Camera setup for road bike?
We've had a lot of close calls on our club rides this year. A lot of cars do not give any space when passing (there is a 1 meter law here now..), some intentionally swerve in at us. Some throw things out their windows as they go by, etc etc etc.
Is there a camera setup that is a clean install/setup (not luggage hanging off the bike) that can actually catch a good view all around you, so can see if something happens beside you and/or catch a plate as they pull in front of you? Thx! |
Sounds like helmet mounted might serve your needs best.
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Cycliq Fly6.
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Fly 6 & you get a light. You are running daytime rear?
Fly 12 up front. But here is the harsh reality of it, what are you going to do w your close calls. LE doesn’t give a hoot. Unless your actually hit & then not so much. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Run time will be the big challenge. The Fly6 and 12 are very good(4-10 hrs), most others not so much (<2hrs). Someone across the hall bought a Rideye, I'm waiting to read feedback.
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Fly 6 rear and GoPro Hero 5 session on the front. Very compact. Not the perfect solution but should capture enough should something happen. Good run time on both.
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Fly 12 and 6 as been mentioned.
This is a bit compressed, the raw footage is in really nice quality. Especially the front camera. The rear camera picks up sound better. https://www.instagram.com/p/BUZ14x9g3IK/ The front is quite costly but its a nice setup and they are both lights as well for the "nighttime". The front is even a rather nice and bright light. Both uses a loop system which means it will continue record over the old stuff when the memory is full unless you chose to save segments with a button or in case of a fall / incident (think its something like 3 seconds with the bike tilting more than 45 degrees or similar for it to auto save that and the previous and coming segment). I can only say good things about in total even if there are a few software glitches in the app. I get at least 7 hours of riding with the batteries which is good, never tried to record longer could perhaps do a bit more. |
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Sort of a hijack on my part, but lets here some examples of close encounters, supported w vid, where LE did something. I’ll venture a guess, that in rare cases of extremity, that LE isn’t going “yep 3 foot law broken, lets run the plates, get an address & go get ‘em.” Maybe CA is better? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
I bought the Rideye. Don't recommend it:
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That's not why I ride with my Fly6. It's there in case I get hit, harassed, threatened, or beaten. Something a cop is going to care about.
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^ True that. However, I’m just questioning the logic, mine included, that one has ever served a purpose prior to impact/injury.
I suppose there is an example, but anecdotally, it appears to be rare. And, I know some camera enthusiasts, who imo, don’t make use of the tools avail to not get hit. Daytime lights, for example. I gave up the fly6 to have a more powerful light w a longer burn time. Plus the Garmin radar. Avoid impact vs proving fault or ID hit and run. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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