Steve Stringberg
Dear Sirs,
My wife and I just returned from Sturgis using your Q2 bike to bike communications. We were returning from a ride July 31st at 5:30 PM on 44 West 10 miles outside of Rapid City.
We were riding on a two lane highway at 65 mph with my wife riding her new Victory Vegas 3 seconds behind me. I looked left and saw a white tail doe feeding in the ditch and reported"Deer left!" No sooner had I said it, the deer looked up startled and charged across my path.
I fullthrottled my Harley Softail and at anticipated impact....nothing. It missed me! Then I looked in my side view mirror to see the deer blocking the view of Vicky who was eating up asphalt at 95 feet per second. At that speed and at that moment I knew I was about to lose her.
Then the deer leapt up, belly over her windscreen and its rear end contorted in mid-air to her right and it dropped from view! She appeared like a jet coming out of a cloud! Start to finish? Maybe 3-4 seconds.
We pulled over to collect ourselves and she said "I hit it. I felt it thump!" There was no mark on her bike but her windscreen must have connected on the deer's lower thigh causing it to twist out of the way midair.
Vicky said that if I hadn't given her verbal warning through our Q 2s that she probably wouldn't have been as prepared to react.
In short your product contributed significantly in saving her life. Thank you for your product. We have used it extensively and it has greatly improved our riding experience as well as having proved it's value for safety. That is priceless to us.
Please feel free to use this testimony publicly to promote your unbelievable product. it is the absolutely the least I can do for what it has done for us.
Sincerely, Steve Stringberg
Dear Sirs,
My wife and I just returned from Sturgis using your Q2 bike to bike communications. We were returning from a ride July 31st at 5:30 PM on 44 West 10 miles outside of Rapid City.
We were riding on a two lane highway at 65 mph with my wife riding her new Victory Vegas 3 seconds behind me. I looked left and saw a white tail doe feeding in the ditch and reported"Deer left!" No sooner had I said it, the deer looked up startled and charged across my path.
I fullthrottled my Harley Softail and at anticipated impact....nothing. It missed me! Then I looked in my side view mirror to see the deer blocking the view of Vicky who was eating up asphalt at 95 feet per second. At that speed and at that moment I knew I was about to lose her.
Then the deer leapt up, belly over her windscreen and its rear end contorted in mid-air to her right and it dropped from view! She appeared like a jet coming out of a cloud! Start to finish? Maybe 3-4 seconds.
We pulled over to collect ourselves and she said "I hit it. I felt it thump!" There was no mark on her bike but her windscreen must have connected on the deer's lower thigh causing it to twist out of the way midair.
Vicky said that if I hadn't given her verbal warning through our Q 2s that she probably wouldn't have been as prepared to react.
In short your product contributed significantly in saving her life. Thank you for your product. We have used it extensively and it has greatly improved our riding experience as well as having proved it's value for safety. That is priceless to us.
Please feel free to use this testimony publicly to promote your unbelievable product. it is the absolutely the least I can do for what it has done for us.
Sincerely, Steve Stringberg
Bill Wheeler
Dear Mr. Cheek, My name is Bill Wheeler I was fortunate enough to be invited to ride 5 KTM Dakar bikes from Tennessee to Oregon in July of 2009 with 5 friends.
We had many sponsorships and donated items to our cause. I can tell you from personal experience that the most effective and useful product that was donated to this ride was the communications that we received from Scala.
As the person with the most technical background (none) I was chosen as the communications specialist. I was given the job to mount all of the Scalas in all 6 helmets, sync communications, teach 5 old farts with less communications skills than me on the operation and use of said communication system.
For 21 days and nights we travelled through all types of conditions from dry and dusty to wet and moldy. Helmets were abused, dropped and overall mistreated.
Our trail boss had a special test for your equipment. He would spit a large chunk of chewing tobacco profusely out of his helmet into the microphone. Probably not one of the quality tests you might have run!
On a serious note, the equipment as a safety factor is probably the one single reason we were all able to cross 4,600 miles of dirt without incident. We were able to communicate dangers ahead to riders behind, changes in direction to keep everyone on course and the Scalas performed flawlessly.
