What earplugs do you use?

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What earplugs do you use?

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So when I came off the other week I destroyed the Bose QC20's I normally wear on the bike. They're basically noise cancelling earphones, cool sh1t (and so good, far better than any ear plugs I've used so far) but they're expensive and I don't want to pay for a new set :lol:

I've never liked the disposable ear plugs you can get at Halfords, I'd like something moulded to my ear. I used to use an R&G set from Amazon before the QC20's but they weren't great at all..

Does anyone have any recommendations?

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Been using the Pinlock ones for a while now.

They come as a pack of 4 with one set of little fillters to swap between the two different sizes you get...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from= ... s&_sacat=0

Prior to that I used the mould yourself type ones...Good but you have to be carefull in the moulding process, I got two pairs out of the contents but one pair were slightly bigger & are not that comfy...Quite effective @ blocking the noise tho...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from= ... s&_sacat=0

I'd give a solid :thumbup: for the Pinlock ones...

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I use Thunderplugs,these are musicians ear plugs and available on ebay.
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Sorry to hear about your off Will's hope the bike was not too badly damaged and yourself. It's never fun dropping a bike unless there's no damage. What you riding now, does it have long hair :lol:
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Cheers for the (useful) responses, I'll do some review analysis stuff then and see what would be best for me..

Blue tac is not listed as a useful response though :lol:

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there are so many types and sizes and they all work differently for each user depending what shape your ear is... so i bought a selection bag of all sorts of earplugs and tried them till I found the ones that works.... then I bought a bag of those specific ones.

I thing I gave lloydie the left overs to try the same
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I use these:
http://www.bikehps.com/acatalog/Motorcy ... VQ#au30916

Good for being able to hear what people are saying at petrol stations etc and hearing the intercom. Also have a good carry case. There's a few of these channeled types about, Auritech do similar ones as well, or custom mould with channels too http://www.auritech.co.uk/custom-fit/

I have a box of disposable Laser Lite's which block out more noise but get uncomfortable after a while.
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TravisZack wrote:I use these:
http://www.bikehps.com/acatalog/Motorcy ... VQ#au30916

Good for being able to hear what people are saying at petrol stations etc and hearing the intercom. Also have a good carry case.
I have the same, but never tried another reusable ones, so have no comparison. Cheap disposable just didn´t fit me well.
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Doc's Pro Plugs, I got mine from my local musical instrument shop. They're not you usual roll & squeeze plugs, but rather pre molded to fit n your entire ear. Cut about 20db of noise, mainly from the top frequencies which are the most harmful, you can still have a conversation with them in without you shouting as well

http://www.proplugs.com/mm5/merchant.mv ... e=proplugs
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I get a pack of these every year or so. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50-PAIRS-OF-E ... OxymnRSDLb~
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Don't.
I paid for the sound and want to hear it all.
I have earplugs, but only for the wife to wear at gigs and for her to wear when we're camping or at festivals, when apparently I snore and there isn't another room to go to.
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Virt, you made a typo in the original question and that is why we are all confused.
















































you meant BUTTPLUGS didn't you :lol:
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I use plugphones.

Check them out on amazon, they're about 12 quid and they're spot on.

100% comfy and cut out more noise than foam plugs.
https://www.plugfones.com/hearing-prote ... -earplugs/


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None.

AH SAID NONE. :lol:
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