Originally Posted by
Aloyzius
I was recently taken out by a car, while riding and broke my clavicle. It’s been painful, traumatic, and I’m off the bike, per my doc, for at least eight weeks. This could be going better if I had footage of what happened and it’s been a game changer. I don’t love cameras, but riding in Florida is dangerous.
when I get back out there, I’ll be riding with a Garmin RCT715. It has radar, looping camera, long battery life and has lots of good reviews. I’m open to other suggestion though.
does anyone have any recommendations for a decent front mount camera for safety? know there’s a lot of great action cams, like GoPro and Akaso, but I’m not interested in making videos. I want looping footage, long battery life, and I would like locked footage in the event of an accident. I would like to just get out and ride all day and not fuss with a bunch of electronics.
do you have something that works for you?
I don't have one, but it's hard to argue with a Fly12 from Cyclic for the criteria you describe, other than cost. And if you haven't already bought the Garmin camera, their Fly6 is a great rear camera / light and build specifically for your use-case.
https://cycliq.com/
The other option is just an older GoPro with an external battery pack and set it up for looping record. No need for a GoPro 11 or 12 - a 3, 4 or 5 will do you just as well for this and you can get one much cheaper than a Fly12