Aftershokz bone-conducting headphones

[jim55]

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These

 

[benb]

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These

Those are great headphones, no doubt.
But the point about the bone conducting ones is that you can hear music through both ears without compromising your hearing.

 

[J1888]

I'm fairly happy with my Aftershokz - tried wearing them in a commute and was pretty pointless, but nice on quieter rides.

 

[iwantanewbike]

I'd concur with the OP - they are a great piece of kit, especially if you have a mainly off road route. At junctions or busy spots I tend to turn them down.

Only problem is that they are incredibly flimsy - mine snapped within a few months of use and are now held together by duct tape. A lot of money for something not that durable :-(

 

[PlymSlimCyclist]

Which ones do you have @iwantanewbike , as not had any problems with daily wear on a commute and weekend rides?

 

[iwantanewbike]

Bluez2 - they snapped while trying to take them off from under my helmet strap and they got snagged - I wasn't being unduly rough with them and would expect something of this price to be a bit more durable. To be more specific, the snap occurred right where the thin band joins the side where the battery/electronics are housed.

 

[PlymSlimCyclist]

Ah, same set I have, so will be careful with them.

So far they seem rugged enough, but thank you for the heads up.
Need to use mine for a handsfree kit next weekend too, so should be interesting wearing them for 300 odd miles.

 

[PlymSlimCyclist]

I'd concur with the OP - they are a great piece of kit, especially if you have a mainly off road route. At junctions or busy spots I tend to turn them down.

Only problem is that they are incredibly flimsy - mine snapped within a few months of use and are now held together by duct tape. A lot of money for something not that durable :-(

Following up from this, my phones started playing up around May last year, but lasted until before Xmas when they died spectacularly in the gym (haven't been riding since I passed my driving test - not the best admission, but I've said it).
I contacted AfterShokz, who replaced the phones within a few days, and what was an awesome surprise is they upgraded me for free to the Bluez 2S set (the new upgraded version).

So might be worthwhile contacting them.

 

[iancity]

Love mine...found it quite an ordeal getting them to work all the time though, first had it my phone in the saddle bag, poor reception, so moved the phone to my jersey, where reception was fine but everytime you looked left or right the sound dropped...eventually when for a cheap arm band form sports direct and never had a problem with reception since

 

[Julia9054]

These were my Christmas present too - they are great. I like to listen to the radio on my way way to work. Unfortunately, i play the radio via the Internet on my phone and keep running out of data. Could anyone recommend an fm radio that will fit in a jersey pocket and has Bluetooth?

 

[ufkacbln]

LeakSlayer

Wonderful name for the technology

 

[PlymSlimCyclist]

Love mine...found it quite an ordeal getting them to work all the time though, first had it my phone in the saddle bag, poor reception, so moved the phone to my jersey, where reception was fine but everytime you looked left or right the sound dropped...eventually when for a cheap arm band form sports direct and never had a problem with reception since

What phone are you using?

I've never had this issue with my iPhone 4S or 6S Plus being in my pannier bag, saddle bag, fuel bag etc. Not tried my jersey, mainly because I don't like things like that being in my back pockets while sweating etc.

 

[ufkacbln]

What phone are you using?

I've never had this issue with my iPhone 4S or 6S Plus being in my pannier bag, saddle bag, fuel bag etc. Not tried my jersey, mainly because I don't like things like that being in my back pockets while sweating etc.

It all depends hoy much you require access and whether you would rather be discreet and not "display" your phone. MOst basic functions are covered by the headphone

There are a lot of arm bands that can be use with phones

 

[PlymSlimCyclist]

It all depends hoy much you require access and whether you would rather be discreet and not "display" your phone. MOst basic functions are covered by the headphone

There are a lot of arm bands that can be use with phones

Not quite sure why you've replied on my comment Cubobelin, but what I was aiming at with my previous comment, was that I've never had connectivity issues with either of my phones, in a number of locations on my bike, be it my saddle bag, pannier etc.
The bluetooth connection is usually good for 10 meters. So after the what phone question, would've been suggesting to re-pair the headset with the phone.

As I say, I've never had an issue with my phones location, and allowing me to listen to tunes.

 

[ufkacbln]

Not quite sure why you've replied on my comment Cubobelin, but what I was aiming at with my previous comment, was that I've never had connectivity issues with either of my phones, in a number of locations on my bike, be it my saddle bag, pannier etc.
The bluetooth connection is usually good for 10 meters. So after the what phone question, would've been suggesting to re-pair the headset with the phone.

As I say, I've never had an issue with my phones location, and allowing me to listen to tunes.

It was a reply to having tried the jersey, but not liking the pockets