Let me first say that the Chips 2.0 I use work really well. Simple, easy to use with gloves, sounds "good" (not great) easy for phone calls, etc. These are winners all day long. I tried ear pods for a while. They were uncomfortable at best. The problem/issue for me with the Chips 2.0 and my Smith helmet is with the finicky zipper and having to flip speakers left for right to gain access to the charging port. Having said this, this is year 3 with the Chips 2.0 bluetooth but the speakers themselves connected with a single wire through zippered liner. I added a small "pigtail" - male to female extension in order to charge the Chips without having to unzip to gain access to the port. Now I"m wondering, maybe I can flip the speakers back to the way they are recommended in the helmet and simply cut a very small hole in the liner, near the right ear flap (where the zipper begins instead of ends) to feed the pigtail through the small hole, then cauterize the synthetic material closed with a lighter around the pigtail cord so that I can charge the Chips without ever really having to unzip or remove the speakers from the helmet? Going to try this tonight. I think I've found the solution. Even with the newer Chips bluetooth wireless, you still have to unzip the finicky zipper to remove and charge the speakers. I can tell that I'm only going to be able to unzip this thing a handful more times before that zipper gives up and its toast forever.