Camera on bike?
 

I've often thought it might be fun to mount a cheap camera on my bike to catch some of the more bizarre things I see on my commute...like the occasional near right hook and other near-misses, or the guy on the bike I saw today...temp. around 20, in cutoff shorts, with the fluorescent red legs, who crossed the yellow line to pass about 20 cars at a red light. Sheesh.

Anybody ever try such a thing? Maybe with a remote switch so as not to miss those "Kodak moments".

Please check out the guy in bicycletouring101.com, he showed how to install cameras on bikes

I have used this before. A little shaky but it works.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Bicy...or-under-%241/

Helmet cam?

Depending on what you want to spend, Oregon Scientific make a nice helmet cam with an SD card slot. There's also the Tony Hawk helmet cam for a good bit less.

I've got the old model Oregon Scientific camera. It works OK but I stopped carrying it because I have a beautiful country commute with so few cars that nothing really ever happens to me other than the occasional deer jumping across my path.

It's a nice idea... but is your camera going to be 'on' when those bizare moments happen? I keep thinking they'll have passed by the time you turn your camera on...lol

Brainsan does this quite successfully; here is a link to his commuting movies:

http://www.youtube.com/profile_video...spicyoldginger

Yup, if that's the type of stuff (spontanious) you're looking to capture, you're gonna need a helmet cam with some sort of storage device that will allow you to run the camera the entire ride. I've mounted a digital camera to the top of my bars, and have had some success with pix and vids. Certainly nothing exciting, but here are a few examples: (fyi, Windows Media format) :)

Also, you may want to turn down the sound a bit as wind noise is a bit of a problem. :o

Urban Ride 3MB

Road Ride 9MB


... Brad

Love the finish of the 'road ride'. Made me laugh out loud. Keep sharing 'em. Thanks!

Ok, he's got to have a electric hub motor on that bike.

Yup, you have to wait for the punch line, but it MAY be worth it. :D

Here are a few more. Yes, I know I don't obey the rules of the road sometimes. :o I know - I know.

Urban
2005 Training

... Brad