On bike video - what camera????

[TMB]

Does anyone here shoot any on bike video, and if so what recommendations are there for cameras, accessories, place to buy, etc???

I have never done this, but my wife and daughters came to an event with me this weekend for the first time.

They had a wonderful time and are now saying they want me to find a way to take on bike video so they can see it.

Any thoughts????

[thegunner]

goPro, it clips to your helmet an gives a 1st person view (is that what you're looking for?). the HD version records pretty smoothly at 720, have never tried 1080. good reviews all around, pretty simple to use.

[KALEL41]

My buddy has one for MTB and the chest harness is a pretty cool view too. There's also a rear and handlebar mount...

[zmudshark]

TMB, Start here:
http://www.singletracks.com/mtbreviews/Helmet-Camera/112.htm

Also buy Brunk's BLE, you big dummy!

[thegunner]

TMB, Start here:
http://www.singletracks.com/mtbreviews/Helmet-Camera/112.htm

Also buy Brunk's BLE, you big dummy!

he already has toomanybikes :p

[TMB]

he already has toomanybikes :p


But I only have one Peg!!!

And I love it.


And I love Jack's .........

And zMud has been giving me crap about it all day.

[zmudshark]

he already has toomanybikes :p
He's sold most of them, and has talked about a BLE. This is his destiny.

I'm disappointed no one got the Zappa/Beefheart connection in my prior post.

[BumbleBeeDave]

This is his destiny.

Search your feelings! . . .

[tiretrax]

i mounted my point and shoot on the handlebars with a gorillapod at the copper triangle. i got some great video and still shots, especially on the descents. my friend's wife is supposed to be editing into a video. when it is complete, i'll link it. i considered a helmet mounted cam, but the weight is a factor for me - i've got an old neck injury. i was very happy with the results of the bar mount. i saw a video on the moots site from a similar arrangement. i'm not sure what camera they had mounted; i think gopro may have a bar mount. regardless, stabilization is a factor no matter what you use. does anyone know if there's a mini camcorder that has stabilization? however, the choppiness adds to the reality factor!

[fogrider]

I tried the gorillapod, but I hit a bump on a descent and the gorillapod broke apart. good thing I used the strap as retention. I got a veho mini
http://www.amazon.com/Veho-VCC003MUVI-Micro-DV-Camcorder/dp/B0029631VI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1284536252&sr=8-1-spell

it shoots in 720 so its pretty decent, the problem is the wind noise at speed. here is some video I shot with it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_UY6fEoR0o

I took an old mount from a cateye lamp and put some rubber bands on it so I can mount it my handlebar. you can barely notice it there and weighs about 70 grams.

[monkeywobble]

I don't have a recommendation aside from the previous posters to stay away from the GorillaPod. I tried this on my commute, taping the GorillaPod onto the handlebars and just over an hour into the ride the head snapped off the GorillaPod ( and I hadn't thought to secure the strap as well, boo on me ) sending the camera clattering onto the bike path.

Maybe using one of the burlier GorillaPods would work like the SLR Zoom model.

[bigreen505]

goPro, it clips to your helmet an gives a 1st person view (is that what you're looking for?). the HD version records pretty smoothly at 720, have never tried 1080. good reviews all around, pretty simple to use.

+1

Solid piece of equipment and good quality video for what it is.

[Pete Serotta]

But I only have one Peg!!!

And I love it.


And I love Jack's .........

And zMud has been giving me crap about it all day.
:)

Pegs are keepers.... :beer:


PETE

[Pete Serotta]

i mounted my point and shoot on the handlebars with a gorillapod at the copper triangle. i got some great video and still shots, especially on the descents. my friend's wife is supposed to be editing into a video. when it is complete, i'll link it. i considered a helmet mounted cam, but the weight is a factor for me - i've got an old neck injury. i was very happy with the results of the bar mount. i saw a video on the moots site from a similar arrangement. i'm not sure what camera they had mounted; i think gopro may have a bar mount. regardless, stabilization is a factor no matter what you use. does anyone know if there's a mini camcorder that has stabilization? however, the choppiness adds to the reality factor!


Thanks

Pete

[Charles M]

simply have one of these follow you everywhere.

http://www.cameracarindustries.com/images/gemini/images/gemini-crane_11.jpg

it's lighter to ride with and doubles as a good water bottle holder and tool kit...

[AndrewS]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NRWS9XZkx_M/S7IiFNcg4uI/AAAAAAAAANg/UNCQqbgXBV8/s1600/iwan.jpg

[bobswire]

I tried the gorillapod, but I hit a bump on a descent and the gorillapod broke apart. good thing I used the strap as retention. I got a veho mini
http://www.amazon.com/Veho-VCC003MUVI-Micro-DV-Camcorder/dp/B0029631VI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1284536252&sr=8-1-spell

it shoots in 720 so its pretty decent, the problem is the wind noise at speed. here is some video I shot with it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_UY6fEoR0o

I took an old mount from a cateye lamp and put some rubber bands on it so I can mount it my handlebar. you can barely notice it there and weighs about 70 grams.

Pretty nice video and was surprised how stable it was. I have a Flip video but moving pics get very jittery.

BTW where exactly did you shoot that video?

-Bob

[tiretrax]

I tried the gorillapod, but I hit a bump on a descent and the gorillapod broke apart. good thing I used the strap as retention.
I have the model with the orange bands. It may be beefier than the other one that REI had. I wrapped two legs around the each side of the bar to the right of the stem and twisted them together on the bottom. I wrapped the other around the stem a few times. It was pretty stable for my little point and shoot. I think it would work well for a flip camera as well since it weighs about the same.

I have a lot of confidence in it. It didn't fail me over a week of riding several hundred miles up and down poorly maintained mountain roads in Colorado this past July/August.