I just ordered the Garmin Zumo 550. If your not familiar with it, They say it's built by bikers for bikers. Vibration tested and water proof to a European certification. (there is no U.S. certification). Plays MP3's and has blue tooth for phone calls and voice guidance and a bunch of other cool things. It doesn't however come with the headset. I have one for my phone and I will try that but do any of you know of a good blue tooth headset for the bike? Thanks

I have an older c60 that has worked for me for a couple of years great. Daniii got me hooked with one he took on a trip with me one time.

I just ordered the Garmin Zumo 550... but do any of you know of a good blue tooth headset for the bike? Thanks
EZE, Garmin sells the Scala Rider and Scala Rider FM BT headsets here in Europe... but i don't see those on their US site ? maybe worth checking
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Plays MP3's and has blue tooth for phone calls and voice guidance and a bunch of other cool things. It doesn't however come with the headset. PS i bought a good quality wired Sennheiser headset, took it apart and integrated it in my helmet, gives me all functionalities except BT calling of course, bought a 4 Gb SD card so i carry hours of music

It got a good write up in a test over here.

It looks great. But $1000? The C60 works great, and had a $12 handlebar clip that is great. I bought a Garmin Nuvi for Danwife. (It was $150 off at Fry's!). While it is a good device, one can't create a route on the computer, and then down load it. It will accept downloaded waypoints, and does have all the detailed maps preloaded. And the screen is twice the size of the C60. So its a mixed bag.
For bike trips, I like to preload routes (especially when leading a group ride), which I suspect you can't do on a computer with the Zumo.

It looks great. But $1000? The C60 works great, and had a $12 handlebar clip that is great. I bought a Garmin Nuvi for Danwife. (It was $150 off at Fry's!). While it is a good device, one can't create a route on the computer, and then down load it. It will accept downloaded waypoints, and does have all the detailed maps preloaded. And the screen is twice the size of the C60. So its a mixed bag.
For bike trips, I like to preload routes (especially when leading a group ride), which I suspect you can't do on a computer with the Zumo.
Hey Daniii, Thanks for the response. I paid $685 all told to my front door. Still way more than I wanted to spend but it seems near perfect. 20 channel high sensitivity receivers, You CAN preload routes and is compatible with google earth so you can plan or review the ride on there. Voice guided streets are said by name. Absolutely none of these features or the unit itself are necessary but man I really dig this crap.

Hey Daniii, Thanks for the response. I paid $685 all told to my front door. Still way more than I wanted to spend but it seems near perfect. 20 channel high sensitivity receivers, You CAN preload routes and is compatible with google earth so you can plan or review the ride on there. Voice guided streets are said by name. Absolutely none of these features or the unit itself are necessary but man I really dig this crap. Well, that's good! Last night, my son showed me how to get my blue tooth GPS widget to connect to Google earth on my PDA. Too bad one can't see the screen in sunlight....

I use the scala-rider Teamset. It's bluetooth and will enables you to hear your turn by turn instructions and also talk to a seperate user.

Also works with your phone, voice dialling etc etc.

I have owned many Garmin receivers including the zumo. The zumo works very well on a bike. There is a zumoforum ( just add dot com) that will answer many of your questions. I have used mine for multiple cross country trips. You can load routes from the PC to the GPS and there are many databases (POI) including one for red-light and speed cameras that can be loaded. pm me if you have additional questions.

I have owned many Garmin receivers including the zumo. The zumo works very well on a bike. There is a zumoforum ( just add dot com) that will answer many of your questions. I have used mine for multiple cross country trips. You can load routes from the PC to the GPS and there are many databases (POI) including one for red-light and speed cameras that can be loaded. pm me if you have additional questions.

It is actually "zumoforums.com" (http://www.zumoforums.com/zumo/)

as for blue tooth headsets i've got the scala rider FM and it works really well with my phone...i just wish it would connect with my navi bluetooth ipod adapter so i could have wireless music in my helmet. i'm still working on the wireless music thing...

The problem with wireless music in the headset is battery life, I suspect. Good sound levels (with reasonable Bass response, will drain batteries pretty fast. And frankly, my helmet is heavy enough as it is. The autocomm system which is wired, has great sound quality, and allows multiple device inputs with automatic muting of music when the aux comes in.
I put all that stuff in the right saddlebag. Hardly takes up any space there.

I use the scala-rider Teamset. It's bluetooth and will enables you to hear your turn by turn instructions and also talk to a seperate user.

Also works with your phone, voice dialling etc etc.

I use the same setup with the wife on back. Never liked the idea of having wires hooked to me. Works great & blue tooth compatible for cell phones & such as Kerion stated.