The mic is cyrstal and your teammates will have no issue hearing your callouts. should definitely be taller, though, as we will just have to lean our bottom bike underneath rather than hanging as there is not enough room, even with the top bike at the highest spot. Im glad I bought these and see very affordable. 5M), but they felt a little loose, so I exchanged them for a 10M and they feel just right! I purchased this rack to go above my stove so A) I had all my spices at my fingertips when I?m cooking and B) to clear up some much needed cabinet space. So I took the time to measure per the instructions, both feet, and I?m glad I did. We installed the feet on the towel warmer rack as we wanted it free standing. Truly love this one! If you don?t mind your earbuds looking like they were dropped in acid, you?ll be fine. I seem to be on some kind of quest for headphones lately.