UClear’s HBC 200 Force is probably the most rider-intuitive helmet communication system on the market. Most systems have a boom microphone but the HBC 200 Force does not. It has a microphone that is actually built into the speakers. 

How does that work? Well, it features adaptive beam-forming technology, which means that when you speak, the system shoots a beam out in front of your face to capture your voice. With advanced digital signal processing, the system can differentiate between your speech and ambient noise so that when you are speaking to other riders, they will only hear your voice, with no distracting road noise to block it out.

Without a boom microphone, the HBC 200 Force should be easier to install than other systems on the market, and it will fit a variety of helmet types—from half helmets to full-face helmets.

Between two riders, the range of the HBC 200 Force is 700 metres. Although that is less than what some other systems on the market claim to offer, the Force’s multi-hop technology allows the range to grow as more riders are added to the group. For example, if there are three people connected, the signal will increase by 700 metres. With four riders, the entire group can communicate up to 2,100 metres in full duplex. The system allows up to 10 or more users to connect with each other.

This system can also be paired with a smartphone via Bluetooth technology, allowing each rider to stream music, listen to GPS instructions and make and receive phone calls hands free.

The Force is weather resistant and it allows for up to 10 hours of talk time. On standby mode, it will last for 540 hours.

For more information, see UClear’s website.