az_cyclist

I really wish I would have had the GoPro for the Eastern Sierra Double. Having the June Lake loop on cam would have been great.

Rick@OCRR

True Dwight,

June Lake, Sage Hen, Mono Lake, Paradise, Crowley Lake, Mammoth Scenic Loop, so many amazing vistas on the Eastern Sierra Double!

Rick / OCRR

Steve Sawyer

I've been screwing around with cycling videos since last year. I recorded a bunch last season but discovered that I'm always tilting my head to the right, so helmet mounting didn't work. I thought I could correct it in editing (I use Sony Vegas Studio), but it's a real pain inna butt to do that.

So, this year I started using the GoPro handlebar mount, but I had to constantly adjust that because the mount kept slipping.

I started using a Ram mount on the Amishland tour a couple of weeks ago, and the mount is rock-solid but discovered that the weak point is the GoPro mounting - you can tighten that damn screw until you need to use your TEETH to loosen it, but the camera will still rotate to point downward if you hit a bump or go over some railroad tracks or something. Gotta do something about that.

I also had the mount come loose on the handlebars last Saturday, and didn't have a 3/8" wrench with me to re-tighten it, so I missed a glorious Saturday-morning ride through downtown Detroit! <grrr...>

dachshund

Love the video! Yeah, I noticed you passed the guy. I rode up that "little" bit once, enough to say I did it, and don't need to do it again. Let's just say I was passed by people walking. I really enjoyed the Amgen guys sweating over it this year! Nice to see the local roads in video.

volosong

For forward facing cameras, I've have very good luck with a K-Edge Pro Handlebar Mount. Amazon link here. Kinda expensive, but rock solid. I never have to worry about the camera falling off the bike or swinging down when hitting a bump. I take a wrap once around the handlebar with an old cut-up inner tube so that it won't scratch my bars. I have it mounted so that the camera is below my bars and doesn't stick up above the bars and act as a distraction. (If you do this, make sure you flip the video in the GoPro setup menu before you start recording.) (Here is an Internet rip-off picture showing 'upside down' camera mount position. Mounting this way depends on how tight or loose you run your cables from under the tape.)

A much less expensive version, (same Amazon page, but called the "Handlebar Mount"), does not have that extension. Have not tired it.

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Costco had a pretty screaming deal on GoPro cameras last year, so I picked up another. Finally got around to mounting it facing rearward using a K-Edge saddle rail mount. Only problem with that is I now have nowhere to attach my saddle bag. After a few rides with the camera facing to the rear, the videos are pretty boring. I've concluded that they really aren't very interesting. Not much fun watching a video showing you where you've been. Looking at video where you are headed is a lot more exciting and interesting. (I mounted a camera rearward for safety reasons, but will probably discontinue.)

DiabloScott

Rear facing is better for taking videos of your riding buddies.

I chose Contour because I liked the mounting options better - but I still had to do the innertube trick on the handlebar mount.

NVanHiker

I've seen a few on Youtube that appear to be speeded-up. Is this an editing thing? I found it very useful since I was researching a route and just wanted an overview anyway.

streetstomper

Oh, I don't know about that. I may get around to doing the Five Boro Bike Tour one of these years, but until then, I do the ride vicariously through YouTube videos. Found some decent ones this year from some travel company.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3isb...4v_SokqUVZ9Vu9

Watched all ten videos in the series, probably about two hours or so or about half the ride. For the most part, I didn't get bored. Maybe it's the constantly changing scenery or the wide variety of riders. And I didn't need any kind of soundtrack, just like I don't need music when I'm on the road myself.

Looks like the guy was using some kind of frame mount, though, not a handlebar mount. There was none of the side to side twitching I saw in other videos. Probably used a Windcutter, too, since I didn't hear any wind noise at all.

az_cyclist

The GoPro's are fun, but editing 1-2 hours of videos to 5 - 15 minutes is tedious..... especially when you make a mistake and have to start over. I almost wish I had gotten the Hero3 Black, with the remote. It would be nice to take still shots as well as the videos.

trekmogul 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smXXkf7G6UE

h2oxtc

I agree with the above, shorter is better, as hard as it is to condense and even cut some segments. Unlike most I prefer not to mount my GoPro, opting to hold it, sometimes on a short boom. I like the varied viewpoints and panning that this allows. Just have to be extra careful on the fast descents with only one hand on the bars. When not in use I stow the camera in my jersey pocket. I have quite a number video segments of my pocket.

Louis Le Tour

How about battery life. My Drift Ghost won't last three hours.