CARDO SCALA RIDER TEAMSET COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BLUETOOTH - NEW

by Cardo Systems

Product Features

• Receive and initiate calls // Weather protected headset
• Conference Call // Two-way radio between rider and passenger
• AGC Technology Speaker volume adjusts automatically
• Recharging System // Self-installation
• Works with three different Bluetooth® devices

Product Details

• ASIN: B001A98DOA
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,586 in Automotive (See Top 100 in Automotive)
  • #21 in Automotive > Motorcycle & ATV > Protective Gear > Helmet Accessories > Helmet Communication

Product Description

Receive and initiate calls while riding your motorcycle // Weather protected headset fits any motorcycle helmet even under rain and snow conditions // Self-installation of entire system within 5 minutes, leaving no traces on helmet when removed. Instant quick-release and re-attachment mechanism for headset unit. // HIB (High Impact Balancing) Microphone for inter-city speed conditions // AGC Technology: Speaker volume adjusts automatically according to ambient noise level and driving speed. No need to use volume buttons // VOX Technology. Receive or reject incoming calls by random voice control //Special clamp allows daily attachment or release of the headset from helmet within seconds // Recharging from any regular outlet // The unit works with up to three different Bluetooth® devices and switches seamlessly among them // To a Mobile Phone receive incoming calls by voice command and initiate calls by one-button push and voice command // To a GPS unit receive audio instructions via headset // To other scala-rider Q2 Headsets

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars "Teamset" with obstacles, December 19, 2008

By 

Haymo "Easy" Heyder (Costa Rica) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CARDO SCALA RIDER TEAMSET COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BLUETOOTH - NEW

My wife and I are going to Panama City over the holidays - on the bike - and we thought it'd be a good investment if we could chat along the way.

The box is flashy, promising a "5-minute installation". The other "bait" to get you on the hook is the wireless "Bluetooth technology". So far so good. I paid US$ 288.oo here in Costa Rica, since getting it in time from Amazon would have been a problem.

First impression:
The system did NOT install in 5 minutes. A construction flaw in the provided helmet-clamp made it necessary to switch over to the glue-clamp method, which expressly says: "Wait 24 hours before installing the rest!"

First test ride:
The system is hard to activate via the VOX command. One has to literally YELL at it so the mike/voice channel will open up. After that, even a short lapse in the speech will make it to turn off, resp. go into standby (the manual says that it will stay ON for at least 25 seconds).
Intelligibility is fair, but good enough for voice. We'll get used to it.
The speech has always a slight background "sizzle", which is probably due to the bluetooth technology.

Connecting a MP3-player:
Simple, via provided cable, but the sound is catastrophic! Less than tinny, like listening to the guy next to you on the bus who has his earphones turned up too loud. It is "stereo", but that's about it. Even turning up the volume of the MP3 to "full" did not improve either loudness nor quality. (I am an instructor for sound and acoustics at a local university, so I know what good sound is, and what is really bad).

Bluetooth phone:
Works with my Motorola RAZR V3, but here again: the sound is less than acceptable. Too low and too tinny!

Will comment more once we get back from Panama...

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Scala Rider Teamset, June 4, 2010

By 

D. Wreyford (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CARDO SCALA RIDER TEAMSET COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BLUETOOTH - NEW

We purchased the Scala Rider Teamset to replace our aging Autocomm system and to get rid of the wires associated with it. The installation in my fullface helmet is NOT as easy as they say, but can be done with some patience. I had to order a longer boom mike for my wife's flip-up for it to work correctly (read that more money invested). The "on" time is too short, as mentioned by another reviewer, and you have to yell to turn it back on (gets really irritating on a long riding day). The passenger can make the intercom feature active all the time but this shortens battery life and can be a concern on a long day. Scala Rider replaced our units but we still have the same problem. Oh, and they make you think you are the only customer with this problem.

June 2011, We have lived with this unit for some time now! After the initial frustration, the unit does a good job and the battery in the "live" mode last all riding day. I have used it extensively with my Zumo 550 on long trips and it works great with the Bluetooth phone for making and receiving calls as well as music from the Zumo.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great product - after a bit, May 13, 2010

By 

Howard Pitler (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CARDO SCALA RIDER TEAMSET COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BLUETOOTH - NEW

Out of the box the bluetooth between the two sets worked perfectly. Installing the units in our helmets was also very quick and easy. I have a full face helmet and my wife uses a 3/4 model. Even at 70 mph and with my Screaming Eagle pipes roaring, it was very easy to hear each other. Pairing with my Blackberry Curve was also very easy. I called my son and he didn't know I was on my bike until I told him. He said the sound was very clear on his end, as it was on mine.

The "after a bit" part has to do with learning how to answer the phone and hang up the phone. The manual isn't very complete and I had to sit in my living room, helmet on, and call my wife's phone repeatedly until I mastered knowing which button to push to make the call and which to hang up. After my training, it has worked just fine. I also listen to my iPod while riding and the sound, while not stellar, is acceptable. An incoming phone call or my wife talking will mute the iPod.

Overall, I am very pleased with both the product and the price.