.

Great for listening to podcasts (mostly these days Science of Sport and The Move (and JB2) with a bit of JRE for good measure)

Lets me take calls form colleagues and clients whilst on the bike. Right ear hears the cars and road noise. (the galaxy buds are also great as they have a setting to pass ambient noise through to the ear inside whatever you're listening to.)

What's the call quality like while riding for the person on the other end? Do they get lots of wind noise?

[TNT1]

3 minutes ago, Long Wheel Base said:

What's the call quality like while riding for the person on the other end? Do they get lots of wind noise?

Pretty good actually. I guess if you're going 50km/h it would be hectic, I generally back off to 30-ish or lower. Generally during the week when I would get calls I'm on the MTB (mostly at Riverfields) so not going that fast anyway. 

[The Ouzo]

13 minutes ago, TNT1 said:

Pretty good actually. I guess if you're going 50km/h it would be hectic, I generally back off to 30-ish or lower. Generally during the week when I would get calls I'm on the MTB (mostly at Riverfields) so not going that fast anyway. 

just lots of heavy breathing

[TNT1]

3 minutes ago, ouzo said:

just lots of heavy breathing

I'm with a new coach and actually getting reasonably fit again, so hopefully less of that...