Does anyone recommend a particular headset for intercoming (is that a word?), listening to an ipod or connecting to a cell phone/gps?

I agree with Mick. I have a Cardo head set and rarely turn it on. The last thing I want to do is answer my phone while on the bike.
The FM radio works but can only pickup 1 station. Thankfully its a station I like. Don't expect HIFI sound.
Its supposed to be a pretty good intercom system between the pilot & passenger and /or another bike but haven't has a chance to test it.

Speaking from experience, looking back, I should have purchased something I would use more. I'm a slave to gadgets

Get some good sound isolating ear buds. I have some shure ear buds. Pricey but sound great. The big issue is they might cut out too much road sound.
At least you could use them around the house to tune out the bf.

+1 on the earbuds, I got cheapos though, I have just enough volume on to recognize tunes but not enough to drown out the wind noise at speed (60mph, my cruising speed and speed limit to and from work) they can get kinda annoying though, I have a helmet that won't hold them in right, my other helmet holds them just fine most of the time, the phone shouldn't be used while biking, imo, but you may be more talented than me, I've seen nimrods texting on sport bikes though, talking on goldwings, etc. . . music helps me concentrate, phones distract me, just my $.02

I use a Camos BTS-200.  It has the A2DP protocol for stereo sound and sounds pretty darn good!

My husband and I have the Cardo Scala Rider Multi-set.  We originally had a TeamSet, but they only transmit a short distance, so riding our seperate bikes, we had to stay closer together.  With the multi-set, we can be almost 1/2 mile away from each other and still communicate.  (Nice if I run a "yellow" light and he doesn't!)

As a new rider, I love being able to talk to him while we ride.  If I have a problem, its easy to tell him I'm pulling over, without alarming him as to why.  He gives me pointers as we ride too.  I also enjoy listening to the embedded FM radio.  Mine picks up very well, hubby's not so well, I think he has metal in his head LOL.  Our prior set didn't have the radio, and I like these new ones very much.  There are dual speakers that velcro inside the cavaties in the helmet.  I prefer that to ear-buds, which to me would seem to close the ear canal and block out alot of other "road sounds" which I think are important to be able to hear on a bike.  Wind noise across the microphones seems to be worse with this new set, but the trade-off is fine with me.  They easily bluetooth connect to the phone (set up once, automatic after that, whenever you turn both on).  They are capable of connecting to other headsets (friends with same kind) and also to mp3 players, etc.  I haven't taken phone calls since getting this set, but I have talked to hubby while he is riding and it is very clear.  Can't even tell he's on a bike.  One-touch button to answer (I think you can even set it to answer by voice-activation, maybe).  Six programmable radio stations that you can click through with one touch of a button.  

Sorry I didn't give you much detail on the iPod, I just don't use one, but I do like the functionality of the Scala Rider, so I'm sure it would be great with an iPod too.  I think I did read that the volume adjustment when using it with an iPod or something is only controlled by the iPod itself, unlike the radio, which can be controlled by the Scala Rider.    

Let us know what you decide on!

If you want to ride a bike, Id recommend you do just that. Riding IS the entertainment, IMO. The distracting things weve come to accept in our lives may not be as good for us as weve come to believe. Just ride & focus on the ride.

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/27/10 at 06:58:00:

+1