Casting legal issues aside for a moment, anyone use a bluetooth headphones for music and calls while riding?
Found a Sony model with headphones but the mic is on the ear, can't imagine it would cope well with outside noise.
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Bluetooth Headphones for music/calls while riding
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Posted 7 months ago #
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I've got some gear4 bluphones which are pretty good. The mic is also on the ear with these but seems to cope fine.
I've not used these more than a couple of times (don't need them). They're still sat in the box since Christmas.
Let me know if you're interested and I'll figure out a price.Posted 7 months ago # -
Didn't someone do a bluetooth helmet (or a bluetooth helmet attachment) for just this purpose a while back?
Looked useful
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Ecky-Thump, how would them headphones fare if you were running?
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I enjoy having my phone switched off while riding TBH.
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Got these built into my burton helmet for snowboarding....hmm wonder if I could bodge then onto my MTB helmet....they would make good earwarmers at least
I didn't try a high speed call on the piste so no idea how wind noise works for the person on the other end!Posted 7 months ago # -
I enjoy having my phone switched off while riding TBH
Ooops, I think you picked the wrong thread thenPosted 7 months ago # -
plodtv,
Fine I'd expect for running too. The retention effect is mainly from the springy wire connection so they stay in place well, the interchangeable in-ear earpieces help but you're not reliant on them for fit, just mainly to preserve sound quality. I only ever used the stubby ones that don't go right into your ear canal (I didn't fancy that idea!)Posted 7 months ago # -
I've got some of those Gear4s under another name.
Work well, supposed to be water resistant. The rubber ear pieces improve the sound, if they fit you. Good battery life & connectivity. All the weight is on the side, so they're stable enough for running. I don't, by the way.
I got the to replace my Motorola S9s, which were a tad more secure, but all the weight was at the back. Would have got S10s if I could have found them, but these were very cheap for BT headphones.Posted 7 months ago # -
This is the thing - turns your helmet into a bluetooth speaker
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I wear these when solo training http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/13952197/Plantronics-Backbeat-903-Stereo-Bluetooth-Headphones/Product.html?_%24ja=tsid:11518|cat:13952197|prd:13952197
sound quality is OK (given you'll always have background wind noise I wouldn't worry too much about it anyway), only ever answered one call - seemed OK (buttons are pretty small though) caller could hear me OK although I did slow down.There's probably something better on the market now though, at the time most reviews seem to suggest even the ones tagged for sports broke after a while due to sweat, mine are still going strong after 18 months though. A few of the more popular models (like the Motorola ones) seemed to have a big bar at the back which I thought might interfere with the helmet cradle.
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