Bluetooth headset for 1?

[tojo82]

Hi apologies if this is in the wrong place but wondered if anyone had any knowledge on bluetooth headsets? I'd like one for my helmet preferably with fm radio to hear traffic reports and quiet background music. Mainly I would like it to hear Google maps in my ear as I'm riding? I generally ride solo so wouldn't require anything really fancy. I have been looking at a sena smh5fm solo? Thanks in advance.

[Sam Vimes]

Sena SMH5 or an SMH10. I use a pair to talk between me and 'er. Brilliant, can even hear through the soft earplugs I use.

[tojo82]

That's excellent. The 5 has fm and is only 100 quid so I'll get that if no one else has any other options?

[JamesMio]

Got a Scale G9 in mine, it's good but built more for 2+ bikes. (you can have up to 8/9 people connected at a time).

That said, 90% of the time I use it solo for radio, Spotify, the odd call if I'm meant to be at work kinda thing. It's a little bit fiddly at times, but once you get used to the quirks, and learn to give up trying to imitate whatever accent it wants for VOX commands, it's pretty good.

[Luckypants]

Anyone got experience of Scala Rider, Interfone or Autocom Bluetooth intercoms? Our wired Autocom died on the GM rideout....

[tojo82]

I'm also looking at a scala q3 seems good value

[Corny Gizmo]

Alternatively these are really cheap and work quite well, I use mine daily, it has intercom to other headsets, bluetooth for phone/sat nav and FM radio.

Battery life is quite good, me and my friend spoke constantly for 6 hours during the sunset to sunrise ride in July.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00A48OBS0?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00

[NTECUK]

Have 2 lids witj cardio Scala head sets working fine two and a half years on .

[Tomor]

I sold Autocom, Interphone, Sena, Scala and a few others for the last few years. Interphone have really gone downhill and their warranties are needing to be used so often (but they do oblige just annoying) Scala have recently upped their game and are producing some very nice units (Q1 and Q3) I have the Sena 20S as I can use it in conjunction with the SR10 and an amateur radio to give me miles of comms with my dad. handy if you accidentally take an exit on a motorway without dad realising...

[tojo82]

Thanks a lot I'm swaying towards the q3 the more I investigate

[Tomor]

The scala audio quality is one of the best I would say. Where abouts are you?

[tojo82]

In Portsmouth

[Tomor]

If you don't mind a short ride, Bykebitz in Yateley (near Camberley) (where I used to work) do keep good stocks of them and will let you take them out the box and listen to them.

[tojo82]

I'll Google them thanks

[Luckypants]

As it is just a headset for yourself, why are you interested in the Q3 over the say the Qz or Q1? Just interested if there is some difference I may have missed between these units.

[tojo82]

Hi lucky pants. The reason I wanted and bought the q3 over the q1 is so I'm a bit more future proof. If I decide to get into group riding with others I have the facility now to pair with 4 others. That's the only difference you are correct the q1 is basically for on bike passengers where as the q3 has more range and intercom facilities. I got it yesterday and it is brilliant. I set up sat nav on my phone and off I went. I instantly heard what I needed to hear, I then turned on the fm radio as I knew where I was going but was pleasantly surprised when the sat nav clicked in over the radio when the sat nav prompted me. Then the wife rang me I said hello and it turned on, she said it sounded as if I was just on the phone even though I was doing 40 mph. I know none of these features are cutting edge but for my needs it's fantastic. I can highly recommend the scala rider q3

[Luckypants]

Fair enough. I like the simplicity of no phone, satnav music etc, but enjoy chatting with my missus, so a simple intercom is fine for me.

I'd be interested in more feedback after you've used it a while, particularly audio quality and mic noise at speed.

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[tojo82]

I will gladly do that for you. I travel 30 miles each way a day but it's a boring trip down the m27 and m3 so wanted radio to break up monotony