Has anyone tried these...?

islwyn
islwyn Posts: 650
edited April 2012 in Commuting general
Bone Conduction Headphones

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005PK5JHE/r ... B005PK5JHE

Ears_Free_Bone_Conduction_USB_Headphones_Headsets.jpg

As much as I want to cycle with music, I don't because it stops me from hearing what's around me etc on my commute - but now I've found these... They look ideal for me?!

Only thing is - I don't want to purchase them if someone has tried and thinks they're rubbish.

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  • squired
    squired Posts: 1,153
    I'm sure I read a proper review somewhere, but can't find it. A quick search on the internet threw up the link below, which has some useful info.

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/b ... ic-cycling
  • byke68
    byke68 Posts: 1,070
    Do you get a lovely lady with every pair? :P
    Cannondale Trail 6 - crap brakes!
    Cannondale CAAD8
  • Initialised
    Initialised Posts: 3,047
    byke68 wrote:
    Do you get a lovely lady with every pair? :P
    I read that and headed straight for the gutter...

    a quick rearrangement of words will suffice.
    I used to just ride my bike to work but now I find myself going out looking for bigger and bigger hills.
  • islwyn
    islwyn Posts: 650
    So they've arrived.

    Here's my review.

    I'm a music producer so for my ears they're not great, (But they never were going to be considering they're going through my bone...!) They're extremely tinny sounding, they begin to distort if you pump the volume too much, and this is from only testing in my kitchen - let alone traffic noise going down my lug holes!

    On the plus side - they do work, and it is only supposed to be background noise after all, so they are ok.

    However the cable is very flimsy, I can't see them lasting that long in a working condition if I'm being honest!

    Worth £40? At this stage, no... But I'll comment back with a road test soon to see if they improve.

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