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1.0 stars
"Terrible product. Wait for the TomTom Rider 2nd Edition instead"
Pros: Great maps. Slick interface.
Cons: Unreliable bluetooth connection to phone. Flimsy mounting hardware. Poor quality headset.
Summary: I owned a TomTom Rider for just two weeks before taking it back to the store for a full refund. I am an all-year-round biker who does up to 15,000 miles per year so need something reliable and easy to use.
The TomTom Rider mounting hardware uses a poor quality cradle with a flexible rubber clip to keep the GPS in place. This looks untrustworthy. The mounting screws and brackets provided to attach the cradle to the bike do not look substantial enough to do the job.
The bluetooth headset is unreliable and would frequently unpair itself from the GPS unit. The headset has very low volume so can't be heard above 50mph (80kmh).
The software on the unit crashed frequently and also lost contact with the bluetooth phone.
I have seen the specifications for the new TomTom Rider 2nd Edition and its inclusion of a RAM mount and scala-rider headset would overcome two of the major problems I had with the TomTom
