hurrah, blootooth accessories.

Now I've got my ram mount all sorted and can happily sattelite my way
round the globe and multimedia-whilst-net-connected, my bluetooth
headset affair has crapped out. It was a little stroppy in the cold a
couple of times, but finally decided to ignore most button presses and
refuse to turn off, connect to anything, or change the display on it's
poxy little screen. I've left it to die of low power and tried starting
it up again, but it's pretty functionless.

It was a motorola S705.

Now, If I was silly, I'd be considering the ability to receive calls
whilst on the bike, which would involve a microphone and ears type
connection. I'm sold on bluetooth on the basis that I don't have to
pass wires into the waterproof setup I have. I'm pretty happy with the
sony MDR-EX71 headphones I have, they're a pain to get OUT of my helmet,
but they're easy to get in and comfortable whilst riding.

Can I once again tap the collective experience of the foak to try and
avoid wasting cash on crap?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, cat

Don't **** around.

http://www.cardosystems.com/scala-rider

End message.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Wicked Uncle

Poor form, but I have just decided that I can resist the blandishments
of Jim Naughtie no longer on my journey to work.

So a regular old non-FM bluetooth Scala Rider will be available for
peanuts any day soon.

 

Nah, I use the stuff I buy after being told to here.
The music gear just piles up and gets dusty.

 

Perk.
Are they upgradable in the sense that if I bought a second, could they
talk to each other? Or is this one a standalone for good?

 

Sure. Save your cash and buy beer instead.

 

Beer tastes manky.

 

cider girl are you?

Classy.

 

So we[1] won't see you at the Battersea Beer Festival tomorrow then?

[1] That's the Royal "we". *waves* to ogden.

 

whilst I know where you're coming from, IME, beer girls are dirtier
than cider girls.

of course.

 

'fraid not. I'm blighted by employment.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, cat

This one (IIRC), won't do bike-to-bike. But it is stereo!

 

So am I, but I'm still going, tomorrow evening. If I'm not 100%
productive on Friday morning, then **** 'em. It's their fault my job
drives me to drink )

 

whereas the hep ukrm crowd[1] will be just off Leicester Square
tomorrow evening.

[1] two's a crowd, right?

 

Yes, I know. Your date has let me know that they can't attend the beer
festival already.

 

I might go tonight instead. No chance of a pickled egg that way.

Seeing my boyfriend tomorrow, innit.

 

Wot 'im said.

I've got the fm version and it's really good - good enough to be
telling Bear I was doing 120 down the M1 on his R1 as I was doing it.
The fm radio is quite clear but for touring it'd benefit from RDS,
which it sadly doesn't have

 

You're confused. I'll rewrite my reply to darsy:

"Yes, I know. Your (darsy's) date (ogden) has let me (CT) know that he
(ogden) can't attend the beer festival (with me, CT) as he (ogden) has
a date (with darsy)"

 

you're confused[1]

though having said that, I am having another "date" with someone[2]
other than Ogden next week.

[1] I know, you've had a knock to the head.
[2] not a ukrm-er, but some ukrm-ers (including you, IIRC) have met
her.

 

Well **** you Vernon.