A little background: I live in the gulf south where humidity is about 90% year round. I generate a LOT of sweat on pretty much every workout: indoor, outdoor, VO2, tempo, you name it. I’m not sure if it’s the sweat or just bad luck but I’ve had 5 Bluetooth headset/earbuds fail on me in the past yea…

[image] iLLucionist: Was looking at AirPods Pro I alternate between AirPod pro (awesome to have noise cancellation on indoor rides) and aftershokz if it’s raining. Haven’t had any issue with the AirPods falling out, ever, even when I hit them with helmet straps. The battery life isn’t quite 6…

I can highly recommend these also. The only downside is the size of the charging/ carrycase (somewhat bigger than the AirPods), but might not be an issue if you don’t need to take the case with you. Buds will easily slip into a pocket when needed and won’t get damaged.

I second this. The new openmove headset is light and easy to use without being closed off from your surroundings: OpenMove - Affordable Wireless Open-Ear Headphones | Shokz Official

AirPods Pro are awesome, and I love mine, but you’re not going to get 6+ hours out of them. The case does charge them, but it takes a while. If you’re talking about indoor rides, they do quick charge to an hour of listening time in something like 5 minutes.

For outdoor rides I use Aeropex from Aftershocks. It’s a bone conduction technology. So you are safe. You can hear what’s going around. Battery can last 8h. For indoor training, I use AirPods Pro.

[image] Headphones on the Road Equipment I will be wanting to accumulate some long periods of time in the saddle outdoors over the Spring and Summer months in preparation for a couple of long distance events. I have seen pros and other riders on social media riding with h…

Thanks! I looked around before I posted, but I might have missed that one.

I use aftershokz when I ride with headphones, but even with those I find I still can’t hear traffic/my surroundings as much as I’d like.

I got some Jaybird Vistas for Christmas. They are pretty legit.

I also put in a vote for Aftershockz, i also think there’s an enormous thread that already exists if you want even more ideas

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