You either love them or hate them.
Some riders swear by them and others cant stand them, personally it depends on how long I plan to ride and which bike I am riding as to whether I pop some in or not.
This guide is looking at reusable ear plugs but for comparison we will also include one disposable set.
How we tested these.
The sound noise reduction (SNR) we have used are what the manufacturers advertise, I don’t have a way to test them so were trusting them to be honest.
Consumer product reviews, these are real reviews written by purchasers on Amazon, I have doubled the points here because 4.4 is neither 4 or 5 (so 4.0 to 4.4 is 8 points and 4.5 to 4.9 is 9 points).
Comfort as tested in my own ears with a helmet on (the HJC i91).
EarPeace Moto £29.95
- -26dB SNR (claimed) 3/5
- 8/10 consumer product reviews
- Comfort 3/5
- Value 3/5
Overall – 17/25
Oxford Filterbuds £14.92
- -23dB SNR (claimed) 2/5
- 9/10 consumer product reviews
- Comfort 5/5
- Value 4/5
Overall – 20/25
Alpine MotoSafe £13.95
- -28dB SNR (claimed) 4/5
- 8/10 consumer product reviews
- Comfort 3/5
- Value 4/5
Overall – 19/25
Naiicute ear plugs £6.50 (£12.99 for two pairs)
- -25dB SNR (claimed) 3/5
- 8/10 consumer product reviews
- Comfort 4/5
- Value 5/5
Overall – 20/25
Oxford Moldex £1.45 (£2.89 for two pairs)
- -35dB SNR (claimed) 5/5
- 8/10 consumer product reviews
- Comfort 3/5
- Value 5/5
Overall – 21/25
Oxford MaxPlugs £0.24 (£12.00 for fifty pairs)
- -37dB SNR (claimed) 5/5
- 8/10 consumer product reviews
- Comfort 3/5
- Value 3/5
Overall – 19/20
The results.
First place – Oxford Moldex
Joint second place – Oxford Filterbuds & Naiicute ear buds
Well without trying my go-to ear plugs have won outright, I kind of expected them to win the budget friendly but not overall. I have used Oxford Moldex for as long as I can remember.
Article written by Nige.
Last update: January 2025
Nige has toured most of the UK and Europe, he aspires to a round the world motorbike trip but for now is settling for any trip he can get, you can be assured that what ever family holiday is being planned, Nige is looking at it from a bike ride aspect.
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