53 year old habitual speeder in NORCAL

[FJR1300]

The adaptiv is not going to be anywhere close to the performance of a V1 or Redline. The number one feature obviously has to be detection range/sensitivity, which basically eliminates all but those two in a portable mount rd. The Max might possibly be an option though multiple testing by members on both forums show it to be behind the V1 & RL plus that display will wash out in the bright light environment of a bike mount.

The clincher for me in the V1 is the YaV1 app, check that out if you haven't already, this turns the V1 into a really quiet detector and puts a pop up display (or foreground if wanted) onto an android phone which then gives you audio into your helmet via bluetooth. You'll find that audio alerts are vital for immediate notification when riding, visual display can't be monitored nonstop and is too easy to miss a short I/O blip.

VA & Canada are the only legal concerns for rd detectors, and there isn't really any hiding the rd itself on a bike unless you do remote mount. You could hide a w/shield mount behind a fairing but I'd be concerned about a loss of range.
I'm incognito2u on adv, I read way more than I post over there though.