Fodsports Motorcycle Bluetooth Intercom, Music Sharing, M1S Pro 2000m 10 Riders Group Helmet Communication System Headset Universal Wireless Interphone (Waterproof/Handsfree/Stereo Music/GPS/2 Mic)

FODSPORTS Motorcycle Bluetooth Intercom, M1S Pro 2000m This will be the most positive review I have ever left for a product, technology, or otherwise. It is a long review where I try to give the level of detail I want before setting off on a remote motorcycle adventure relying on a piece of tech. For those that don't like the long-form review – this device exceeded my expectations, allowing a friend and me to spend two days wandering the Everglades, sometimes at high speeds, with fantastic communication quality (with half helmets!). But the long review will talk about some caveats and one impactful quality problem. But overall, this will be a ravingly positive review. I rode a great deal 40 years ago, but in the last 40 years, I have only ridden a dirt bike a few times. So I spent a day getting my learner's permit and hours with my friend in his housing development at slow speed, getting used to his bike. (This is to set expectations on what kind of a biker I am, a "new-old" newbie). Although I was a big tech consumer until I bought this device, I had never entertained the idea of motorcycle comms. We spent half a day riding all around West Palm, Florida, and then the entirety of the 2nd day riding around Lake Okeechobee. On day 1, I could not have been more thrilled with the quality of voice communications. We purchased them on a whim (after an extensive review of comments) and after seeing the Sena half helmet device that was almost 1.5x as much (each!). My immediate Day 1 summary: I was shocked I could ride a motorcycle and converse casually with my friend. And this was with half helmets! On day 1, speeds rarely exceeded 40 mph but hit 50 mph on occasion. And as most of you probably know, here is the most critical variable – the motorcycle windshield. From the picture, you can see we had windshields. We are both tall, and I was looking over my windshield a bit too much, meaning I had air hitting my helmet and the top part of my face. I found myself slouching to avoid it, but my point is that I did not have a perfect shield and had wind jostling around my face. Yes, that windshield made a difference, but I cannot define how much. I know I could hear my friend at 75mph! Not perfect, but well enough to communicate. Sometimes, I had to yell, MOVE YOUR MIC CLOSE TO YOUR MOUTH, REPEAT, or SAY AGAIN, but we could communicate. ( I feel strongly this would not have been possible at 75mph with no windshield, but again, my windshield was not a perfect shield due to my height.) Also, when trucks would come by at 75mph from the opposite direction (scary AF!) and the wind from them would slam me (even on an 1100), I could still hear him talking. The noise canceling was excellent as I could hear the wind noise from his mic constantly, but it was never loud and irritating to the point I wanted to turn off the device. Often, noise canceling in electronics will work on a walkie-talkie, and then when noise breaks through the cancel feature, it is LOUD! This never happened with this device as background noise was constant past 40mph, but consistently just low background noise. It is important to note (if you can tell in the picture) that we had half helmets. And my friend had a helmet with thin straps. We used a 3rd party ear speaker holder that was 100% required to make the Fodsports intercom work with a half helmet. And this ear speaker holder system was not even supposed to work with his strap system, but it did. But the roughly $12 the 3rd party speaker holder cost still had us well under 50% of the price of a Sena half helmet intercom system. And now the unfortunate problem in the midst of using this fantastic device. On day 1 we stopped to eat and shut off our Fodsports intercoms. My friend's device would not turn back on, no matter what. And it WAS charged before we turned it off, we checked (I am anal about always knowing where my electronics are charged). The riding was TOO good to stop so we spent another 3 hours kicking around some amazing places in West Palm. But it was so different riding without comms. I had quickly grown used to being able to talk with him. The "communication-free" ride was fun, but it was like we were riding 'together apart.' I had already grown addicted to motorcycle comms and don't want to ever go back. That night, I took both devices and charged them – all night. In the morning, I checked, and they were both fully charged and we got geared up, and the devices synced, and when we got on the bikes, his died *dammit!*. So, on a whim, we ran a cell phone battery charger to his device, and it worked! And thank you, Fodsports. Often less expensive electronic devices cannot charge and work at the same time, but this one did ALL DAY LONG (11 hours!). So, other than an extended cable routing to the side of the intercom on his helmet, it worked perfectly (well, not as perfectly as if it held a charge!). Again, I cannot say enough good things about this Fodsports intercom system!!!! The best of both worlds is that I could ride with a friend and have casual and random conversations throughout the day. I know many of you are familiar with motorcycle comms, but coming back after 40 years, this is just magic—the best kind of magic - the joy of the ride and brotherhood in conversation. ** Update. Several months later, I bought a 2nd one to use with my son when we ride our bikes (pedal bikes). He is 16 and had all but quit riding with me as he said it was boring. But now, with comms the entire ride, he is riding with me again as he just wants to talk the whole ride. Thank you again FodSports! Ironically, when I was with my friend on motorcycles, we had half helmets, and now my son and I have full-faced MTB helmets when we ride our bikes 😊. So there is nothing to report there as this device does well in a full-faced helmet, as you can put the mic behind the mouth guard area. But again, read above about high-speed motorcycle riding with half-helmets. The Fodsports communication at high speed was not perfect, but darned good! *** Additional. I have used the Fodsports on multiple all-day solo gravel bike rides. Listening to podcasts or taking calls via a Bluetooth connection to my Android phone is flawless. This device continues to deliver!

