Are Bone Conduction Headphones Right For Cyclists?

This is my review of 4 Bone Conduction headphone brands I tested: Shokz, Haylou, Naenka & Wissonly. I share my experience with the use of Bone Conduction headphones while cycling and what I think about the units compared to each other.

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0:00 Intro
0:40 Why I do this review
1:35 How Does It Work??
2:50 My real world experience
7:13 Why am I using it?
11:45 Unboxing the 4 units
14:16 Comparing the Shokz VS Haylou VS Naenka VS Wissonly
18:32 PRICE
18:52 Final Thoughts

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[jasperverkuijl]

Questions and/or Comments about this review? Let me know!! 👇

[jeckyl]

Great video, I can appreciate that you're giving your critical feedback on some of these headsets. Too many reviews on YouTube and elsewhere are all sunshine and roses because they're sponsored and don't want to jeopardize getting free sh*t later. This was a very good no-bs review.

[danielestebangonzalez]

Also using the Shokz for a while for cycling, it's not perfect but really good at slow speeds as you said. I do press pause on descents as well. Battery life is outstanding.

[robbo]

I like how you talk about safety of the earphones then cut to a video of you biking fast through the city on a 2 way narrow bike lane while holding a camera behind you lol!

[alainpfammatter]

I have been using the shokz for cycling for a year now and really like them. Great for cycling.

[cigarluv]

You are the first person who talked about wind noise. I bought two bone conduction and stop use them. Thank you very much.

[googleuser]

I love that you gave a review. To hear you talk about the annoyances of the noise around you and the headphone volume too much/not enough. I dont think other reviews give an honest review in this manner. I dont have a hard time hearing but i dislike the annoyances that come with headphones ie: sweat in ear and the buds falling out, having to keep pulling my ear to push it back in UGGA, not loud enough when driving, JUST NOT LOUD
All I care about with a head phone is: ease of wearing and volume when in loud noisy areas. Apparetly I find myself in loud surroundings often when I need blue tooth calling.
Thank you for your review

[BrianMaynardLetsDoThisThing]

This is the best review that I have seen for cycling. Thanks for the detailed review.

[Mark-Huigen]

I've been using the SHOKZ OpenRun Pro after Laurens Ten Dam recommended them and I have to admit it's a game changer for me! It's been fantastic for long slow rides to keep me entertained.

[Risayogi]

Pretty much almost half of road cyclists and runners in my city wears bone conduction headphones. I borrowed two from my friends for running and cycling, Shokz OpenRun and OpenRun Pro. Compared to standard earphone (my AirPods Pro 2 and Bose Soundsport Wireless), the bass response from the bone conduction headphone is lacking. But when I’m running or cycling, sound quality is not a priority. As long as I can hear the songs, it’s alright.
This is true for running because of my slower pace. But for cycling at higher speed, just like you said, the sound from headphone is “fighting” with the wind noise going past through my ears and I have to pump the volume to the max. It’s okay for the OpenRun, but for the OpenRun Pro, when I set to the max volume, the vibration of the headphone (because of the claimed better bass response) becomes annoying.
So yeah, it is way safer to ride the bike with these bone conduction headphones because you become aware of the outside world, but expect to have compromise in sound quality.

[BrianRPaterson]

Good review. I'm sticking to Shokz.

BTW: I was torn about whether to get my son a set of OpenRuns or OpenRunPros for Christmas.
It came down to the following:

The Pros have an extra 2 hours or so of battery (10 hours total) and you can set them up via a phone app. The downside is they are less waterproof -- only IP55.

The regular OpenRuns are IP67, and provide a real 8 hours of playing time.

My son cares less about IP ratings, likes apps and is on his phone all day, so I got him the Pros.
I cycle a lot in all weathers so I'll stick to the regular OpenRuns. Cheaper to buy and more waterproof.

Cheers

[mixflix]

Watched this video last week and ordered some all i can say is absolutely brilliant tried them 1st on Gravel bike off road and then used on road bike best little tech buy for a long time .
Cheers

[cubatea]

brilliant. That was a review that I didn't know I needed, but very grateful for it. Superb content Jasper. Thanks

[remiforget]

I'm a welder and I use Open Run Pro with my professionnal ear plugs, then I don"t hear the surronding noise and in a factory there's a lot of noise. Thanks for this review

[richardyoung]

Shokz for me for the last year or so, great battery life and never ride without them 👍🏻

[axxxxman]

I have had a pair shokz titanium since 2017, they are a little heavier than current models and they use MicroUSB for charging but they are still working fine. I ride mostly trails, when in traffic, I don't listen to anything.

[kevinmach]

Fun fact, the bone conduction headphone thing has been around for at least 15 years. I know this because I used to do triathlons and they were marketed as something you listen to while doing your swim training. And even back then, they didn't work half bad. So it was really no surprise to me at 7:00 where Jasper says you can use them in the shower. I think that's basically where they originated.

[yhaanraads]

“Voor je kijken!” Nice one, unfortunately have to use that line often as well..

[JackCeline-bz]

I am using Wissonly Hi Runner, and in fact, it works very well. I think Jasper underestimated Hi Runner and may not have experienced it in depth. Its functions are very powerful and can be used in multiple scenarios, such as running, cycling, swimming, etc. Moreover, the price is also very nice

[bradstudio]

As a cyclist, thank you for this critical review. I'm skipping these and going back to the Plantronics Backbeat Fit, which sounds good, stops the wind noise, and allows you to hear around simultaneously.