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Bluetooth Helmets
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I have the element and I like it. At speeds < 60 mph everything is great, once you get up to around 70+ your music is a little hard to hear and if you crank the volume louder it gets distorted.
I have gps on my phone and I think I need different software. It tells me everything about where and when I need to turn except when it says the road, it doesnt broadcast it through bluetooth, only the phone. So it may say something like please turn left in 800 ft on to (then i hear nothing). I can always hear the gps great besides that (and I believe its the software). My buddy just got one too but we havent tested the sync yet from helmet to helmet.
The phone part isnt the best, but I havent used it much. My wife can understand me, because she knows im on the helmet, but some people say they dont know what im saying. It's kind of muffled and at higher speeds there is no way to understand me. If im at a light or going really slow I have carried on conversations.
Here is how I would rate it. (1-10)
Phone -4
MP3 - 9.5 (love it, use it all the time through my phone)
GPS- 8 (10 if its is actually my software)
Helmet to Helmet -N/A (will update)
Comfort (8) (may be a tad heavy, but its okay with me)
I have gps on my phone and I think I need different software. It tells me everything about where and when I need to turn except when it says the road, it doesnt broadcast it through bluetooth, only the phone. So it may say something like please turn left in 800 ft on to (then i hear nothing). I can always hear the gps great besides that (and I believe its the software). My buddy just got one too but we havent tested the sync yet from helmet to helmet.
The phone part isnt the best, but I havent used it much. My wife can understand me, because she knows im on the helmet, but some people say they dont know what im saying. It's kind of muffled and at higher speeds there is no way to understand me. If im at a light or going really slow I have carried on conversations.
Here is how I would rate it. (1-10)
Phone -4
MP3 - 9.5 (love it, use it all the time through my phone)
GPS- 8 (10 if its is actually my software)
Helmet to Helmet -N/A (will update)
Comfort (8) (may be a tad heavy, but its okay with me)
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Desert Spyder
New member
I have 2 V-Cans (his & hers, flip up & full face, both BLINCS). Very comfy helmet. I listen to my iPod with good results except at higher speeds when wind noise takes over but I can still hear the music. I hope to get a better windshield in the future to block out the windnoise.
The cell phone has the priority on the unit when it rings. You hear the ring, push the button and talk. Push the button again to hang up. Calling is a little more complicated. Push the button and it will dial the last number you were talking to (incoming or outgoing). Beware, when you try to turn off the BLINC you may be making a phone call instead. This is not a good idea late at night.
Make sure you hold the button about 7 seconds until you hear the long tone.
The intercom I haven't mastered yet. Fortunately my wife and I have been together over 40 years so we don't have much to say to each other anymore.
One helmet is the master and can communicate with any other Bluetooth helmet (if paired) within 30 feet. When on the intercom talk mode the battery is good for 4 hours. Standby is 10 hours. My wife and I run 2 different ipods while riding and I believe they need to be disabled before using the intercom. Like I said, I haven't mastered this feature yet.
I imagine the GPS bluetooth feature would be the same as if using the ipod. I hope to get a bluetooth Garmin in the future.
My helmet is VERY comfortable. My first helmet, a Scorpion 400 was OK but pressed my jaws so I was like kissing my visor. It looked suspicious.
V-Cans are new to the market, about as old as the Spyder, and a little pricey. It is best to be fitted. I bought mine at a HD dealer and they refused to sell it unless I was first fitted. My wife bought hers on the net.
The cell phone has the priority on the unit when it rings. You hear the ring, push the button and talk. Push the button again to hang up. Calling is a little more complicated. Push the button and it will dial the last number you were talking to (incoming or outgoing). Beware, when you try to turn off the BLINC you may be making a phone call instead. This is not a good idea late at night.
Make sure you hold the button about 7 seconds until you hear the long tone.
The intercom I haven't mastered yet. Fortunately my wife and I have been together over 40 years so we don't have much to say to each other anymore.
One helmet is the master and can communicate with any other Bluetooth helmet (if paired) within 30 feet. When on the intercom talk mode the battery is good for 4 hours. Standby is 10 hours. My wife and I run 2 different ipods while riding and I believe they need to be disabled before using the intercom. Like I said, I haven't mastered this feature yet.
I imagine the GPS bluetooth feature would be the same as if using the ipod. I hope to get a bluetooth Garmin in the future.
My helmet is VERY comfortable. My first helmet, a Scorpion 400 was OK but pressed my jaws so I was like kissing my visor. It looked suspicious.
V-Cans are new to the market, about as old as the Spyder, and a little pricey. It is best to be fitted. I bought mine at a HD dealer and they refused to sell it unless I was first fitted. My wife bought hers on the net.
Bluetooth vs. Wired Sound
This is exactly why I am sold on my Autocom system. As long as the mics are properly placed directly in front of the user's mouth, transmissions are crystal clear at virtually any speed. Take a look at this link, which is a demonstration of the Autocom system in use at Donington Race Track in England, at speeds up to 130 mph.
I have no affiliation with Autocom; I am just a happy user of their product. :2thumbs:
Bruce
This is exactly why I am sold on my Autocom system. As long as the mics are properly placed directly in front of the user's mouth, transmissions are crystal clear at virtually any speed. Take a look at this link, which is a demonstration of the Autocom system in use at Donington Race Track in England, at speeds up to 130 mph.
I have no affiliation with Autocom; I am just a happy user of their product. :2thumbs:
Bruce
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
Ditto for our Starcom1 systems! Best noise cancellation I have ever heard, plus it has volume compensation at speed. Sure, it has the inconvenience of a wired system, but crisp, clear communications are worth it. Available direct or from Spoiled Biker in the US.
-Scotty
Ditto for our Starcom1 systems! Best noise cancellation I have ever heard, plus it has volume compensation at speed. Sure, it has the inconvenience of a wired system, but crisp, clear communications are worth it. Available direct or from Spoiled Biker in the US.
-Scotty
Yes, I have heard very good reports about Starcom as well, Scotty! :thumbup:
Bruce
dltang
Very Handy Member
Ditto for our Starcom1 systems! Best noise cancellation I have ever heard, plus it has volume compensation at speed. Sure, it has the inconvenience of a wired system, but crisp, clear communications are worth it. Available direct or from Spoiled Biker in the US.
-Scotty
Yeah guys, when we were shopping around you both suggested both of those systems and in our effort for a "deal" we ended up spending a lot more for a system that doesn't work nearly as well. We are wired and it doesn't bother us, we just wish we had clearer communication bike to bike. Live and learn even if the lesson is hard.:gaah:
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
Bike-to-bike is rough no matter what the system. It depends too much on the external radio system, and is complicated by atmospheric conditions, distance, topography, and line of sight. Much like cell phones in that regard, but even less robust. You may be doing almost as well as can be expected, unfortunately, no matter what the base system.
-Scotty
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