Cardo Scala Rider G4

Quality Rating

A review of Scala Rider G4 - I have used this product for 10 hours and am very pleased. This unit has the most functionality out of any I have researched and used, period, and there were many for the past 8 months. Seperate units, those installed in the helmets, and this out performs them all. The auto volume adjustment is very nice in stop and go traffic, no music blasting your ears when sitting at a light after running 65mph. Voice command answer for phone calls was great. Of course the faster you go, the more noise you have in your helmet. As a result, those with windshields will always benefit by not having to turn the volume up as much as those without. Speakers have plenty of power, mounting was easy and speakers were placed under the pull over material covering the inside of the helmet (very thin material). Try to get the speakers close to your ears, not because they are not loud enough (they are) but to cut down on the noise you receive normally riding with the helmet at highway speeds. I mounted this under the material to avoid my ears from pulling at the speakers when putting the helmet on. Controls are a bit fim to press, I imagine they will soften with use (and I plan to). Pairing was simple and phones with voice commands will benefit (make sure you understand how to use your voice commands from the phone since this can be a tricky under normal use). If you have a phone that receives e-mail and text, turn off alerts with the exception of phone calls (if you have this function) to avoid disruption during media play. I have not used the FM function at this time. All media was provided via bluetooth from my phone. If you have any specific questions, please post here, more than happy to help based on my experience. The only Con was how long it took for the product to come out, however, it was worth the wait. Do your research and compare functionality to others. As of today, this is the one and all the others are way behind. Besides, you can use your preferred brand of helmet instead of using a cheaper version simply since it has some phone capabilities (I almost made this mistake) and was not satisfied with the quality of the helmets. Easy riding all and I hope this helps.

G4 Bike to Bike Communication

FM on this thing is useless. Bike to Bike communications works well in line. Range is greatly diminished with trees and or houses in the way. However, if you and your buddy and back seat riders love to talk/listen to mp3 then it works great. Does the essentials well, just wish the range would work better with obstacles only about a 10th range with houses in the way.