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UrbanRacer
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PostPosted: 18:04 - 18 Mar 2009    Post subject: Bike to Bike comms Reply with quote

Hi,
I've been looking around trying to find a bike to bike comms kit, so far all i've seen is autocom and they want £160 per bike! thats a bit steep imo so is there any other options?
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PostPosted: 18:06 - 18 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lidl are doing one at the moment for £25 per handset.
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PostPosted: 18:51 - 18 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Faraz wrote:
Lidl are doing one at the moment for £25 per handset.


Got one... fitted it... the headset and mic setup look fairly solid actually... the PTT switch looks a bit budget and so does the radio unit... perhaps find a decent radio to swap it out with?
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PostPosted: 19:06 - 18 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Scala Rider Q2

It's not cheap (about £100 a bike)

But... you can use your phone, GPS, MP3 and have 3 way bike to bike comms to 500m Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 20:56 - 18 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Faraz wrote:
Lidl are doing one at the moment for £25 per handset.


I give it a weeks worth of use before it's f*cked.
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PostPosted: 20:58 - 18 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

i have tried a few different sets, and most are crap. lidl's ones included (though the headsets are great for using with their rider to pillion system, and for music etc) and i really think the only way forward is the autocom stuff (or similar) anything else is a waste of money, i could probably afforded an auto com set up myself if i hadnt wasted so much money on other systems, they were also offer on some website the other day on some website, half price - so the top spec system was cheaper than the lowest spec system when normal price...cant remember the website though - was advertised in bike.
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PostPosted: 21:16 - 18 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Buy the one I have for sale in the classified section. You wont get better for the money!

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=167622
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PostPosted: 21:34 - 18 Mar 2009    Post subject: Re: Bike to Bike comms Reply with quote

UrbanRacer wrote:
Hi,
I've been looking around trying to find a bike to bike comms kit, so far all i've seen is autocom and they want £160 per bike! thats a bit steep imo so is there any other options?


You can waste your money and try all the rest, but once you have autocom you can see why it costs what it does and that it is value for money. It really does work at silly speeds, crystal clear too once you set it up properly.
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PostPosted: 22:01 - 18 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

I agree with what you say about autocom, but with lidi or aldi stuff you get a 3 year guarantee, it may be crap but they stand by it, unlike most retailers
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PostPosted: 18:59 - 19 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Used the scala rider Q2 kit, and it is awsome.
Done around 120miles (roughly) bike to bike on one charge last year, used it a good few times other than that, and once you get the ear pieces in the right place its rather clear as it tries to filter out the wind/bike noise.
Its a doddle to fit as it attatches to the side of the helmet.

Hope it helps,
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PostPosted: 19:31 - 19 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

calum17 wrote:
i have tried a few different sets, and most are crap. lidl's ones included (though the headsets are great for using with their rider to pillion system, and for music etc)


I have both, the headset from the Bike2Bike doesnt fit the rider/Pillion box.... unless you have some sort of adaptor to which you can add an extra 2 mm to the pin?
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PostPosted: 21:26 - 19 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Another one for the scala q2, bought at the NEC last year and only just got round to fitting and trying them out. Good to about 80 or 90 and distance is adequate if not autocom good, really impressed and i've used autocoms for years.
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PostPosted: 23:40 - 19 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

ProvectusIncurro wrote:
calum17 wrote:
i have tried a few different sets, and most are crap. lidl's ones included (though the headsets are great for using with their rider to pillion system, and for music etc)


I have both, the headset from the Bike2Bike doesnt fit the rider/Pillion box.... unless you have some sort of adaptor to which you can add an extra 2 mm to the pin?



yer i have, forgot to mention that. it's an adaptor which changes the size of the pin - maplins sell them £1.50 or 2 quid or something ... worth getting, makes the R2P system much better - and the push to takl works with it too, so you dont get any irritating wind noise all of the time when you aren't talking, plus the headsets are fitted in the helmet so when you want to go you can just connect and go without fiddling abut trying to get the earpiece and everything in.
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PostPosted: 09:40 - 20 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don't waste your time money and patience with anything else.
Get an autocom.
Once it's fitted you'll laff at the others.
Excelent for pumping tunes into your nut aswell..... Smile
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PostPosted: 10:49 - 20 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Walloper wrote:
Don't waste your time money and patience with anything else.


That's exactly what I thought until I tried the Scala! I'm not saying the the Autocom isn't great, it is, and when you combine it with a decent radio you can get good distance for bike to bike, but it is a RIGHT pain in the arse to fit to the bike, especially if you want to wire it all in neatly, plus you still need a cable connecting your helmet to the bike! With the Scala, you get everything the Autocom offers (admittedly probably only about 85% of the quality of the Autocom and bike to bike is restricted up to 500m), but for the shear ease of fitting, being wireless and small it get's the thumbs up every time!
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PostPosted: 17:22 - 20 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Many a time the autocom has come into its own because of that extra 15%. Once it is fitted ( yes it is a fiddle but £15 to your local garage gets that bit done) it is in a world of its own.
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PostPosted: 17:55 - 20 Mar 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Skudd wrote:
Many a time the autocom has come into its own because of that extra 15%. Once it is fitted ( yes it is a fiddle but £15 to your local garage gets that bit done) it is in a world of its own.


I don't actually agree with that! I owned an Autocom for many years and I have absolutely no regrets in ripping it out and replacing with a Bluetooth system! I admit that everyone has a personal opinion on this and thats OK and I did think the Autocom was excellent.

Compared to the cheaper alternatives available there is NO DOUBT that the Autocom is definitely a far superior product and having constant power on tap is also a definite advantage of you are going touring and wont be able to charge the Scala every night. (Although you could just get a power monkey and use that to charge on the go!!)

I've had phonecalls with people at <ahem> the legal speed limits and they were unable to tell I was on the bike! - And yes, I know the Autocom is also good at that (once you buy your phone adaptor!) and it will also do Bluetooth (if you buy the bluetooth adaptor)

I know Autocom has it's fans, I was one for many years, but if you are looking for an easy phone/music/bike to bike solution I, now, wouldn't recommend an Autocom over a Scala!
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