Bill “Mucho” Wheeler
Dear Mr. Cheek, My name is Bill Wheeler I was fortunate enough to be invited to ride 5 KTM Dakar bikes from Tennessee to Oregon in July of 2009 with 5 friends.
We had many sponsorships and donated items to our cause. I can tell you from personal experience that the most effective and useful product that was donated to this ride was the communications that we received from Scala.
As the person with the most technical background (none) I was chosen as the communications specialist. I was given the job to mount all of the Scalas in all 6 helmets, sync communications, teach 5 old farts with less communications skills than me on the operation and use of said communication system.
For 21 days and nights we travelled through all types of conditions from dry and dusty to wet and moldy. Helmets were abused, dropped and overall mistreated.
Our trail boss had a special test for your equipment. He would spit a large chunk of chewing tobacco profusely out of his helmet into the microphone. Probably not one of the quality tests you might have run!
On a serious note, the equipment as a safety factor is probably the one single reason we were all able to cross 4,600 miles of dirt without incident. We were able to communicate dangers ahead to riders behind, changes in direction to keep everyone on course and the Scalas performed flawlessly.
Bill “Mucho” Wheeler
I wanted to write and
let you know how pleased we are with our Scala Rider Q2 multi-set.
They are simply wonderful!
We had tried a competitors model of a blue-tooth communicator last year and I could not understand my husband when he talked. I blamed it on wind noise in my helmet. We really wanted to be able to communicate with each other as we ride our bikes and decided to try a different brand of a blue tooth communicator.
We are totally pleased with the Scala Q2 and actually they perform beyond our expectations. My husband rides a Gold Wing and I ride a 07' Honda Shadow. He has to wear ear plugs as he
will hear me shifting and my motor running unless he plugs his ears!! I think that is marvelous clear hearing for riding a motorcycle.
....We have found that the battery's last very well. We were out riding last week, left home at 8:30 a.m. and returned home at 6:30 p.m. and they were still going strong.
( My husband is a 'chatter'er' too so they had good use during the day, and he has the radio loud on his GoldWing and I hear the radio thru the Q2 so I know it was 'on' most all day).
Thanks for developing such a helpful product. Keep up the good work!
Carole Corn
We had tried a competitors model of a blue-tooth communicator last year and I could not understand my husband when he talked. I blamed it on wind noise in my helmet. We really wanted to be able to communicate with each other as we ride our bikes and decided to try a different brand of a blue tooth communicator.
We are totally pleased with the Scala Q2 and actually they perform beyond our expectations. My husband rides a Gold Wing and I ride a 07' Honda Shadow. He has to wear ear plugs as he
will hear me shifting and my motor running unless he plugs his ears!! I think that is marvelous clear hearing for riding a motorcycle.
....We have found that the battery's last very well. We were out riding last week, left home at 8:30 a.m. and returned home at 6:30 p.m. and they were still going strong.
( My husband is a 'chatter'er' too so they had good use during the day, and he has the radio loud on his GoldWing and I hear the radio thru the Q2 so I know it was 'on' most all day).
Thanks for developing such a helpful product. Keep up the good work!
Carole Corn
You guys have a
wonderful product. I have been riding for some 35 years and your
product makes my commute seem effortless! I borrowed my buddies Q2
multiset with the MP3 and got to try it for a week.
It's true that I think its about the best product out there for what it does... the only changes that I would love to see in the next version would be a small LED window to help you set your pre-set FM stations.. (a little hard without it) and maybe the speakers could stand to be a bit (maybe an 1/8 inch thicker) so you can use a different driver to deliver a better dynamic range of sound.
The speakers sounded a bit "tinnie" with not much bass. Otherwise your product is the best on the market. Several of my friends have the chatterbox and hate the constant problems that they have experienced. Thank you for time and again... a wonderful product.
Have a wonderful day,
Sincerely
Jay Florence
It's true that I think its about the best product out there for what it does... the only changes that I would love to see in the next version would be a small LED window to help you set your pre-set FM stations.. (a little hard without it) and maybe the speakers could stand to be a bit (maybe an 1/8 inch thicker) so you can use a different driver to deliver a better dynamic range of sound.
