Using BTE HA while cycling?

Have you thought about the ear gear covers. They are supposedly good at keeping sweat of of HAs and some models have a clip on them that can be attached to clothing so you wouldn’t have to worry about losing them.

http://www.gearforears.com/14

I use them to prevent static electricity from my long hair turning off my aids. I don’t cycle so I don’t have personal experiance with them in that situation.

@cgull said:

If your club ride attracts racers in team jerseys and you’re hanging with them through the ride, I’d guess you’re in pretty decent shape to start racing, especially if you’re in one of Canada’s racing hotspots (I don’t quite know for sure which these are-- Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, maybe QC as a guess…) I’m in Boston, which is one of the most competitive areas in the US, and I almost never was able to stay at the front of a hammer ride, even when racing.

If you race, it’s best to view the bike as expendable. You will eventually crash, and at some point the bike may get bent too. I’m personally not sure road races are much safer than crits. If crashing your good bike bugs you, you might want to consider getting something less valuable specifically to race on. If it’s any consolation, I think your hearing aids are much safer than your bike is…

I sweat a moderate amount, and I’ve just never had problems with sweat on my hearing aids while riding, even in the most awful, humid weather. Unless you really sweat a lot and are seriously dripping around your ears, I don’t think you have much to worry about. Heavy rain is a much bigger problem.

I’m in Toronto and I ride with the Mississauga Bicycle Racing Club. When I started two years ago, they had to push me up some of the hills. Now I graduated to the fast group and I don’t get drop. My club’s fast group has a bad reputation of being too much of a hammer ride all the time. It took so long and a lot of suffering to get to a level that I can keep up with them. I was never athletic in gym at school. I’m not sure if I could keep up with you guys in Boston though.

I am thinking of getting a cheaper bike for racing later if I stay in racing.

I signed up for the Mt. Washington Hill Climb this year, not too far from Boston. I drove up Mt. Washington two years ago and it was scarier going up then coming down! I just want to make it up in a half decent time.

@jenny said:

Have you thought about the ear gear covers. They are supposedly good at keeping sweat of of HAs and some models have a clip on them that can be attached to clothing so you wouldn’t have to worry about losing them.

http://www.gearforears.com/

I use them to prevent static electricity from my long hair turning off my aids. I don’t cycle so I don’t have personal experiance with them in that situation.

Thanks for the link! I think I get a pair of these. I do nordic skiing too and I think they will be great for that too.

@Garfield said:

Thanks for the link! I think I get a pair of these. I do nordic skiing too and I think they will be great for that too.

On that note, has anyone found a ski helmet that is BTE friendly?

The Giro Nine’s not bad; it’s cut above the ears and the ear pads on the straps are not uncomfortable. As a cyclist, I like it because it’s made much like a cycling helmet. I’ve got one of the early ones; the new ones are a little different-- YMMV.