AirDrives review...

[lenshanem]

OK, after I went to a safety seminar I knew I really should ditch the headphones. For one, you can't hear and two, I saw a scary example of how you can be choked with your headphone wires from behind. YIKES.

Tried running a few times w/o my music or podcasts and it about killed me.

So I bought this -
http://www.safesoundsports.com/
Good in thought, but after my first short run using these speakers I got a nasty sore on my neck where it was clipped to my shirt. Took a month to heal and now I have a lovely scar right at my neckline.

Sooo, back to my ole' headphones. Then someone (Please tell me who you were!) mentioned AirDrives on here. I got a Best Buy giftcard for Christmas and decided to order a pair. The kid size was on backorder, but they came in less than a week!

http://www.airdrives.com/


I ordered the kid size. One, I'm petite and read the adult size runs big and two, it was cheaper.

So turns out I could have probably ordered the adult size. The kid size fits, but barely. You can definitely hear outside noise. First run it was friggin cold outside so I had on a cap. It was hard to tell if they were working cause my ears were covered up anyway.

Today I was truly able to try them out. They stayed on snugly and never felt like they were going to fall off and none of that popping out like the earbuds. I was surprised I could still hear birds chirping and cars from a few streets over zipping by. So I guess you'd say they work, still I could still be strangled from behind with the wires.

I read people complaining there is no bass, but I'm not a music purist so they seemed to work for me fine. Music sounded good enough, except you could hear wind coming thru your ears from time to time.

Apparently they are approved for the San Fransisco Half this year -
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/071113/20071113005592.html?.v=1

One other thing to note is the kid size doesn't have the volume control on the wire like the adult size, but I tuck my cord under my shirt anyway...

Hope this helps!

 

[westcliffemom]

Thanks! I think I mentioned it, I read about it on someone's running blog. I was thinking of trying them out. It was nice to read your reviews. I don't have safety (personal attack) issues but I walk on dirt roads, so I have car traffic that goes by pretty fast.

I know too from your review to get the adult instead of the kids. Thanks again!

Could you wear your wires behind your head? (like on the back instead of the front) I guess they could still be used against you, but it might make it better.

 

[lenshanem]

Thanks Stacey for mentioning them!

Ya know, I've never thought about trying to put the wires in the back... I'll give that a shot tomorrow!

 

[sap1227]

Thanks for the review, some how I missed the previous post about them. We may need a pair of these!

 

[wtpclc]

Very cool! Thanks for teh info Shan!

 

[Tombo756]

I own a pair of airdrives and they work as advertised. I prefer a product called lobie from mylobie.com. Same basic features but lobies cost $12, come in lots of colors including clear and offer earbud interchangeability.

 

[jessily]

Thanks for the review! I'll have to check these out. The headphones that come w/ the iPod fall out as soon as I start sweating and I've been looking for a pair that will stay put. Does anyone have other recommendations of headphones that stay in place when running?

 

[sramille]

I've been using the same headphones for years....they are simple, Philips over the ear headphones. I think I paid $10-12 for them.

I think they are intended to be used by placing the earbud in th ear, but that's horribly uncomfortable for me. I always just leave the earbud sitting outside my ear. I've never had a problem with them falling off. The music is loud enough for me to enjoy and my ears are still open to hear the cyclist or rollerblader coming up behind me. The best of both worlds!

 

[Tiger Lily 03]

Hmmm, interesting.

 

[lenshanem]

This is an old post of mine that got bumped up. I'm outta commission now, but I was still using these headphones when I ran last.