The speakers sounded a bit "tinnie" with not much bass. Otherwise your product is the best on the market. Several of my friends have the chatterbox and hate the constant problems that they have experienced. Thank you for time and again... a wonderful product.
Have a wonderful day,
Sincerely
Jay Florence
I bought one of the
Multisets at Americade 2009. I wanted to drop you a note to tell
you that the system is the best I have ever used.
Going through the mountain road of the Adirondacks we were able to talk very well even over small hills. I just wanted to say Thanks for the system and the great help in making this decision to go this way.
I will be passing on the information on them to the people I cross and tell them about the system.
Glenn and Sharon
South Porcupine, Ontario, Canada
Going through the mountain road of the Adirondacks we were able to talk very well even over small hills. I just wanted to say Thanks for the system and the great help in making this decision to go this way.
I will be passing on the information on them to the people I cross and tell them about the system.
Glenn and Sharon
South Porcupine, Ontario, Canada
After riding the Indian
Foothills Parkway in TN and headed around the park to Cherokee, NC
for dinner, I pulled the three of us over. I had a bug in my helmet
and something bothering one eye. It was a great snake of a road but
heavy with traffic and slow going. We stopped buy the fast-moving
stream that this road ran parallel to. This was a small turnout big
enough for about three cars. We lined the bikes up and all
dismounted, took off the helmets and jackets.
This is a rock-lined road that is about 6 feet down and steep. Large rocks and big steps! Sort of hard to navigate if you wanted to go to the clear rushing water below. My wife's bike had her helmet on the mirror.
Well, she said she was having issues with the front end. Seems the tire was having a shimmy problem at certain speeds. So I went back to look at it. I got to her bike and grabbed the bars to straighten the wheel. I am standing on the street side of her bike. Imagine my shock and horror and I see her helmet tip. You know how everything seems to go in slow motion when you know it's going to end up BAD!?!?
Well, I watched for what seemed like MINUTES and her helmet slid off the mirror...then hit the tar. I reached but knew there wasn't a chance... It bounced up once, then flipped, hit again and did the WORST possible football bounce, directly toward the raging water. I started around the bike yelling NO! NO! NO!!! Too late! It bounced down the embankment off two rocks and did a BEAUTIFUL swan dive into the raging water! OMFG!!! I couldn't believe this!
My feet took over where my mind was numb and lost. The helmet itself is an inexpensive Icon we bought for her. But, attached to that helmet was her SCALA RIDER Q2 headset, still flashing it's pretty Bluetooth-blue light and asking to be chatted with. I took to the road and within split seconds, bounded down the rocks, somehow not falling and breaking my extremities. A few yards down was a rock jutting out of the water, sort of an upside down V in shape. Without even a thought, I jumped out and landed on it like a saddled horse.
I was in the water up to my knees, riding boots and over pants on. I looked upstream and there was the helmet, floating and twisting, headed my way. There was a smaller rock in front of it and the helmet tapped it. It could have gone either way but I think Lady Luck gave me my one shot! It tapped the rock again and went street side and headed right toward the front of the rock I was straddling. I layed forward and snagged it on the way by. After pulling it toward me, I saw that one of her gloves was in it and fell out. I swept my other arm around and snatched it out of the water too!
This photo is my exhausted fat arse with my two prizes, caught in a crystal clear TN stream in the Smokey Mtns. No rod, no reel, no bait, just my bare hands! Yes,the helmet was water logged. The SCALA was submerged. I poured water out of the helmet as soon as I had reeled it in. I put them in my lap and pulled the SCALA off, still flashing blue. I wiped it with my shirt before getting off the rock and it remained running.
They are water resistant but not supposed to be submerged but that was the counter weight that turned the helmet and the keel that stayed in the water. Here is my testiment to SCALA.... the unit did not take any water in. The only way water can get in is via the rubber plug for the charger but as the manual states, I was diligent in making sure it was closed securely that morning.
Now the speakers and mic? Oh yeah... SOAKED! I pulled my new Dragon Tail Tee out of my tail bag, and changed into it. I used my Tee for wringing out as best I could her helmet to press dry the liner and pads in the helmet. I gently pressed out the speakers and mic. After about 20 minutes of pressing and drying, it was far from dry. I have to say, she was a great sport about it though. Because the day was rather hot, it was like air conditioning for her head.
