I didnt want to drop 300-400 dollars on a Thule or Yakima set up. Good for light bikes Came all scratched up and ugly Now he wants a pair in red. So much better than the cases at the stores (in quality and price). Lastly, the hinges of the earpieces have become a little squeaky and loose after a year. HOWEVER, and this is where this Review may actually help others, is that from reading the INSTRUCTIONS that came with the alternative and rival Blade Hawk Unit, I think I can now see what the problem was. as an example you can set one earbud to switch between Ambient Sound Control on/off and Noise Cancelling on/off while the other earbud controls music (pause, forward, back, etc). For long runs on the beach, don’t get these. Pipes were unable to be tightly secured otherwise they would contort and would not fit into other pieces for proper construction, making for a loose structure.