07-30-2019, 02:54 AM
I rarely ride without some kind of ear protection, but if it's just a quick trip to the store, I may not. This morning, for example, I stopped at the local market on the way to work, just a five minute ride from my house, so no earplugs. With ears unplugged, you get to hear every mechanical noise your bike is making, and I have to remind myself that none of them are catastrophic, I just don't get to hear them most of the time.