Thankfully it was ALSO as clear a stream as I've seen with the freshest of water. She put on the helmet and we snapped the SCALA RIDER Q2 back onto the mount. I put on my helmet and we turned them on. IT WORKED! IT FREAKIN' WORKED! I could hear her crystal clear! She said I was a little muted, understandable with the wet speakers...
As the rest of the trip worn on, the speakers dried out and she and I had zero issues communicating all the way back to the Two Wheel Inn. The SCALA RIDER Q2 Multiset is performing well beyond what I anticipated.
Thanks for a GREAT product!
ERIC RANDALL DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
This is a rock-lined road that is about 6 feet down and steep. Large rocks and big steps! Sort of hard to navigate if you wanted to go to the clear rushing water below. My wife's bike had her helmet on the mirror.
Well, she said she was having issues with the front end. Seems the tire was having a shimmy problem at certain speeds. So I went back to look at it. I got to her bike and grabbed the bars to straighten the wheel. I am standing on the street side of her bike. Imagine my shock and horror and I see her helmet tip. You know how everything seems to go in slow motion when you know it's going to end up BAD!?!?
Well, I watched for what seemed like MINUTES and her helmet slid off the mirror...then hit the tar. I reached but knew there wasn't a chance... It bounced up once, then flipped, hit again and did the WORST possible football bounce, directly toward the raging water. I started around the bike yelling NO! NO! NO!!! Too late! It bounced down the embankment off two rocks and did a BEAUTIFUL swan dive into the raging water! OMFG!!! I couldn't believe this!
My feet took over where my mind was numb and lost. The helmet itself is an inexpensive Icon we bought for her. But, attached to that helmet was her SCALA RIDER Q2 headset, still flashing it's pretty Bluetooth-blue light and asking to be chatted with. I took to the road and within split seconds, bounded down the rocks, somehow not falling and breaking my extremities. A few yards down was a rock jutting out of the water, sort of an upside down V in shape. Without even a thought, I jumped out and landed on it like a saddled horse.
I was in the water up to my knees, riding boots and over pants on. I looked upstream and there was the helmet, floating and twisting, headed my way. There was a smaller rock in front of it and the helmet tapped it. It could have gone either way but I think Lady Luck gave me my one shot! It tapped the rock again and went street side and headed right toward the front of the rock I was straddling. I layed forward and snagged it on the way by. After pulling it toward me, I saw that one of her gloves was in it and fell out. I swept my other arm around and snatched it out of the water too!
This photo is my exhausted fat arse with my two prizes, caught in a crystal clear TN stream in the Smokey Mtns. No rod, no reel, no bait, just my bare hands! Yes,the helmet was water logged. The SCALA was submerged. I poured water out of the helmet as soon as I had reeled it in. I put them in my lap and pulled the SCALA off, still flashing blue. I wiped it with my shirt before getting off the rock and it remained running.
They are water resistant but not supposed to be submerged but that was the counter weight that turned the helmet and the keel that stayed in the water. Here is my testiment to SCALA.... the unit did not take any water in. The only way water can get in is via the rubber plug for the charger but as the manual states, I was diligent in making sure it was closed securely that morning.
Now the speakers and mic? Oh yeah... SOAKED! I pulled my new Dragon Tail Tee out of my tail bag, and changed into it. I used my Tee for wringing out as best I could her helmet to press dry the liner and pads in the helmet. I gently pressed out the speakers and mic. After about 20 minutes of pressing and drying, it was far from dry. I have to say, she was a great sport about it though. Because the day was rather hot, it was like air conditioning for her head.
Thankfully it was ALSO as clear a stream as I've seen with the freshest of water. She put on the helmet and we snapped the SCALA RIDER Q2 back onto the mount. I put on my helmet and we turned them on. IT WORKED! IT FREAKIN' WORKED! I could hear her crystal clear! She said I was a little muted, understandable with the wet speakers...
As the rest of the trip worn on, the speakers dried out and she and I had zero issues communicating all the way back to the Two Wheel Inn. The SCALA RIDER Q2 Multiset is performing well beyond what I anticipated.
Thanks for a GREAT product!
ERIC RANDALL DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE