Hi guys Looking for non expensive intercoms, to mainley use rider to pillion. Has anyone had any good or bad buys, what to steer clear of etc Advice welcome.
A fair few people on here, me included, recently bought Maxtek Bluetooth headsets from Aldi for £39.99. They are excellent but no longer available, however, they are a generic headset and sold under a variety of names. These, on fleabay, are absolutely identical and are £54 for a pair, a real bargain. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-500M-B...342450?hash=item2ef3a797b2:g:A4AAAOSwRgJXlc3S I've been using the Aldi Maxtek branded one for a while now and it's brilliant. It pairs effortlessly with my Samsung S6 phone and my TomTom sat nav.
Have to say the Scala Q1 teamset is brilliant. I am a right tight git, but the scala are a great piece of equipment, car listen to my music, sat nav and the missus and phone calls, all working faultless and the phone app is usefull too. Know you wanted cheap, but have to say the Scala is good.
I agree but the Aldi does all the above, although there's no app. I can listen to music, use the phone, sat nav, talk to the pillion and other bikes. However, I have no experience of the Scala or any other more expensive kit to make a proper comparison. I do know that the Aldi one claims a 500m bike to bike range while the Scala claims up to a mile. If I was riding with a group, particularly abroad then that would probably make a difference. Mine is almost exclusively to hear the sat nav so range is not an issue for me. That said I know a couple of people who have expensive headsets who say the range is not as claimed unless you're in open country with line of site. In cities where you really need to keep in contact it's a lot less. When I went touring we all used small personal walkie talkies plumbed into the helmets with a push to talk button mounted on the handlebars. A lot cheaper than bike specific comms at the time and with better range. One of the problems was that sometimes different manufacturers kit wouldn't play together at all let alone nicely.
Had the Scala Q1 now have had the Q2 set for over 5 yrs, wouldn't be without it, well worth it for the convenience
I got a TCom set off fleaBay from an earlier recommendation in another thread Only used it for satnav, but its very clear and pretty good for around £38
Ok thanks guys, a real good help. Trying to order the ones Mr Toad advised but with the mic that sticks on the inside of full face. They are low on stock and I think Smilinjack has got the last set....... that was not the idea!!!!!!! But waiting for them to come back, sometimes its nice to just pick up the dog and bone and talk to someone. See what happens tomorrow.
I've followed the link you mention. Where does it let you specify the type of mic? The unit seems just have the boom mic ....... or do you have to buy the stick on mic? Cheers!
Thats what iam waiting to find out, emailed asking the question. They said it could be done but wanted to know the model, gave them the details and said iam ready to order. But as yet have not had a reply back.hense why I just wanted to talk to someone there but cant find a phone number . Joys of ebay I supose.
I see scrolling down, past the description and product specifics, (but before the large pictures of the product) theres the stick on mic / earphone kits which appear to be £8 - £10 a piece.
Ya no worries, 10 quid should cover 2nd hand value, with free p&p. Just wondering if they arrive tomorrow will that class them as a Friday set. May end up with two paper cups and a bit of string yet.
I'd definitely recommend my Sena stuff. Decent range when riding with SWMBO on her bike, withstood baking hot sun and pissing down rain without issue and plays well with other brands, so you can set up a group intercom if you're out with buddies. Well worth every penny.
Scala is good but unfortunatly after a couple of years the batteries start to go. You cannot replace them. we ride and about 2 hours in the sets keep dropping out into standby. I then have to reinitiate connection by pressing a button. Also because more people use bluetooth in cars you get interferance. Would we pay that much again, well yes because it probably saved my wifes life.
Hi guys Ya got ours and it looks like we are sending them back, when we are stood by the bike they work fine, in fact they work a bit too well as I have to keep telling her in doors to turn her volume down. Then we start riding and it shuts off then comes back, works for bit then goes off, so we worked out that it worked for less than half the ride and then we stopped got of the bike and it started agian and was clear as a bell. Frustrating.
I have a Scala Teamset and have never used the pillion unit at all as my wife never wants to hear me swear and shout. I've heard of batteries failing but mine is used very often and has been for 8 years. The sad thing is that the boom is getting worn and the fitment for the unit has changed on later models.
