Hi,
Iāve got the TomTom Rider 2. I used to have a TomTom Rider 1 and like you say had problems with it. The TT2 has been re-designed and has a completely different mount, (which was the source of the problems).
The āin your earā earpieces of the TT1 has been replaced with a Cardo Bluetooth earpiece. Thereās good and bad news here though.
The sound from it is good and can be heard at speed because its speed sensitive, the volume increases relative to the speed you are travelling. I sometimes errm, inadvertently you understand, exceed the speed limit, by accident of course and I can still hear it ok. I have to admit though I would still like it louder.
Thatās the good news, the bad news is that the Cardo device is supposed to fit to the outside of your helmet! It does this by using a clamp which grips the bottom edge of the shell of your helmet, between the padding and the outer shell.
The speaker then goes inside the helmet and Velcroās onto the padding next to your ear.
Apart from any increase in wind noise that this may cause, by having this thing stuck on the outside of your helmet, personally, I think it looks like a tw@t. Oh and thereās this boom microphone that is supposed to be positioned inside the chin guard. All in all its a bit Heath Robinson if you ask me.
That said the TomTom performs well and I love knowing exactly where Iām going, especially abroad.
Iāve worn the earpiece with the speaker in the helmet and the rest just hanging by the wire and tucked into the neck of my jacket. The only problem their is that if you stop and need to take off your lid you have to remember to open your jacket and remove the Bluetooth gubins!
If anyone wants to know anything about the TT2 Iād be happy to tell them.
While we are on about sat nav and Bluetoothā¦ Dainese have just released the new Infinity D-NECT Bluetooth helmet. Which sounds like a great device, it looks good tooā¦ http://www.dainese.me.uk/engine.asp?SMID=398
Can anybody confirm if the TomTom Rider 2 will pair with and work with the new Dainese helmet?
Thanks