Communications equipment

[SofaBear]

Hi all,

not sure if this is the right place to put this!

The father unit and I are out and about together at weekends, finding it difficult to communicate where we are going on a run.

What do you guys use to chat on the road?

Radio/PMRs?, bluetooth on the old iphone, something else?

any suggestions, links or beware of these tips would be much appreciated.

[stinkwheel]

I don't. Last thing I want is someone wittering away when I'm out on the bike.

If I go on a run with others, we work a leader-follower system. If you're in the lead and going to turn off, you wait for the person behind you before continuing.
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[Casper]

What stinky said. Also if i need fuel and want to tell whoever i get alongside and point to the tank like a pretend gun or want a brake use the supping tea sign with the pinky sticking out. Hell who wants there old man yapping in there lug moaning that you are doing it wrong.

[james1988]

I have a Scala G4 system that I can't recommend enough. Amazon had them on offer a few months back, they maybe worth a look.

James
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[esullivan]

I use the Sena SHM10 with my wife. She *doesn't* yap much at all. We might say 10 words in an hour, but it has transformed our rides. We no longer have to guess what the other is thinking.

"Should we stop here or are you OK to wait for a break?"

That kind of stuff, which is difficult to do with sign language.
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[james1988]

[soforene]

Take a look at the SCALA RIDER Multiset.
These clip onto your helmets and gives a range of approx. 500m.

I've got one and the reception beats my PMR radio easily in terms of clarity.

Plus you can easily swap them from helmet to helmet.

https://www.cardosystems.com/scala-rider/scala-rider-q2-multiset

[SofaBear]

thanks guys, interesting products. how do they deal when you are not in line of sight?

[c-m]

Autocom and Starcom seem to be the only decent systems.

Most of the others are mono (who wants to listen to their music in mono?), and don't let you use your own ear buds. Some you're stuck with the default mic too.

[soforene]

Autocomm and Starcom are only for rider - pillion.
BTW: Autocomm are vastly superior over Starcom

If you wanted a Bike to Bike system you'd need to add a PMR for each rider which increases the cost over a SCALA (wireless helmet - helmet) system.

[esullivan]