Cat Ears.....???

[beastie]

Has anybody tried em?

http://www.cat-ears.com

 

[ColinJ]

I looked at those at the start of the year when I was getting deafened by cold turbulent air on the long fast descents round here. I couldn't bring myself to pay for something like that, but did toy with the idea of making some.

90% of the noise seems to come from loose helmet straps. Somebody told me that and I tested it by pulling the straps flat against my cheeks on a fast downhill last week. Sure enough, the noise was drastically reduced. Someone else said that putting a twist in the straps can work. (So they effectively present a spiral profile to the air rather than a flat edge.)

 

[ColinJ]

There is an alternative, and somewhat obvious, potential solution on offer for free.

Cut your ears off? Give up cycling? Earplugs ...?

 

[snorri]

I've used catseyes , they're good.

IGMC

 

[arch684]

There is an alternative, and somewhat obvious, potential solution on offer for free.

Bradley Wiggins type sideburns

 

[midlife]

Best pic on cyclechat today

Shaun

 

[Shut Up Legs]

They'd be useful for magpie protection. These birds have a nasty habit of pecking at ears in Spring, over here.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

They'd be useful for magpie protection. These birds have a nasty habit of pecking at ears in Spring, over here.

Wot? Human ears??
I would not buy the product btw, don't need it, but if I did I would make similar myself like @ColinJ said.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Wot? Human ears??

Yep, human ears, even to the point of drawing blood. Magpies can be very aggressive here at this time of year.

 

[DRHysted]

Don't waste your money. I tried them because above 10 mph all I can hear is roaring wind. Cat ears made it worse!

 

[the_craig]

They seem like the answer to a question no-one has asked.

 

[ColinJ]

They seem like the answer to a question no-one has asked.

Well, I found about them when searching for an answer to the problem of wind-induced earache/deafness!

 

[roadrash]

I dont go fast enough to need them

 

[steveindenmark]

Buff cures everything.

 

[Easytigers]

I'm tempted! The strap on my helmet drives me insane!