Product Description

Imagine: a perfect summer?s day. The open road awaits. Do you fancy a pre-programmed favourite tour or maybe a new challenge? Simply choose your route, run through it before you leave, build in a few stops and you?re away. Alternatively, just pick a destination and RIDE. Because with RIDER you really can find your way the easy way. Not only have you got the latest and most complete maps for true door-to-door navigation throughout Australia on a single SD card. You decide how you want to get there: the quickest route? the shortest? avoiding motorways? Or why not enjoy one of the free, bikerfriendly scenic routes? Wherever you go and however you decide to get there, your compact and portable RIDER is easy to take with you. From bike to bike or bike to car. For bikers, by bikers Navigating by bike is different. Which is why RIDER has been designed solely with the biker in mind. Not just a glove-friendly touchscreen, but a rugged, waterproof finish that handles even the toughest weather. Not just a secure and easy-to-mount dock, but the dock itself is fixed to your bike with robust universal RAM mounting hardware. And not just TomTom?s award-winning navigation software, but high quality in-helmet voice instructions delivered through a Cardo scala-rider® Bluetooth® headset. All straight out of the box. Easy RIDER RIDER really offers the easiest, most relaxed possible biking experience. From the moment you straddle your engine, you understand why bikers prefer RIDER?s straightforward style. You just plug it in, switch it on & RIDE. You?ve got a choice of 3D or 2D maps on a smooth-scrolling display. The crystal clear, glove-friendly, anti-glare touchscreen even has a sun visor to ensure an optimal view at all times. You will receive clear spoken instructions in your preferred language to your destination, but if you decide to take a quick detour, your RIDER immediately recalculates and adjusts its route description. It?s not easy to make something so s

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1474 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: TomTom
• Model: 1K00160
• Released on: 2007-06-11
• Dimensions: .68 pounds

Features

• FREE 2 year guarantee when purchased from CELstores
• Latest UK Regional version
• Includes Scala Bluetooth headset
• Vehicle mount available
• IPX 7 Waterproof

Manufacturer's Description
DEVELOPED BY BIKERS FOR BIKERS
Biker-friendly touchscreen: designed to be easy to use, even when wearing gloves
Waterproof and rugged: like any true biker, RIDER can handle the toughest weather
Easy to mount: comes with robust universal RAM mounting hardware that fits almost any bike
High quality in-helmet voice instructions: from Cardo scala-rider® wireless Bluetooth® headset.

...BUT ALSO WORKS IN YOUR CAR!
Adapts instantly to car use: just fit the RIDER car mounting kit with speaker on the windscreen of the car, switch on and you?re away.

USER-FRIENDLY
No nonsense: just plug it in, switch it on & RIDE
Crystal clear: realistic and intuitive visual instructions, smooth-scrolling map display, and a choice between 3D bird's-eye view and traditional 2D map-format graphics
Fast destination selection: just 7 clicks and you?re on your way (that?s less than half as many clicks as any other bike navi! gator!)
Intuitive interface: TomTom's award-winning software for the very best navigation experience

BEST BIKING EXPERIENCE
Latest, most complete maps of the UK on an SD card: for truly door-to-door navigation
Route choice: plan your route to suit your needs - quickest, shortest, by required arrival time, avoiding toll roads and congestion charges, and more
Itinerary planning: at home on your PC or overnight on the road on the RIDER itself. Program the schedule of places you're visiting and set up your entire tour before even pulling on a glove
Literally millions of Points of Interest: from petrol stations to restaurants, historic sites to cinemas. Not so much A to B as A to Z

SAFE & SECURE
On-bike drive mode: featuring just 4 large icons and essential functionalities
Secure motorbike dock: your RIDER attaches with an audible ?click?, so you know it?s securely in place
Tested by TÜV: who is TÜV? They! test manufacturer's products for safety, quality and durabili! ty to a level far beyond Europe?s normal CE standard.
Hands-free call kit: RIDER doubles as a hands-free call kit, with Bluetooth® technology so you can take calls via your touchscreen as you ride. For safety reasons, outgoing calls are blocked while the bike is moving. But when you accept an incoming call, it's automatically routed to your earpiece/pad. And to make a call, just pull over, tap the screen and talk. With your helmet and gloves still on!

SMART SERVICES & EXTRAS
TomTom HOME: unique software to help you plan and schedule journeys on your PC, manage the content of your RIDER, get map updates & software upgrades and much more
Free Buddies service: locate, invite and add friends to your RIDER. Check who's in the area when you're touring or see where friends are right now
Access to all TomTom online services: TomTom RIDER comes ready for a wide range of online services and downloads, including:
- Real-time traffic*: up-to-th! e-minute traffic information, jam alerts and road condition warnings. 1 month FREE trial.
- Real-time weather reports*: need the waterproofs? Get a real-time overview of the weather before setting off, including 5-day forecasts for all the places you're going to be.
- Safety Cameras: receive alerts of up-coming fixed and mobile safety cams. And report cameras you've spotted to help fellow bikers ride safely.
- Maps: national and regional maps. Just download the areas you need.
- Voices: download funny and famous voices for a bit of variety and fun on the road.
- POI's: 1000's more POI's to download.
- And much, much more.

