Helmet Bluetooth for Cell

yep, the Garmin Zumo 550 does. I've played with it in my car with my regular BT earpiece and Treo 650, but not on the bike. :smile:

I have had to pull over, take off gloves, take off my helmet, turn off the bike, take the keys out to open the topcase, get the phone out, call for directions, phone away, lock topcase, insert key, start bike, put on helmet, put on gloves and go....:frown: Man would it be nice to just push a button on the Zumo and talk without taking all the gear off... I can decide if I need to stop, pull off, or whatever.... really, I'm a big kid now.... :biggrin:

If someone wants to fly through the twisties punching their GPS and talking on their BT, then the they are likely an geekSquid and will eventually suffer the same fate as the stuntaSquid?

I find it amusing that folks talk about the "sacred" Riding time... is this the once a week ride to church? :tongue: Put more miles on the bike and use your machine for more of your life and I am guessing that there will be a time when it would be nice to have comms with a passenger on the back, a fellow rider, to your home, or to use a phone without taking off your helmet. Don't be a hater. :wink:

 

FINALLY someone who knows what I'm talking about!!! Kudos.

 

Scala autoanswers the call. No need to press anything. Scala rider attaches to the outside of the helmet, with a speaker that velcros to the inside of the helmet (newer versions have 2 speakers) and a boom type mic that fits up behind the chin bar. It is not taped or glued onto the helmet. There is nothing to stop you from pulling over when a call comes in as well, you can simply tell the person that is calling to hang on for a second.

This thread was simply a question as to what was available, not "will I die if I use a cell phone while riding". It is no more distracting than you thinking to yourself. How many times have you been so deep in thought you actually had to look back to see if that light was green that you just went through? Most of the negative replies here are from people that have not even tried it, they just assume it must be extremely distracting. They know not of what they speak. They are simply parroting something they read on the internet.

 

Bear- have you used the scala?

I'm looking to get one of these, not necessarily to talk while riding, but so i have an in helmet notification of who's calling and when.

Wondered if anyone has any experience with any in helmet bluetooth systems and wondered how the call quality was?

 

Been using it for 2 years now. Call quality is good, the caller does not even know you are on a bike at speeds under 70mph. No wind blast, since mic is behind chin bar and has a sock on it. Generally I tell them to hang on, then just stop on the side of the road. The only bad part is that all calls are autoanswered, so you cannot parse calls. The unit will hang up automatically after the call as well, and in my case, the mp3 player in the phone resumes playing. I have the original single speaker model. Current models have FM tuner and two speakers.

 

As a salesman, the things going on in the conversation would require writing things down, no? Orders, questions, info...So pulling over would allow you to at lest make notes for the call. Not totally against the bluetooth thing, just thinking of the business.

 

good point. I was just thinking more along the line of updating meeting times/schedules over the phone. If I were discussing the sale, I would say that's something to do when you're stopped or at the office b/c that would be way too distracting if you ask me, even in a car. A quick "I'll call you back when I'm off the road" would work fine too.

 

"Sacred" riding time basically means that it's MY time.....
Away from work....
Away from the kids...
Away from the wife....
The bike is the only place left in the world where I'm FREE...
I think it's a relief to be "un-plugged" for a while.
If any of y'all want to chit-chat about your groceries or Johnny's report card while out cruisin' that's your biz...
All I'm saying is that it's healthy to be unavailable to be bothered at the whim of others and enjoy the moments in life that are truly MINE.

Oh yeah...
Don't be calling people parrots for having opinions.

And....
I'm a lover,not a hater,and I DO take my bike to church.

 

I had a Nokia phone previously that I just use a basic head set with. Just ran the ear piece to my ear and clipped the mic to the breath blocker above my nose. It worked great I could listen to music and the phone would even tell me who was calling. I could talk to people up to 85 mph with no problem. I got a motorola about about 2 months ago and it won't work past 40. Just figured I would tell you guys that if you have not just tried a wired headset.

 

Actually I am calling people parrots for just regurgitating whatever they have read on the internet with no experience to back it up. Those "opinions" are worthless in the real world.

 

So you think I choose not to talk on the phone while riding because I read it in the internet?
Are you F'in serious,dude???

 

Are you telling me you made the choice from personal experience? You have tried it, and found that you were not able to manage it? If that is the case, then good for you to realize YOUR limitations.

You do realize that logic says the only ones you will notice are the ones that cannot manage it don't you? That also means that you have no idea how many can manage it, since you will not notice them. Did you ever notice that not everyone can play pro sports? Not everyone can sing and dance for a living. Just because some cannot, does not mean everyone cannot.

 

O.k, bear...here's the deal....
If you had actually read my posts you would see that I NEVER said folks can't manage the phone while riding.
I'm sure most people of average intelligence could safely chat on the phone while riding.
All I said was that I enjoy the bike as an escape from the demands of life including the phone.
I also said that if you want to chat while riding...go ahead it's just not MY thing.
So before you spew off and call people who you don't really know names,maybe read the posts more carefully and respond more intelligently.

 

And if you read my posts, I referred to the people that were saying it was bad and you will die if you do it. If you do not think that way, then obviously it was not aimed at you.
And I did not actually call them parrots, you did. I simply said they were parroting the information.
That is actually the deal.

 

Out of respect for VFR World and the thread starter,I'm not gonna litter up this place with any more of this crap.
Over and out.:smash:

 

okay

Guys,

I didn't want to turn this into an argument for that I'm sorry. I was thinking of letting the customers know that when I stop I'll call them back. It would be more attentive to them rather than having to go into voice mail.

When I need to I do this already when I'm in the middle of something.

I've heard good things about the Scala and the bluetant. To ride in traffic or around town would not be wise and I agree. But most of my driving is highway, after rush hour the traffic would be light and a quick answer may not be bad. The only issue I worry about is becoming too comfortable and keeping the talking going.

Again please understand I only wanted opinions for and against the idea, not controversy. So please no hard feelings guys we all love riding and our VFRs and we all have that in common.

The only thing I ask is we all commute more on our bikes since the more riders there are on the road the more people will notice us.


Oh no not another war. LOLOLO

It could be a good thread if so please let someone else start it .


Joe

 

I'll let the Garmin Zumo 550 pair with the phone, but I won't actually wire in audio into the autocomm. It's nice to see when someone important calls, but I have no desire to answer/talk while riding. If it's TRULY important, I'll stop as soon as practical and call back.

My hundred mile daily commute is my "me" time. And when caging it, I rarely talk on the phone during that time too. Although I do check my mail.