Share you commute to work video #Shareyourcommute
#1
Thread Starter
Newbie
Joined: May 2015
Posts: 60
Likes: 8
From: Guadalajara de Buga, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Bikes: Maria Casquitos: 15" MTB 26" frame+ 8spd Alivio 2007 groupset. 48TT CR. Celestina: 16" MTB tandem frame with Shimano Alivio 2014 groupset, 48TT CR. Greta: tailored steel road frame (Duarte) with Sora 9spd groupset, Mavic Kysrium SL SSC WS 50-34/28-11
Share you commute to work video #Shareyourcommute
There is a thread for sharing photos of our bicycles. What about sharing how does it look a regular daily commute (or a portion of it) on video?
I would love to see those little differences (or huge, maybe) in terms of infrastructure, traffic behavior/manners, and maybe showing off our cities a little? Just a regular day, like today. I'll start with mine, yersterday:
City: Bogota, Colombia
Altitude: 2.600m (8.530foot, 1.6 miles)
Distance: 6km (3.7mi)
Temperature: 17°C (62°F)
Average time: around 14 minutes
Best time: 11:48
Route: https://www.strava.com/activities/409426837#9826874014
I would love to see those little differences (or huge, maybe) in terms of infrastructure, traffic behavior/manners, and maybe showing off our cities a little? Just a regular day, like today. I'll start with mine, yersterday:
Altitude: 2.600m (8.530foot, 1.6 miles)
Distance: 6km (3.7mi)
Temperature: 17°C (62°F)
Average time: around 14 minutes
Best time: 11:48
Route: https://www.strava.com/activities/409426837#9826874014
#3
LET'S ROLL
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 4,789
Likes: 59
From: NEW YORK, NY - USA
Bikes: 2014 BMC Gran Fondo, 2013 Brompton S6L-X
#5
aka Tom Reingold




Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,193
Likes: 6,424
From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
I'd like to, but I don't have a good bracket for my phone, and I don't want to spend money and time on an action camera. I once took a five minute video of my commute by holding my phone up with my hand. It was very shaky, and it wasn't very representative of my 14-mile ride.
__________________
Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
#6
Thread Starter
Newbie
Joined: May 2015
Posts: 60
Likes: 8
From: Guadalajara de Buga, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Bikes: Maria Casquitos: 15" MTB 26" frame+ 8spd Alivio 2007 groupset. 48TT CR. Celestina: 16" MTB tandem frame with Shimano Alivio 2014 groupset, 48TT CR. Greta: tailored steel road frame (Duarte) with Sora 9spd groupset, Mavic Kysrium SL SSC WS 50-34/28-11
I love it, thanks for sharing this. Now I know l would do just fine in N.Y.
#7
Thread Starter
Newbie
Joined: May 2015
Posts: 60
Likes: 8
From: Guadalajara de Buga, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Bikes: Maria Casquitos: 15" MTB 26" frame+ 8spd Alivio 2007 groupset. 48TT CR. Celestina: 16" MTB tandem frame with Shimano Alivio 2014 groupset, 48TT CR. Greta: tailored steel road frame (Duarte) with Sora 9spd groupset, Mavic Kysrium SL SSC WS 50-34/28-11
I'd like to, but I don't have a good bracket for my phone, and I don't want to spend money and time on an action camera. I once took a five minute video of my commute by holding my phone up with my hand. It was very shaky, and it wasn't very representative of my 14-mile ride.
#8
aka Tom Reingold




Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,193
Likes: 6,424
From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
I have thought about it seriously. It's bad enough that I have to bind my trouser cuffs, put a mirror on my glasses, wear the right shoes, put a helmet on, and possibly start my GPS tracking before I start a ride. There's a lot to be said for just jumping on and going. I do see the point of having evidence. I've seen the videos that make some citations become open-and-shut cases. But in the interest of jumping on and not stressing, I just hope I don't need such a video.
__________________
Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
#10
[MENTION=152773]noglider[/MENTION], I hear you! It's like having kids - I can remember the first time we could leave the house without a diaper bag. Such freedom!
__________________
"I had a great ride this morning, except for that part about winding up at work."
Bikes so far: 2011 Felt Z85, 80's Raleigh Sovereign (USA), 91 Bianchi Peregrine, 91 Austro-Daimler Pathfinder, 90's Trek 730 Multitrack, STOLEN: 80 Schwinn Voyageur (Japan)
"I had a great ride this morning, except for that part about winding up at work."
Bikes so far: 2011 Felt Z85, 80's Raleigh Sovereign (USA), 91 Bianchi Peregrine, 91 Austro-Daimler Pathfinder, 90's Trek 730 Multitrack, STOLEN: 80 Schwinn Voyageur (Japan)
#11
aka Tom Reingold




Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,193
Likes: 6,424
From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
@noglider, I hear you! It's like having kids - I can remember the first time we could leave the house without a diaper bag. Such freedom!
__________________
Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
#12
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 7,391
Likes: 13
From: Memphis TN area
Bikes: 2011 Felt Z85 (road/commuter), 2006 Marin Pine Mountain (utility/commuter E-bike), 1995 KHS Alite 1000 (gravel grinder)
I have a video of my morning commute that I just haven't finished editing yet. I have it broken down into various clips with transitions, some of them time lapse and some regular clips, but I still want to add some annotation notes to it. Maybe some music? Not sure what I would put that's legal to use, and would fill up 10+ minutes.
#14
While I usually ride my own bike along Manhattan's Hudson River Greenway, sometimes I'll combine a subway trip with a Citi Bike trip up 8th Avenue. I took this video a couple of years ago, but the situation is very much the same today -- if not even worse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TraACNBRK0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TraACNBRK0
#15
While I usually ride my own bike along Manhattan's Hudson River Greenway, sometimes I'll combine a subway trip with a Citi Bike trip up 8th Avenue. I took this video a couple of years ago, but the situation is very much the same today -- if not even worse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TraACNBRK0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TraACNBRK0
#16
Junior Member
Joined: Jan 2015
Posts: 123
Likes: 12
From: Planet Earth, Sol star system, Milky Way galaxy
Bikes: My bicycles have two wheels.
Some time ago, I was the victim of a hit-and-run by a pickup truck driver. The video from my HD handlebar action camera immediately established that the pickup driver was at fault for the LEO and my claims adjuster(s). The insurance claim was worth tens of thousands of dollars. I encourage you to consider the medical costs and income loss in the unfortunate event of a collision.