I've had this for over a year and I love it. My mic is clear, the sound is clear and loud if I need it to be. The controls are easy. I have a different one and I hands down prefer this one. The battery life is great on it. I've only had a few times it disconnected if my phone is in my backpack for a while instead of my quad lock. The ONLY problem I have is that sometimes it will randomly call people from my phone. It's happened with my helmet in my hand or while I was riding but I'm sure there is an easy fix with voice commands/siri acting up.

UPDATE: After a little customer service miscommunication, they actually sent me a newer model (still smells factor fresh)! I installed that one quickly and eagerly to find slightly better speakers and microphones that worked as expected. It took some time to figure out how to get the headset to accept "ok Google" commands on my Galaxy S9 (press the function button multiple times until your phone asks whether you want to use Google or Bixby or whatever you might have - Cortana, Siri (though I'm told this works fine with iPhones), etc). Now that I have it all working, I'm pretty happy with my purchase. Now I just need to try pairing with other headsets. ORIGINAL: I was excited to finally get a set of bluetooth speakers, especially if it had a microphone that I could use to control my phone the way I normally might if I were using "Hey Google" commands. I was so enraptured by the fact that I could (affordably, though it was still a gift) listen to music for the first time in my two years of riding, that I didn't even bother trying to use my phone while riding. When I finally tried the microphone, I couldn't seem to get it. I tried it at home with the phone far away and it clearly was not working. Well, that sucks, but part of why I bought this unit was the reviews mentioning good customer service. So I emailed them. Well, there was a weird miscommunication that made for a somewhat awkward and confusing interaction. The first reply I got asked whether my microphone was broken, saying not to worry - if I leave a review I can get a replacement part. I was confused because I didn't even get to completely use the product, since the microphone didn't work. They said I should leave a 5 star review if I was satisfied with the product. I replied that I was not satisfied, so they apologized and said they'd send a replacement microphone. I didn't reply to this because I just wanted to wait for the microphone to come so I could finally test it and actually use the full product and leave an actual review. That was two weeks ago. I got an email last week asking whether some recently posted review was mine, that I didn't reply to the previous email. I'm at a loss now. I guess I'll write this review. Sound quality is alright, I tend to use it at full volume because otherwise I can't hear all of the music all of the time, and when it's up all the way the quality obviously worsens. I'll probably get replacement speakers when I can afford it. Wish I knew what it was like control your phone by talking into your helmet, but I guess I'll just have to dock points for the lack of microphone and lack of replacement due to weird customer service miscommunication. I'm also not happy to have a product I paid for kind of held hostage for a review on Amazon.. I haven't even been able to use the speakers since I fell and sprained my ankle over a week ago (yeah, I was upset enough about that most recent email that I ignored it until now), I'm just glad that the bluetooth headset wasn't damaged because I doubt I would get another one of those.

My only issue is I wish we bought these sooner. My buddies and I ride ATVs and UTVs. These are the best added accessory ever. In our group the ATVs lead the UTVs These intercoms are awesome. When the guys up front come to a dead end trail or a obstacle that the UTVs can't make it they just use the Fodsport intercom to alert us so we don't end up in a jam. Also no one gets lost now if they fir some reason get left behind we just use the intercom to tell them which way we went. The installation on a full helmet was easy but my half helmet was challenging. I bought speaker earmuffs devices that worked but were very uncomfortable. I ended up just wrapping some velcro straps around my helmet ear straps and velcroed the speakers and mic to the straps. Works perfect! 3 of us bought these Fodsport intercoms and love them. U can also listen to music and use your phone via Bluetooth. Not sure about wind noise with the speakers cause I am inside a UTV with a windshield and only going top speed of about 40 mph. But for my needs this product is excellent!

Excellent product Easy operation

The sound lacked bass. Flat. I feel pain in my ears after an hour of riding. The installation of the unit into the holder require finesse. It doesn't fit nicely. Otherwise it's value. Pairing no issue.

Fácil montaje y uso, a los pocos minutos ya estabamos comunicándonos mi amigo y yo.

Muito Bom

Es un buen producto y de acuerdo con la reseñas que leí, es el mejor dentro del promedio. Sin embargo a altas velocidades ya no se escucha cuando hablas o cuando te hablan, creo que eso podría mejorar, la potencia y calidad del sonido. Pero para un uso diario, en una velocidad promedio de 70km/h funciona bien. El tiempo que dura la pila es muy bueno y la carga es rápida. A fin de cuentas creo que es funcional.