Kiwi Rider November Vol.2 2022 | Page 17

DIRT NEWS

NEW CARDO PACKTALK NEO

Cardo Systems has a new helmet comms system on the way in the same shape as the range topping Packtalk Edge , but with some concessions to help reduce the price . The Packtalk Neo looks just like its big brother the Edge ( often spotted on the lid of none-other-than Chris Birch himself ), but drops some of the high end features to reduce price by an estimated $ 50 . Official pricing and arrival are yet to be announced by local distributors Darbi Accessories . That means in a nutshell the Neo drops the cool magnetic “ Air Mount ” of the Edge for a more conventional clip fastening system , and instead of having the speaker and microphone built in to the cradle they instead plug in to the Packtalk Neo ’ s rear USB-C port . “ With PACKTALK NEO , we wanted to provide riders an option that featured our most technological and innovative features , but at a more accessible price , with the ultimate goal of bringing more riders into our Cardo

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