Originally Posted by
Dan333SP
Howdy Addiction folks, been a minute. I'm still here lurking and posting from time to time, been through a bunch of major life events since I was a regular poster here. Anyway, a good friend of mine was hit by a drunk 18 year old last weekend while riding at 7 AM and is in intensive care at the hospital. Her friend was also hit and passed away. I know everyone who rides on the road for some length of time and makes connections within the cycling community eventually has stories like this, and it's just the reality we live in on shared roads with very low levels of driver accountability.
Anyway, lately I've been thinking I'd like to get some front/rear cameras set up on my bike. They won't keep me alive if I get hit, but they will at least help hold a hit/run driver accountable if the worst were to happen. Any recommendations on a setup for that? I'm not opposed to a helmet-mounted 360 cam too, that may result in some cool race/ride footage.
One thing to look at with typical action cams is battery life; they can really suck - many don't hit 90 minutes. For the front, I have a Cycliq mostly because of the battery life - it'll go 8hrs or so on a full charge - and the integrated headlight. It is a little spendy, the image quality isn't the bestest, but it was the best overall package for my needs at the time. Cycliq just announced that they're releasing a new front-facing camera very soon, though, so I would take a look at that or at least look for discounts on the current model (Fly12 HD).
For the rear, I would probably go with the new Garmin Varia with radar and video.