* Real-time services require a compatible Bluetooth® phone and subscription with full internet access via your mobile phone ('GPRS' subscription). All other services can be downloaded via your computer using TomTom HOME and are also accessible on the road via your mobile phone (same requirements as stated above)!

TomTom is powered by Tele Atlas Quality Maps.
Tele Atlas is a leading worldwide map data provider for personal navigation solutions. In a rapidly expanding industry and changing world, Tele Atlas continuously produces rich, fresh and accurate quality maps. Tele Atlas brand promise: find more, reflects how we see a world where people do not just want to move from A to B, but want to find interesting things and places on the way: restaurants, hotels, petrol stations, museums and so on. It's not about just guiding users to destinations but also helping them easily find the people, places and products that interest them the most.

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Imagine: a perfect summer's day. The open road awaits. Do you fancy a pre-programmed favourite tour or maybe a new challenge? Simply choose your route, run through it before you leave, build in a few stops and you're away. Alternatively, just pick a destination and RIDE. Because with RIDER you really can find your way the easy way. Not only have you got the latest and most complete maps for true door-to-door navigation throughout Australia on a single SD card. You decide how you want to get there: the quickest route? the shortest? avoiding motorways? Or why not enjoy one of the free, bikerfriendly scenic routes? Wherever you go and however you decide to get there, your compact and portable RIDER is easy to take with you. From bike to bike or bike to car. For bikers, by bikers Navigating by bike is different. Which is why RIDER has been designed solely with the biker in mind. Not just a glove-friendly touchscreen, but a rugged, waterproof finish that handles even the toughest weather. Not just a secure and easy-to-mount dock, but the dock itself is fixed to your bike with robust universal RAM mounting hardware. And not just TomTom's award-winning navigation software, but high quality in-helmet voice instructions delivered through a Cardo scala-rider® Bluetooth® headset. All straight out of the box. Easy RIDER RIDER really offers the easiest, most relaxed possible biking experience. From the moment you straddle your engine, you understand why bikers prefer RIDER's straightforward style. You just plug it in, switch it on & RIDE. You've got a choice of 3D or 2D maps on a smooth-scrolling display. The crystal clear, glove-friendly, anti-glare touchscreen even has a sun visor to ensure an optimal view at all times. You will receive clear spoken instructions in your preferred language to your destination, but if you decide to take a quick detour, your RIDER immediately recalculates and adjusts its route description. It's not easy to make something so s

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Customer Reviews

Customer support is terrible.
I have three TomTom devices so I am fan of their technical ability to navigate you around the globe. The probem is when you need support. You have to go online and wade through a time consuming process designed not to help but to put you off ever bothering them. Just getting a few mounting bolts that were missing from the Rider 2 pack took over a month to arrive and required the scanning and e-mailing receipts. 'TomTom Home' which is required to manage maps, produced a conflict in my computer that stops the use of the internet and the tomtom device at the same time making the downloading of maps impossible. Tedious!

Great Piece of Kit.
This arrived today and after thinking spending almost £300 for a satnav was a hell of a lot, but i think its worth it. It links to my LG U990 (viewty) well allowing me to send and receive calls etc. When i was out testing it and trying to make it confused it always recalculated routes within seconds and has a sexy voice ;) The only thing i'm not to keen on is that the mounting kit. It makes my bike look a bit dodgy but fortunatly with the ram kit you can take most of it off with little fuss.


I found it difficult to get used to and set up at first. (especially as it wouldn't find signal when i was trying to do it indoors) but once it finally found signal it picks it up within seconds now.

I would recomend to anyone who is after one for their bike.

Tip Notch product. Just dont come off when your phone rings.

TTR V2
I was disapointed with the TomTom Rider V2. Yes it navigates well and the scala rider earpiece works well, i like being able to receive mobile calls.

I have used a TomTom one V3 in a car. The tomtom one is half the price and much quicker at picking up satellites and calculating routes.I was very impressed with the "Safety" camera alerts on the One. This was the main reason I bought the rider.

I was dismayed to discover that I can't change the proximity (for safety cameras) alerts on the rider. Neither can I change or select the audible warnings. I prefer different sounds for traffic light cameras and speed cameras.
The unit itself seems excessively bulky, this isn't a problem on the bike but when you park and put the unit in a jacket pocket it can be.
The on/off switch is a nightmare, there is no positive click and it can take some time to operate.
The rider feels like old technology compared to the one, it is sometimes a bit slow with its directions in central London.

I know the scala rider and Ram kit inflate the cost and the alternatives for a bike are more expensive but it seems pricey compared to the car versions.
Value for money? does what it says, would be great if tomtom could sort out proximity alerts